MOUNTING COSTS
ONTAEIO EETEENCHMENT, (Beceived 9. a.m.) ' TOEONTO, October 15. In order to meet the mounting expenditure on unemployment and the reduced revenue, the Provincial; Government intends to legislate for a wholesale cut in the salaries and wages of officials, from 'Cabinet Ministers to minor Government employees, commencing on November 1. It is estimated that an annual saving of £200,000 will be effected by the cut.
An additional tax on motor cars, of probably £1 each, is also announced.
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Northern Advocate, 16 October 1931, Page 5
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79MOUNTING COSTS Northern Advocate, 16 October 1931, Page 5
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