The Council has in recent fears depended upon about "Ieth of its cidinary Income from the source of Licence Fees, "In respect of the past year roughly $4,000,000, out of an estimated. total ordinary income of roughly $42,000,000, was estimated to be received from. Licence Fees. 'The Couneit's' authority to.tevy licence fees is derived under torved by Byelaws 34 cupation which can only be conduct ed subject to the Council's licence and provides that in respect of such conces the Council may Impose such 38 og may be authorized by the Sub-Committee therefore regarded it as its frst task to ensure that all the licensable trades and ceupations specified in the Byelaws fare In fact being licensed and taxed and, furthermore, to, ensure that such taxation Is appropriate and sufficient under the existing ancial exigencies. There follow the recommendations of the Sub-
Committee pursuant to Its thorough examination of the" licence fees In the search for further revenue from the source of licensed occupa tions, the Sub-Committee deemed it fistiable to regard entertainments as falling within the field of luxuries, and to attach a comparatively heavier "burden of licence fees to entertainments than fo other Meensable trades and occupations.
Accordingly the Sub-Committee recommends that provision be made in the 1941 Licence Fee schedule for licence fees for places of ent tainment furnishing seating commodation providing a return of 'OF approximately 10 per' cent, of the uros receipts; the Licence Fee seales to be based on the seating capacity assessed to provide an approximation of such a percentage return, or optionally. that the fees Be 10" per cent, of the actual" gross ticket sales, whichever the leensee may select, Reverting to dance establishments was considered Feasonable Introduce fee scales which would differentiate between ballrooms and taxi-dance establishments but with a minimum fee in both scales of $120 ross per month for establish: ments accommodating up to 50 persons. A higher scale is provided for taxi-dance halls, the fees for which work out at approximately three times the existing gross fees fang. twice. for' ballrooms.
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