EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13973, 6 August 1909, Page 7

EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION.

At the adjourned meeting; of the South Canterbury Employers" Association there were present —Messrs W. W . Baxter, M. White, W. J. Bardsley, A. Bascand, G. R. Joyce, E. J. Penrose, and T.D, Young. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs K. G. Turner and M. Higgins, who were out of town. Mr White declined to be nominated as president, and Mr Joyce was elected to the position. Messrs K. G. Turner and A. Bascand were elected vice-pre-sidents, and Mr Bardsley, hon. treasurer.

The secretary (Mr G. P. Wood) was instructed to write to the Bank of NewZealand notifying it of the change of officers to operate on the account.

It was decided that in future ,tho whole of the executive should act; is a general committee instead of the subcommittee previously appointed. Messrs J. Baxter, F. Cullman and the Timaru Coal Merchants Association wrote resigning membership. The resignations were accepted With regret it being stated that the object of the Employers' Association was to protect the interests of all employers, and that t would benefit those who were resigning its well as employers generally. Voluminous correspondence was received from the New Zealand Employers Federation. Included among this was a letter in regard to the Empire l)av holiday. It was decided that, the Timaru Employers' Association" should recoriimend the" holding of Empire Day and Prince of Wales' birthday on the same daymake one holidav of the two—Priuce of tWales birthdav. A copy of this recommendation to be forwarded to the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. An interesting letter was received in connection with an action which the Commissioner of Taxes had instituted a-'ainst Messrs Wood' Bros., millers, of Christchurch. It appeared that the Commissioner sought to alter the hasis of his assessment, under the Land and Income Tax Assessment Act tor IMOS-6-7, and Messrs Wood Bros, appealed to the Supreme Court. .Wood Bros had deducted depreciation on the basis of 5 per cent, or half of the value of their plant and machinery, and the Commissioner now claimed that the deduction should have been made on the basis of 5 per cent, on halt the value of the boiler and engine only. .When the case, went to the Supreme Court the Judge ruled that the Commissioner had allowed depreciation for n number of years on the plant and machinery and had riot formally notified Alessrs Wood Bros., of his intention to revoke that arrangement. Under these cireiimstaiM-os he could not now recover the amount sued tor. The secretary was instructed to notify all users of machinery in South Canterbury of this decision, and to forward anv" recommendations they may have to make on the subject to headquarters.