A Loyal Invitation

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 July 1947, Page 4

A Loyal Invitation

Nothing would give greater ‘ New Zealanders than an ann ° h,/ ban d Princess Elizabeth and her futuie_ fitstand some time after their wedding, might wsit the Dominion in the course of ar \ ; P^ bir< L be Such an announcement is uni kelj made officially in the near futuie, but there is nothing to prevent the Prime Minister from extending an early and most vitation. New Zealanders were privileged to welcome Princess Elizabeth’s grand-parents and her parents before they came to Throne. The visits of King George V and Queen Mary, as Dulce and Duches* of Cornwall and York, and of the present King and Queen, as Duke and Duchess of York, are «'iadly remembered as real and lastm„ lin.Rs with the treasured institution of the Monarchy.—New Zealand. Herald.

Facts placed before the Minister ot Finance by operators of public transport systems demonstrate the far-reaching effects of the sales tax. The deputation was naturally concerned with the tax as it affects vehicles purchased by the operators, but what was said can be applied with equal force to many other articles and commodities. Although there has been some relaxation of sales tax, it still applies to a large number of goods which are in common use, and it undoubtedly has a considerable effect on the living costs of the people and on production. Sales tax was first applied as a means of increasing the revenue of the State during the depression, and at the time it was bitterly attacked by members of the Labour Party. If was described as one of the most vicious taxes to which the people had been subjected. When Labour assumed office, however, no effort . was made to abolish it. It was increased ‘during the Avar and, now the war is over, it is largely retained, though protests have brought some con-cessions.—-Evening Post.