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for the winter.
to the nervous tension brought about by Government reports
and notices and the hasty manner in which she was evacuated
at a time when she was far from well, to proceed to California
This is a most expensive country to live in
and with doctors' fees and the fact that I am obliged to keep
my flat going, it is far more than what we are justified in
paying and can afford to pay. Still, will you kindly explain
why the exemption allowed for my wife in your Taxation scheme
is the same as for those whose wives are with them and enjoying
the cheap living expenses of the Colony. Is this discrimination
justified?
Let me tell you, that while my wife is kept out of
the Colony and three or four hundred favoured ones are allowed
to remain for no good reason, I do not propose paying any
Canadian Income Tax or local salary tax for the very good
reason it cannot be paid.
The Reminder is returned herewith as it serves no
useful purpose by forwarding it to me.
Yours truly,
sa. E.S. Doughty.
Assistant Commissioner,
Unit II,
War Taxation Department,
PRESENT.