2 February, 1956.]

public funds, shall deliver a true
and correct return of his whole
income to the Commissioners not
later than the 3lst day of January,
1956. (Section 67 and 8. R. & O.
1946, No. 13).

OTHER PERSONS.

Every person (including a com-
pany) liable to pay income tax shall
deliver a true and correct return of
his whole income not later than the
31st day of March, 1956 (Section 67
and 8S. R. & O. 1946, No. 13).

« AGENTS, TRUSTEES, ETC.

Any person having the direction,
control or management of any
property or concern, or being in
receipt of income; on behalf of any
person, whether resident or non-
resident, as attorney, factor, agent,
trustee, curator or committee
should make and deliver to the
Commissioners a return in respect
of such property, concern or income
not later than the 3lst day of March,
1956. (Sections 28 and 29).

GENERAL.

Any person may be considered to
be ‘liable to pay income tax” if his
income from all sources exceeds one
hundred and twelve pounds ($537.60).

All claims for deduction from
income tax must be substantiated by
the production of receipts or other
bona fide evidence.

PENALTIES,

Any person liable to pay income
tax who fails to make or deliver a
return within the prescribed period
shall be guilty of an offence against
this Ordinance and shall be liable on
conviction to a penalty not exceed-
ing one hundred pounds, and in
default of payment to imprisonment
with or without hard labour for a
term not exceeding six months.
Section 68.

Any person who makes or delivers
a false return or keeps or prepares
any false accounts or particulars
concerning any income on which
tax is payable shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine not exceeding
five hundred pounds, or to imprison-
ment with or without hard labour
for a term not exceeding six months.
(Section 64).

E. G. O. M. BERRIDGE,
for the Commissioners.

RAINFALL FIGURES.
Central Mxperiment Station,

Antigua.

 

Month. 1952, 1953. 1034, 1955, 1956.

Jan, to 28th 1.69 1.86 2.938 2.16 6.00

THE LEEWARD ISLANDS GAZETTE.

BRITISH CARIBBEAN
CURRENCY BOARD.

Rates of Commission for the
Issue and Redemption of Coin.

(Currency Ordinance, 1950,
Section 7 (1) ).

Issue: Seven sixteenths per centum.

Redemption: One-half per centum
and in addition to the above rates the
cost of any telegram sent by the
Board or by the Crown Agents in
connection therewith.

L. SPENCE,
Hrecutive Commissioner,
British Caribbean
Currency Board.

Headquarters,
Board of Commissioners of
Currency,
British Caribbean Territories,
Trinidad.
13th January, 1956.

Ref. No. 24/00007—II.

 

Applications are invited to fill a
post of Statistician on the staff of the
Central Secretariat of the Caribbean
Commission, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
Men and Women are equally eligible
for the post.

Qualifications: Candidates
should be University graduates hold-
ing an advanced degree in Economics
and Statistics or be able to provide
evidence of advanced graduate work
in an academic institution of good
standing. In addition they should
have advanced practical experience
in the particular fields indicated, in
a specialised Government Depart-
ment, International Agency or
Private enterprise.

Applicants should:

(1) have a working knowledge
of the two languages of the
Caribbean Commission (English

and French) with complete
fluency in at least one of them,
and

(2) be familiar with modern
and standard systems in use in
the coordination of international
statistics.

Job Description: To collect,
collate, analyse and otherwise prepare
for publication and dissemination
Caribbean social and economic statis-
tics and to carry out such other
specific studies and projects in the
field of statistics and related economic
problems as may be assigned to the
successful candidate from time to
time. To supervise and direct a
Statistical department.

27

The salary for this post is US
$3,600 per annum rising by incre-
ments of US $240 on the basis of
satisfactory work to a maximum
of US $6,000 per annum.
Salary is expressed in US dollars
but will be payable in the currency
of the country in which the employee
is stationed. Entrance at a higher
point in the salary scale will depend
on the qualifieations and experience
of the candidate.

Preference will be given to appli-
cants who, besides being able to carry
out the duties of the job described
above, possess practical experience in
the field of economic research.

Applications should reach the office
of the Secretary General of the
Caribbean Commission not later
than March 31, 1956 and should
indicate whether the applicant, if ©
appointed, will be able to assume
duty at short notice; they should be
accompanied by a curriculum vitae,
references, testimonials and one
photograph.

Further particulars may be obtained,
if required, from:

The Secretary General,
Caribbean Commission,
Kent House,
Port of Spain,
Trinidad; B.W.I.
to whom all commnnpications should
be addressed.
Port of Spain, Trinidad,
January ‘23, 1956.

16/00006.

 

TRAFFIC NOTICE.
The Vehicles & Road Traffic
Ordinance, 1946.

By virtue of the powers conferred
on me in Section 2 of the Vehicles
and Road Traffic Ordinance 1946
(No. 5 of 1946), I hereby fix the
period hereunder for the lighting of
vehicles.

Until further notice, the lighting
period of vehicles shall be from
6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Dated this 24th day of January,
1956.
E. M. V. JAMES, Lt.-Col.,
Traffic Oommissioner.

Ref. No. 36/00007.