PARLIAMENTARY

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 2710, 24 July 1891, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

The new taxation miwai Wellington, Thursday-^ Premier states that the all rotiiq 1 |T! on land is to be one penny in u^l ad proposed in the Financial Statf ment. It is proposed that the ta*i business incomes shall be£3oo«tfJ!r tion as in the bill ; 6d in the £ f|jL £300 to£looo and above £1000«£ shilling. TbeTaruponsaUriwiadtii! riiolutnents it the same as propot«4 in the Financial Satemenl, from £3oo»» £500, 3d in the £, abw £500^ $7 Iv connection with any land ao4 |^ come tax bills it shonld be m*L clear that the rate of both tax* p* £is to be fixed by an annual asta? the property tax i« now, anjl g graduated scale for taxation 6? mi*, proved land values is to be added m to improvements which Host Wlm than 10 years old to enable &«& to be included. In the deductions frta\ the valuations are those tiatiif tt drainage and clearing of land ; minia* property is to be liable to the tax tat also the income from bßainee%Va| not from Jand, and this of couiieitt. eludes raining companies. ' Iflr Suera and the exode*. Mr Shera has been informed bjrtto Premier that Government had uodtr consideration the^ exodus from tat Colony and were of opinion that * committee to consider the maHer v suggested by Mr Shera *ar feat necessary. Government felt that tbtj were quite able to cope witV.tU matter. ■"■' The Council Appointment*. There is a probability that Mr Rees'a bill for cancelling appoißtmanti to the * Council having pastel its second 'reading ou the voices, willbs kept well down on the ordet papw and practically shelved. Thnt Taxatiou propo«a|a. The second reading of the Taxation Bill Has been fixed for Taesdaj ntit, A bad road lor Invalids. In the opioion o! the Miniiiif for Mines anf one travellifg otar thl road between Liehfield and had Very little tbe matter With thtfe or they would not surf Ire tht joarteyt riie condition of the Natlfta The Native Officers* reports laid on the table yesterday shovr that i&thi Auckland province the health oi it* Maoris has been good during the aait year and that in Waikato andTaurahga districts they are evidently beooottog more industrious. Three acts passed the final , readina;. The Aliens Act Amendment Bill, the Imbecile Passengers Act Amendment Bill and the Marriage Act Amendment Bill have , pattea their final stages in the Council. : , New Comntltteenen. - Mr Shera has been appointed a member of the Native Affairs Ooia* mittee and Colonel Fraser member oE the Qoldfielda Committee. The Agent Generalship. WHLLiiaTOff, Thursdaj.— ln fifW of the London cable me^ta^es pab* lished to-day about Sir F. DiHoa Bell's intended departure in October next for New Zealand, the Praaiet was asked to-night if hat coarse the Government would probably adopt with regard to filling up tbe vacate?, but stated that nothing had yet bam settled with reference to this matter. It is generally beli«3ved that nothiftg will be done until after the session!. Sir George Grey going hoM

It is probable that after tV session Sir G-. Grey will leave ou A visit to England and will go by wvf of the Cape where he will stay for • little while. The 'Frisco mall tervlce t* be renewed. This afternoon Mr Fisher atktf the Postmaster-General whether hi intends to enter into afresh contucl for the ' Frisco tnail iernce. The A)*. Mr J. Q-. WatJ replied that te *" very glad to be able to %%y that it was the intention of the Grote»tnwi to ask for a renew*! of the serticefof three yeacs. . - The autumn export gnia ttide of V** lork promises to be \h» Urgest oftte**% All the great Europe* gtaifoypl *N*J from that port hare their spout lesittti I* cargoes engaged months ago. ?Im ta)ttfa# orop of breadscufh promijSs to to As |sj|# eyer known. . Colonel Frwr took.hii sett to iW#is# yesterday afternoon ftJoftjskU of Mr W*f» and on make his flrtr sbeftea «M session, %a« warmly tppUuded bf b«tk£»isp of the House. Messrs Blake; Baoklaod, Danean, Houfj ton, Lavrr, JfoKeakk, Rbsdss, flaaadtn. Kolloaton, and J. McKenzie ka?e he«af* poinfed a Committee to consider aad «••* on the subject of noxious weeds, gorse, brWi ti-tree etc. / The total salary reoei>ed by Coloael Wf» is £700 ocr Annum, or £100 a year »«■ J"SJ he received before taking charge «•• Police and Defence. He was actiaf •» g! apoctor of Volunte«n«, but n*€MJ._sr position when taking the position el v¥# Secretary for|Defeno». DeanJWade, of Woodstoek, Onlaila, *• made public the fact that BirebeU,Ae?Mig Englishman who was recently htafel ■ Canadii for the murder of Bendwelv ••" fessed the crime to him just bsfore he WH exeoated. A petition from natives for the rssyp of W. H. Grace fr«m the position <* *J2* prefer of the Native Laud Court Of v*fT h^ngn, ha.i bceu referred by the B*M*-Ml fairs Committoo to the GoTeromwit for tiSW con^dvrtition' : " The G.vernmsnt have come *<» 5*221 elusion that they oa..not appoint f°sJ|22 to inspect flax before export, ac •'fj'jjj urged iv support of thi* propotat weaifsjty with equal force to m»ay other wjHKy The Minister of Land* thinks those ***£££ vide a good article will ha?* their *— **£ in establishing a vepmtaskm for ffsisJSJSi a reliable artiole, *^a* The on Mr SteTens has MMSfS*sjJ»X Legialttive Council a petttidsv W»T growers of 90,000 fruit trees ia QgyNX Their trees are free fioa the and # thej desire that %h% pwriose.sl*i» * kept free from fUe yes*.

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