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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 03, 1940
Page
3
The Australian House of Representatives passed a tariff schedule raising petrol duty by 3d per gallon and imposing a 1 percent surcharge on other duties. A special war duty aims to raise £2 million in 1929 41, with petrol revenue forecast at £3.3 million. Retail prices to rise with a future Commonwealth Prices Commissioner date.
The Treasurer outlines estate duty rates, starting at 3 percent up to £10,000 and rising by small increments to a 20 percent maximum. Exemptions shrink with estate value, with full exemption for certain families up to £2,000 and phased reductions thereafter.
The minister outlines operation of special war duty with traders and notes price adjustments under the Prices Regulation Order No 100. Averaging prevents immediate increases. as old stocks are exhausted prices rise. Traders must seek Prices Commissioner authority for changes on items with specific orders.
In the House of Representatives the Minister for Commerce promised government action to protect dairy interests. Mr. Anthony cited a statement by Sir David Rivitt of CS and LR urging more margarine production for export, and questioned whether such policy fell to technical officers. The debate warned that margarine expansion could imperil dairy livelihoods.
The opening matches of the Women’s Hockey Association are scheduled at Acton tomorrow with two 2 p.m. games listed: Hall v Grammar I Ex st agenda Green and Grammar III v High School II. At 3 15 p.m. Kingston v Boronia High School Low and Christopher’s IV v High School II.
Sydney timber merchant Ernest Char ¢s Necking of Arncliffe was fined 15 pounds for dismissing a called up employee. The soldier later joined the ALF and received 10 pounds of the fine as restitution for wages loan. The case cited Defence Act protections against penalising workers for military service.
A clearance of Mr E H Taylor’s dairy herd at Barrack Flat Queanbeyan conducted by 8 G Richmond and Co saw lively bidding. The top bid reached £127 6s with several cows at £10 10s £8 12s and £77. Plants were valued at full market rates.
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