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FEDERAL LAND TAX.
M EETIN G T H E OBJECTORS.
POSITION OF TAXPAYERS.
(MELBOURNE. F rid ay .
The Land Tux Commissioner (Mr.
C . A. MTCny) stated th a t w here ft
ca n ' b e shown that the assessm ent
(notices w ere not received -until
several days later than April 21 nr
E>2, he will ncceipt objections or flp-
(peals if lodged w ithin 30 day« of toe
£ n to of receipt of assessm ent.
The A cting Prim e M inister (Mr.
Hughes) stated to-day (h at there* was
considerable •uueortninty as to the
{position of the landowners who weren
o t p artie s to die suit now being
(brought to te st the validity of the
(Federal laud fax. The G overnm ent
desired It to be known th a t if any
flrdgm ent of die High Court Impaired
th e validity of too Act to an extent
w hich prohibited die Commonwealth
{from Im posing o r collecting the tax
u n d er th e existing statute* such (prohibition
would be accepted generally,
noA therefore all taxpayers, w hether
{parties o r not. would be In the s«ibo
position. In the meantime* however,
fthey m u st pay.
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