The Registrar pointed out that an affidavit had been filed concerning the matter at seven minutes to ten Mr, Maitland replied that he had seen it. Tt seemed to him to be merely a foolish tirade against him-He was going to more it.
Mr. E.L. Allen, Commissioner of Revenue, who proved non-payment of the taxes, in cross-examination Stated that he. had recommended the "prosecution "in the ordinary routine way in his report to. the Gounelt a8" payment had been Refusal to Pay The Registrar remarked that, with regard to defendant's request to defer payment, refusing to pay. was not to pay at all. Deferred payment was Payment at a certain date when certain cantinger happened. In this ease you might hold up payment for the Greek Kalends, Defendant handed witness a letter addressed to him by the Secretary of the Council, dated August 1 Witness perused the letter and sai that it was probably written in error or possibly in view of an amicable Defendant—The writ is dated August 7—threo days before that letter was written, Mr. Kentwell was told that had he paid in the interval the summons would have been withdrawn, Not Pleasant to Read Witness denied that there had been any special reason for the sgetion the Council took, It wae refused. jone simply because payment was
Since July 31 have any other summonses been issued _against British subjects?—No. As far as T remember they have all paid up with the exception of one or two.
Than why single me out?—T not say. Probably the Council did not sue them because they are Pot refusing to pay.
Replying to the Registrar, Mr. Allen said the taxes were not Chi ese land taxes. The taxes in question were collected under.the authority of the Land Regulations:
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