To the Editor of the Norti-Cuina Datty News."
Sm—I hope you will give the lowing the widest publicity pos sible, in your valuable paper, To-day I receiver! a parcel sent for me from Shanghai No. 20872, The Customs declaration had Duty Pato stamped on it, The value of the parcel was $22.45 and Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Ca., paid the export tax of $0.56 and sent on the receipt No. 06506 and also a further parcel duty of $0.56 and sent me this receipt to No, 6178. These arrived! couple of months ago by letter post.
When I got the Customs declaration from the Post Office to-day I thought that all I had to do was to send my boy round to the tax office and get their stamp, but my boy returned and said that they want ed a further tax of $3.80. I personally thought that they must be making @ mistake and went round to the office myself to see the head.
He told me that the Provincial Treasurer had sent them a note that all parcels with foreign goods in were to be charged $3.80. That: is for all parcels over $5, in value. He said he would charge me $3.50—sum of 80 cents less than the tax asked for by the Provincial Trea surer. I seid, "No, you won't." I am going to write to the Provincial Treasurer myself and cee why he allows you to collect a further tax on parcels that have all the duty already paid, The second in Tax Office said, have mien shui fon them we cannot tax for."
1 said, "What nonsense." When duty has been paid full how can anyone stamp "mien shui" (which means duty free') om T hope that some of the Customs. Officers. may notice this and not. forget. to stamp "mien shui" (duty free) on all parcels after thy ave been fully paid the duty at coast.
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