SALES TAX BILL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 177, 22 February 1933, Page 6

SALES TAX BILL

Urgency Accorded Measure DISCUSSION IN COMMITTEE Press Association.—Copyright. Wellington, Feb. 21.—Urgency was accorded the passage of the Sales Tax Bill by the House of Representatives ■ this afternoon. Discussion of the measure in committee was resumed and was proceeding when the House adjourned at 5.30 p.m. Progress, became more rapid when the House resumed at 7.30, and although Labour members called for a division on the majority of classes some'were passed cm ,UUj, y.oicc . T'lo section of the Bill #sniji'. l ' ..lii .; '/. 1; ence in connection, •,\\;ili;, i ~ . .. .uiu ' under -the legislation, was completed by 9v30 p.m., and substantial progress was made with the last (miscellaneous) section. A few clauses were held over pending introduction at a later stage of amendments to them. Progress was reported at 10.20 p.m., by which time everything . except the clauses which were held over and the schedules had been passed. The Prime Minister said the supplementary order paper containing the amendments was not yet ready. The first business to be taken to-mor-row 1 would be consideration of these amendments, after which the House would proceed to deal with the schedules.