WOMEN AT GOLF QUEENSLAND’S FINANCES

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2540, 3 October 1931, Page 6

WOMEN AT GOLF

QUEENSLAND’S FINANCES

MANAWATU WOMEN'S OPEN TITLE TO MISS KAY MRS COLLISION BEATEN Per Press Association. Palmerston N., Oct. 2. Miss O. Kay, the present New Zealand champion, won her first Maruiwtn open provincial championship this afternoon, when site defeated Airs H. Collinsori, the present Alanawatu club and 1927 Dominion, champion, five and three, in the final. The match between these finalists faled to come up to expectations, the fairways and greeils were heavy and rain-sodden, and shortly .after the turn for home Mi's CoUinsoin, missed two easy P utisV 1 and her confidence deserted her, find she played very indifferently. Miss Eay fully deserved. her success, her driving and sccojkls being /remarkably accurate, and she never failed to get distance with alt her wooden dubs. Both golfers missed several easy putts, this deficiency was in a, large measure due ty the difficulty of accurately judging, the speed of the greens. The Hokowhitu Handicap went to Alrg of Wellington, who had a. great deal of difficulty in defeating Miss McCairten, l t up, in the final.

THE BUDGET DEFICIT BUT NO INCREASE IN TAXES LAutit. ana XV.Z. oablej Brisbane, Oct ober 2. The Treasurer 3 Air W. H. Barnes, informed Parbamont that the Slat® taxation, would not be increased tin* financial year. When bringing down (the 1931-32 Budget, -Mr Barnes expects a deficit of £1,871,159. He said that every avenue had been explored and it had been decided that any attempt i;o efleet a balance or raise additioinal revenue would bo futile. To impose additional bunleu s on commerce and industry would result in. disaster Hq had Budgeted for a revenue of £13,829,585 and an expenditure of £15,700,744. He forecasts a decease of £600,000 m income tax. and £23,000 iu hind tax.