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MILITARY AUTHORITIES INCOME TAX WERE NOT CONSULTED IN MALAYA I IN DEMOLITION OF HUTS
The Military Authorities were not consulted in conexión with the recent demolition of matsheds at Tal. Hang. The action taken was on the grounds of public health,
The Director of Public Works (HON. MR A. B. PURVES) replied in these terms to further questions asked by the HON. MR. M. K. LO at yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council arising from the repiles of the Director of Public Works to Mr. Lo's questions at the Council rmecting on May &
Note-issuing Of Banks
The questions and answers given yesterday were as follows:-
Q-Was the destruction ordered as a matter of defence?
QUESTION BROUGHT
UP IN COMMONS
LONDON. "May 22 (Reater) -mcome-tax in the Straits Settle- ments and the Federated Malay- States was the subject of questions 1 the House of Commons yester- day..
Mr. G. E. Hall, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, answered theae questions, giving detalls and adding his appreciation of Malaya's very A.-No. Action was not taken | substantial war contributions as under Defence Regulations. As well as greatly increased provision. Addressing the Législative Coun-indicated in the replies given on for local defence expenditure. el meeting yesterday afternoon, May 8, action was taken under The Labour member, Mr. Parker, the Financial Secretary (Hon. Mr. Regulation 37 of the Emergency asked whether there was any rea RR. Todd) said:-
Regulations under Ordinance No. son why income tax should not be
The hote-issuing powers of the 5 of 1922 published in the Gazette raised to the same rate as Bri- Chartered Bank of India. Australia of Nov. 25, 1938,
itain.'
and Chica. the Hongkong ard. Q-If so, were the Military Mr. Hall stated that in one of Shanghai Banking Corporation Authorities consulted and was the the territories. 'no income tax and the Mercantile Bank of India action taken with their knowledge had ever before been levied, and Limited expired on July 12, 1939. and approval and, if not, why not? in the other none was levied be- but were extended by the Note- A-No. Action" taken was on thetween 1921 and now. There was Issuing Banks Extension of Powers grounds of public health.
much controversy' concernmg the Ordinance, 1939, until July 12, Q-Why did Government not
matter "and I think that it is # 1940. That extension was subject avail itself of the non-emergency very plucky effort by the Govern- to the proviso that this Council laws of the Colony by obtaining ment to introduce it now." may" by Resolution further extend magisterial orders for the removal the powers of any or all of the of encroachments on Crown Land
the
OF ZAMZAM SINKING
note-issuing banks for a period or instead of resorting to emergency U.S. SURVIVORS periods not exceeding twelve laws in this case? months at any one time. On May A-It has been found that pro- 30, 1940, this Council extended cedure nader the Summary those powers for a period of twelve Offences Ordinance, "1932, is too months ending on July 12, 1941, cumbersome to cope with the in- and the time has now come to creasing number of squatters on WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuter make a further extension for the Crown Land. In this case, period of twelve months ending on vast majority of the encroach-The State Department has been advised that the German navál ments consisted of unnumbered
authorities will permit the Ameri- which sumamans I would point out that this Re-matsheds upon solution is concerned only with the could not be served and to obtain can survivors of the Zamzam to machinery for the issue of notes & magisterial order it would have leave France, according to a report and enables the three banks to-been necessary with the co-opera (from Bordeaux via Vichy.
The American Consul, Mr. Water- carry on as at present for a further tion of the Police to arrest and year in accordance with the terms charge the occupants. The pre-man, said that he is visiting im- sent Emergency Regulations obviat mediately the place where the of the Ordinance.
July 12, 1942.
TO BE SENT HOME
VICHY, May 22 Reuter)-Mr.
Sir. I beg to move that pursuant ed such action and enabled the Americans are held and will re- to the proviso to section 3 of the area to be cleared more expedi-port fully later Note-issuing Banks Extension of tiously. Powers Ordinance, 1939, that this Legislative Council hereby extends THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD Waterman, the United States Con- the powers of all the note, issuing banks to make, issue, re-issue and circulate notes until and including July 12, 1942.
The Attorney General seconded and the Resolution was carried.
sir at Bordeaux. left for st. Jean
It is estimated that the number
MINING CO., LTD. ** Statement for quarter ended March 20, 1941 consisting of three of American passengers was more than 140, or whom 50 were womer and 20 children..
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Battery: Tonnage of Ore raised 20,761 tons; No. of Ounces of Bul- lion produced 2.441 ounces: No. of Ounces of Fine Gold recovered 2,309 ounces.
YUNNAN STAMP TAX
Retreatment Plant: No, of tons KUNMING, May 22 (Central) — The stamp tax in Yunnan which treated 31.617 tons; No. of Ounces has hitherto been collected by the of Bullion produced 2,471 ounces; been No. öt Ounces of Fine Gold re- provincial authorities made a national tax. It is now covered 2,068 ounces. collected by the Yunnan Taxation Bureau under the Minis- try of Finance. ir
has
Direct
In spite of the war, collection of business tax, inheritance tax and other direct taxes is smoothly carried out in Yunnan. A Chinese factory In Japanese occupied Shanghai recently sent a delegate to Kunming to pay its business tex voluntarily
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
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