TAX REPEAL
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS INTIMATION TO PRESBYTERY PROTEST ENDORSED An intimation from members of the Missions Committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, received by the Waikato Presbytery today, was to the effect that taxation would not be imposed on bequests to churches and other charitable institutions. The Presbytery endorsed the action of the Moderator, the Rev. D. C. Mclntyre, and the clerk, the Rev. J. H. Haslop, in forwarding a protest to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance. The Re”. J. C. Young, a member of the Missions Committee of the General Assembly, stated that according to advice received by the committee the clause in the Finance Act imposing death duties on charitable bequests was to be repealed.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21184, 6 August 1940, Page 6
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126TAX REPEAL Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21184, 6 August 1940, Page 6
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