HARD-UP FARMER

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1931, Page 3

HARD-UP FARMER

FAILURE TO PAY LEVY. (By Telegraph —Per Press Association J GISBORNE, July 15. The financial embarrassments of a man on the land were revealed in the Magistrate’s Court to-day, when a farmer, named Ernest Ewing, was charged wit hnon-payment of the unemployment levy. The defendant pleaded guilty.

Defendant, attributed his failure to pay the levy to his financial position. He said that, lie was financially embarrassed at the beginning of the year “like the rest of them.” He stated, that at the beginning of the season he shore one hundred and twelve ewes and he got . two bales of wool. The expenses cost half, and he was left with one bale. The district had experienced one of the worst droughts on record, and the average dairy returns for four months were tw'enty pounds. He paid twelve pounds for a stack of hay to keep the cows going. He shipped pork to England -in 1930 and he was advanced four pence a pound on it, hut two months later he had to pay back two pounds ten shillings. r it was stated that the defendant had applied for exemption, hilt he tvas too late, as he had already been summoned.

The Magistrate* Air P. 11. Harper, : said that lie sympathised with the defendant, but he pointed out that there were avenues to which to apply for exemption front payment of the levy, hut it was incumbent to apply promptly. . The.defendant had. applied,,„too late, and a conviction in list- he enter-, ed. The defendant was fined 10s and costs.

FURTHER SMALL FINES. GISBORNE, Ju'y 15. A Gisborne resident named William James Attwood on a charge of fr to pay the unemnloyment levy was today fined ten shillings. A well-known Gisborne business- men •James Smith Allan, who had overlook ed. payment of the unemployment levy was to-day fined five shillings and costs.

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except on the special authority of an officer of the Brigade. He deeply regretted the mishap and was doings his utruo-t to prevent a similar occurrence. , Mr Braddon moved that the Board take action against any person found trespassing on. the fire stations or interfering with the property or gear of the Brigade. Seconded by Mr Bain and carried. Mr Bain moved that the Borough Council he asked to extendi the water main in Upper Sewell Street in accordance with the report of the Super-in-L-rdcnt. Seconded by, Mr Elcock and cji rried.

REPORTS. The Treasurer reported receipts £266 18s sd, payments £337 IBs' sd, debit balance £SB 12s. Bd.—Received. Account; amounting to £192 Us 3d were passed for payment. The Secretary reported there were no mi«cre M ances on the tell tale clock. —Received. The Board rose at 8.30 p.m.