OUTSTANDING DUTIES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 14 October 1922, Page 7

OUTSTANDING DUTIES.

A MILLION STERBISSG ©SWING

(By Telegraph—Special: ta Star.), WELLINGTON, Oct.. 13

The Hon. J. A. : Haiian. (.Hiavercargill)^ following up the Premier's pronouncement that £900,000 of land and income taxes are outstanding- aslced if the Premier would inform the House how j much was outstanding in respect of death duties, as he knew there were many eases in which; iifr was difficult for estates to find ready cash to meet these payments. Mr. Massey stated that he would be able to give the exact figures later, but an approximate estimate of the amount of death duties outstanding was one million sterling. He believed that six months was allowed for payment, and interest was charged on outstanding sums.