18 SEPTEMBER 1971, Page 22

Union taxes

Sir: The conclusion drawn by Mr Eric Jacobs (September 11) that the Transport Workers are lawabiding men because they are ready to pay taxes has no validity. The income tax on the union's investment income is paid involuntarily by deduction at the source, and will be recoverable, in part, from the Inland Revenue if the union is registered under the Industrial Relations Act.

M. B. Daniels 134 Bradshaw Road, Bradshaw, Nr Bolton, Lancs