OLD AGE PENSIONS.
HOW TO RAISE THE MONEY. Melbourne, August 14. Mr J. C. Williamson, the theatrical manager, examined before the Old Age Pensions Com- | mission, strongly opposed the proposed p&nny tax on theatre and other amusement tickets. He said the tax would fall upon tho management, who could not afford it. Already tha profession was precarious, and many failures would mean ruin. Betting and drinking were the principal causes of poverty, and those addicted to these habits should ba made to pay for it. Mr H. Byron Moore, secretary to the Victoria Racing Club, opposed tha form oi taxation proposed, but was favourable to a levy through the totalisator. He stated thafc the V.R.C. had distributed three-quarters of a million in prize money. Major Wardill, secretary to the Melbourne Cricket Club, said that it would be unEnglish to tax outdoor sports.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2268, 19 August 1897, Page 13
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