Tax Evasion Convictions




Names of Tax Evaders

Pursuant to section 238 of the Land and Income Tax Act 1954 and section 12 of the Finance Act (No. 2) 1946, the following Schedules comprising the names of all persons (including companies) who, in respect of certain offences relating to taxation, have been convicted or who have been charged penal tax or penal charge during the year ended 31 March 1956 are hereby published.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of June 1956.

F. G. OBORN, Commissioner of Inland Revenue.

SCHEDULE I

Persons Convicted Under Section 228 (b) of the Land and Income Tax Act 1954, of Wilfully Making False Returns of Income or of Giving False Information and the Amount (if any) of Penal Tax Charged Under Section 231 of That Act

(1) Name (2) Address (3) Occupation or Description (4) Year(s) in Which Offence(s) Occurred* (5) Amount or Estimated Amount of Tax Evaded* (6) Amount of Penal Tax Imposed
Ah Cheung .. Mangere .. Market gardener .. 1950, 1951 .. £999 £900
Andrews, Samuel Croft .. Marton .. Farmer .. 1947–1953 .. £6,108 £6,000
Atlas Fibrous Plaster Co. Ltd.. Hastings .. .. 1945–1953 .. £1,327 £825
Baillie, Alexander .. Gisborne .. Wool and skin buyer .. 1945–1948, 1950–1954 £13,521 £8,750
Bartlett, Bertie Edward .. Napier .. Builder .. 1945–1948 .. £3,873 £3,500
Blake, Abel Ernest .. Matamata .. Farmer .. 1945–1954 .. £12,901 £7,350
Bliss, Harvey Edward .. Te Aroha .. Garage proprietor .. 1944–1953 .. £1,693 £1,150
Blutt, Arthur Stanley .. Hawera .. Farmer .. 1945–1949, 1950–1954 £908 £200
Borich, Milan Emil .. Tuakau .. Fishmonger .. 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953 £1,671 £750
Brocklehurst, William James .. Inglewood .. Farmer .. 1945–1952 .. £528 £400
Clancy, Bernard Denis .. Auckland .. Salesman .. 1945–1953 .. £792 £350
Clark, Henry .. Gore .. Farmer .. 1948–1952 .. £1,060 £550
Coombes, Mervyn Frederick George .. Auckland .. Electroplater .. 1944–1952 .. £7,398 £3,500
Coombes, Roy Henry Gordon .. Auckland .. Electroplater .. 1944–1952 .. £7,126 £3,500
Davison, William Roy .. Timaru .. Retired farmer .. 1945–1950 .. £2,637 £1,350
Dibble, John Vivian Worsley .. Morrinsville .. Farmer .. 1944–1954 .. £2,750 £1,800
Driver, Frederick .. Mihiwaka .. Farmer .. 1944–1953 .. £1,690 £1,100
Druzianic, Mate .. Havelock North .. Contractor .. 1946–1950, 1952 .. £3,584 £1,500
Elliot, John .. Auckland .. Draper .. 1944–1952 .. £6,892 £8,500
Evans, Norman Lewis .. Mania .. Farmer .. 1945–1954 .. £1,228 £500
Fisher, Charles .. Invercargill .. Hairdresser .. 1945–1954 .. £1,401 £600
Hall, Ralph .. Gisborne .. Painter and paperhanger 1944–1953 .. £1,766 £1,100
Hamilton Autos Ltd. (in liquidation) Hamilton .. .. 1948–1953 .. £4,696 £1,500
Harrison, Shirley Diane .. Wellington .. Dancing teacher and milliner 1945–1947, 1949, 1951–1954 £2,123 £1,000
Hawkins, Robert Francis George Wanganui .. Transport operator .. 1945–1954 .. £1,437 £800
Jackson, Robert Gregory .. Paeroa .. Farmer .. 1945–1954 .. £1,780 £300
Jensen, Peter White .. Umutoi .. Farmer .. 1945–1954 .. £4,361 £3,150
Kemp, Cecil .. New Plymouth .. Retired farmer .. 1947–1952 .. £4,615 £4,400
Knowles, John Ernest Nicholas Carterton .. Farmer .. 1948–1953 .. £909 £400
Lancaster, Alban Arthur .. Glen Oroua .. Farmer .. 1945–1947, 1949–1954 £1,672 £900
Lett, Eunice Ida Evelyn .. Wellington .. Dress designer .. 1949–1954 .. £1,079 £750
Lim Cheok Kwan .. Pukekohe .. Market gardener .. 1949–1954 .. £867 £500
Lim Yee .. Mangere .. Market gardener .. 1945, 1946, 1950–1954 £828 £400
McCown, Thomas Arthur .. Papatoetoe .. Butcher .. 1945–1953 .. £363 £150
Maber, Hubert Emanuel .. Morrinsville .. Farmer .. 1944–1954 .. £2,131 £1,200
Nicol, Mervyn Raymond .. Te Aroha .. Radio dealer .. 1944–1953 .. £1,997 £1,150
Nicol, Roy Ormond .. Te Aroha .. Radio dealer .. 1944–1953 .. £1,895 £1,150
Owen, Lawrence .. Ngongotaha .. Builder .. 1945–1949, 1952–1954 £4,117 £3,300
Parsell, Ivan Alexander .. Te Aroha .. Painter .. 1947–1953 .. £1,499 £200
Peck, Christopher Montague .. Auckland .. Farmer and milk-bar proprietor 1944–1946 .. £5,859 £5,000
Ranum, Alfred .. Kaukapakapa .. Farmer .. 1945–1954 .. £2,237 £1,650
Rasmussen, Christian Alexander Paeroa .. Farmer .. 1945–1954 .. £1,391 £1,350
Rasmussen, Karl Rudolph .. Paeroa .. Farmer .. 1945–1954 .. £1,446 £1,350
Redfern, Douglas Ashley .. Te Pahu .. Farmer .. 1944–1954 .. £5,648 £6,500
Richmond, William Alfred .. Paeroa .. Farmer .. 1945–1954 .. £1,804 £650
Riedi, Thomas .. Hikutaia .. Farmer .. 1945–1954 .. £2,790 £1,200
Rowe, H. N. Ltd. .. New Plymouth .. Builder .. 1944–1954 .. £12,441 £5,000
Rowe, Henry Nathaniel .. New Plymouth .. Storeman .. 1950–1953 .. £1,012 £600
Smith, Charles James .. Auckland .. Slaughterman .. 1948–1954 .. £724 £300
Spark, William John .. Dunedin .. Company director .. 1945–1954 .. £3,859 £2,850
Stevens, William John .. Auckland .. Farmer .. 1951–1955 .. £1,965 £300
Stewart, George Leonard .. Timaru .. Farmer .. 1945–1954 .. £2,634 £950
Stirling, John Craig .. Cambridge .. Farmer .. 1948–1954 .. £4,837 £5,300
Voss, Max Raynor .. Karere .. Hairdresser and tobacconist 1945–1952 .. £1,566 £1,500
Walsh, Louis James .. Auckland .. Car salesman .. 1952, 1954 .. £669 £450
Wilson, Edward .. Te Awamutu .. Car salesman .. 1949–1954 .. £2,662 £1,250
Wilson, Roy William .. Te Awamutu .. Farmer .. 1947–1954 .. £699 £200
Wilson, Stanley James .. Kaihere .. Hotel proprietor .. 1944, 1945, 1947–1952 £3,909 £2,100
Wilson, Walter .. Gisborne .. Hairdresser .. 1945, 1946, 1948–1953 £10,002 £8,500
Winter, Monte William Bernard Auckland .. Fruiterer .. 1945–1954 .. £2,679 £1,125
  • The information in columns 4 and 5 refers solely to the particular year or years for which a conviction was entered.


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💰 Names of Tax Evaders Convicted

💰 Finance & Revenue
14 June 1956
Tax evasion, Convictions, Penal tax, Land and Income Tax Act, Finance Act, Income tax, False returns
57 names identified
  • Ah Cheung, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Samuel Croft Andrews, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Alexander Baillie, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Bertie Edward Bartlett, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Abel Ernest Blake, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Harvey Edward Bliss, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Arthur Stanley Blutt, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Milan Emil Borich, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • William James Brocklehurst, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Bernard Denis Clancy, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Henry Clark, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Mervyn Frederick George Coombes, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Roy Henry Gordon Coombes, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • William Roy Davison, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • John Vivian Worsley Dibble, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Frederick Driver, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Mate Druzianic, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • John Elliot, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Norman Lewis Evans, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Charles Fisher, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Ralph Hall, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Shirley Diane Harrison, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Robert Francis George Hawkins, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Robert Gregory Jackson, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Peter White Jensen, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Cecil Kemp, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • John Ernest Nicholas Knowles, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Alban Arthur Lancaster, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Eunice Ida Evelyn Lett, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Lim Cheok Kwan, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Lim Yee, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Thomas Arthur McCown, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Hubert Emanuel Maber, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Mervyn Raymond Nicol, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Roy Ormond Nicol, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Lawrence Owen, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Ivan Alexander Parsell, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Christopher Montague Peck, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Alfred Ranum, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Christian Alexander Rasmussen, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Karl Rudolph Rasmussen, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Douglas Ashley Redfern, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • William Alfred Richmond, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Thomas Riedi, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Henry Nathaniel Rowe, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Charles James Smith, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • William John Spark, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • William John Stevens, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • George Leonard Stewart, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • John Craig Stirling, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Max Raynor Voss, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Louis James Walsh, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Edward Wilson, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Roy William Wilson, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Stanley James Wilson, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Walter Wilson, Convicted of wilfully making false returns
  • Monte William Bernard Winter, Convicted of wilfully making false returns

  • F. G. Oborn, Commissioner of Inland Revenue