RUINED BY TAXATION

Southland Times, Issue 19516, 16 May 1922, Page 5

RUINED BY TAXATION

LIVING ON 16s 9d A WEEK. Formerly the proprietor of an engineering business employing seventy hands, and now forced to live on charity, a Loughton, Essex, resident was summoned for non payment of rates. He attributed his position to having to pay excess profits duty, and stated that he came out of the business a year ago with £2OO instead of thousands, as he should have done. He was unable to obtain any employment, and was living on the charity of his daughters. He had applied to the Relieving Officer for outrelief, but because more than 30s a week was coming into the home this was refused. There was only 16s 9d a week to provide six people with food, boots, cloth ing, etc. He had had to sell most of his furniture, and his house was now practically bare. Mr J. W. Faulkner, the rate collector, said the overseers had instructed him to apply for a distress warrant, and this was issued, but not to be put into operation until after seven days.