LAND VALUES LEAGUE.
The following an r\:racLs from the eecretarj-'a report, I i -be given to t: •: annual businf*o nice:ing of the Auckland branch of the New Zγaland .Lar. i Value s to Ik- held tn-raorrow cseninj;: — "\'i>iir fvrcuUif have pleafran , n submilting; thi*. ui-ir iirst rrport « n ■ i.i. reorganisation oi tiie league .. i.t: •■ over a. year ayu. We fi-.-l th.it the year we ha\c achieve 1 something i.i forming ihp nucleus of a good organioiition for fnture activities. Fhe \acan ci'-s on the lot of vice-presidents were fiUpd by thr appointment of Dr. F. Keller. Rn. \S\ E. Williams, ilessrs. C. I{. Sexton, i; IVacoclce, aiui G. PiuTiimrr. We havi- lost i ne of our valued \ iff - prt-sid.-rii-, ,ii ::)*> per?on of_ Ms. .7. i. Marky, whn »ent down on the Lumtania. Mr. Macky w.is. on old n-.ember and had rrndnrpd much help to th" movement Uo are gla/i to be able to report .i number <if succcsKfui poll." in connection «i:h rating on unimproved land vahii-.v tlm t'>uil number ot authdritie.H in Xrw Z.-a.l.iuis thiK.Vhtenj U-it..- n..« ]".:■. We --idir.-: .
assisted at |<nll.i .it Orielrnnga a.vl Av«m dale t.ii" former ln-in»» a splendid win whi!.' tin- Ut:.-r *.ia lost by only th..-. vot«s. !I.\ rotjiicst, our president, >hr
Hon. < >~,-.■ K..«IJ». recently ad.lresrM the Kauka;.;ika;..-i Firmer;' I'nioo o:i the land i|iu-*Linn: an.l many recent meeting* of fanner-' unions have pacwd rf-olutJciiT. in favour or .1 land and in come tax in t b«-> war Budget, a* against an increase of import dating and a lerying of export duties. We had made special representations ye the anticipated increase r>f taxes due *o the war and we ire glad to no:,-> that in the. in the land tax. While "some of the proposals mePt with our disapproval, we think iH it RatisfartnrT thai, no rnrrea*c e in the duties nn the grriPral nr-ressrtie-* of fife have been proposed Viewing the situation generally, we think that great progress has been made along OUT lines during the past five years."
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 231, 28 September 1915, Page 7
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335LAND VALUES LEAGUE. Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 231, 28 September 1915, Page 7
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