UNEMPLOYMENT LEVY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17454, 31 December 1930, Page 10

UNEMPLOYMENT LEVY

SUGGESTED INCREASE NOT DISCUSSED BY BOARD (Pur Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, last niglit. “1 fed sure ho has Loon misic|>oi tml, ’ ’ said the Hon. >S. G. Smith when Mr. W. E. Leadley f s remarks regarding the possibility of an increase in tile unemployment levy were •brought to his notice, “but if not, he is only expressing - a private opinion that causes me, as chairman of the board, some surprise, because such a (question has never been discussed either by the board or the Governjni.ont. No one will know exactly what tile revenue from the, levy will, be until after the end of this month.” The Minister explained that seven days after December hi, the last day lor payment of the first quarter’s lew, every employer whose employees had not registered or paid, would be .liable to a line if he continued to employ them. Regarding Air. Lcadlev’s statement (hat fhe hoard was making provision for sustenance payments, Air. Smith said that though sustenance had been discussed by the board, it htul uot yet leached duality on tho subject.

A PERSONAL OPINION ACTING-PREMIER’S COMMENT I (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. The acting Prime Minister, the Hon. E. A. Ransom, has issued the following statement: “Aly attention has been drawn to the statement made by Mi*. W. E. Leadley, a member oi the Unemployment Board, to the cllecl that there was nothing .surer than that the unemployment levy of 30s wouk be, increased by Parliament next, session. No doubt, Air. Leadley is expressing his own.opinion, but 1 have to paint out that the question of amending the. legislation is a matter which must necessarily emanate ttum the Government. 1 flunk it is mmd improbable that, any increase will he made.”