AMERICAN INCOME TAX

Grey River Argus, 18 December 1920, Page 3

AMERICAN INCOME TAX

BNABLE TO PAY

PLIGHT OF BUSINESS MEN.

NEW YORK, December 15. Reports from all parts of the country indicate that individuals and business concerns with income-taxes due to-day between 100 and 150 million dollars are unable to make payments. The recent business stringency has resulted'in alack of funds and "even the richest corporations are affected. A Bill has been introduced in Conpyess granting six months stay» of income-tax payments. Unless the measure is passed hundreds will be übjected to serious penalties for not payjig income taxes* when . due.

Owing to the cooks and stewards J on the ferry steamers to-day giving Jiotico to strike (according to a Press wire) it is possible the ferry service will cease on Monday. Inspector Cruickshank, has just completed his usual annual tour of the district, and at the end of the New Year will retire, leaving on a trip to the Old Country a lew days later. Ladies who have not yet procured their Christmas season blouses have only another short week in which to . be fitted out. and tho Dainty Blouse Company is holding out to the Greymouth fair sex this last chance to secure th© best and latest fashionable attire. They have the best experts on the Coast to fit put ladies with all they could wish for in the matter of dainty blouses. But orders should he in early when, the tlmo left is so short. See their announcement in this issue. Yesterday at the Conciliation Court during an interval when members were taking a "breather, Mr E. J. Simith one of the employers assessors asked if he. might be granted! permission rto read the paper. "JMr Harley( jocosely) "Of course you may as you are reading ing the "Argus." Mr Martin, "Well! every good business man reads the Argus." ■ .• . A comrade from llewanui reeived an interesting letter from his brother who si working at Greta, N.-S.W. According to the letter the miners _in the Newcastle district -are fighting. hard for the abolition of the contract system, and the. installation of the six hour day in the coal mines. An interesting comparasion of the miners on the West Coast is the wages now paid in the Greta mines.— Coal getting, 4s ; BJd per ton and percentage added for every inch under five feet in thickness- first shifmen 21s per shift; second shiftmen. 17s ; wheelers, 17s9d; surface hands, 16s 6d; youths, 20 por cent increase on their old rates. On top of this 17* per cent an all other payments such as afternoon shuts, castle miners are now making ready timber and. dirt scales etc, the New.for a substantial increase on these fates. Visitors to Greymouth will do well to remember >tb>t Jim Collogan is still leading* in mens wear in Greyraoutb. He has a fine selection of up-to-date tailor cut suits, and sports * suits iii all shades . ; Also » ime selection of hats, shirts, and ties, nobby boots in tan and black, and. all kinds of up-to-date mens wearing apparel Examine Jim's stock Boot repairing done on the premises by Joe McMullan. 'Advt,