REJECTED.

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REJECTED.

AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR ENQUIRY, INDEPENDENTS VOTE WITH IBt COATES. {THE nSH Special bnfc*) WELLINGTON, September 27. By 45 votes to *27 the House to-night rejected an amendment moved by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Coatee) for the purpose of having farther consideration of the Land and Income Tax Bill deferred until It had been fully - investigated and reported upon by the Public Accounts Committee. The Reform Party was supported In its move by Messrs Poison,- Wilkinson, and Bush worth. Leading np to the moving ef {he amendment, Mr Coates said that he had asked that the Bill should be referred to a Committee, as had previously been done. Bnt both the Prime Minister and the Minister for Justice'(the Hon. Mr Wilford) - had contradicted the assertion that such a course had ever been followed before. "I was right and they were wrong," said Mr Coates, who recalled that in October. 1907, Sir Joseph Ward, then Prime Minister, had had a similar BUI referred to the Finance Committee. It was interesting to note that amendments had been made to the Bill by the Committee, and further amendments had been made when tfee £iß sm eensttfnt tht

House after being. nawrtod k-i- * Original)j the Bill proposed sim*« in taxation to take plare as T """™ 1 Mareh 31st. IS*'7. bat the Tumm** C<p» mittee amended the date tt April *v. 1908. and «h«i the RU was pa*»*«* *. the House the date was altered '■• 1910. Mr Coates declared that rearrioa •** set in since The GoverMatnt' * F r, * _ posals were first aaaoaneed. The*were nnmerons instaaees of faShac ** in trade in the mah>* towns. The Prime Minister: Ns—me' Mr A. J. Murdoch ,X-. Jfar**r» Since these Bills came iw* Mr Coates: Since the B*«i*e* F'"posals were brongmt down. Tka: »«» the beginning c»f it. T*n«n«n4sv*«>-*! is alreadr affected b-» the proa—lis U the BilL" The Prime Minister: 2C«ns*ns«! "W» aenc-pj Mr Coates: Every farm*r who %*- comes liable for a portiwe mi tfei* lau tion immediately attempts ts> adQaat r* The Minister for PnMie Wars* <"Hom. Mr KansonC: Every Reform farssrr may. Mr Coates rei>lie>l ;ej" M* Kaa>* in hi* speech the pr*" 1 i««s *s--r:»jj Judt done the best he cokM f«r :h* J*!-*«-of the f-iovemiaeat"* pr«vj>>«aK. >"»' : was a hopeless e* 1 * 1 . :.i»-; tie ■ knew it. • Mr Coates said he »»t understand why the fsrm-r !t»-l **»- selected for the imp»*»?:":.>E <*? tie :.;■*» tion which in some ■-a*es -\. tt>i r.-aw* .» savage limit. It was admitted -V: State necessities orem.»:» i*.iiv ; »f - rights. If in the Kest •* State it was to take laud *■•• settlement, then the private rsdi- »- mxH must be prepared to aft ta* and the .State was es*it*»d :* -,-•» .■» that direction. At ike sub* tin... ~- ever, the private IndiTilmvl »i« entitled to compensation. In tn* now concerning it. ParJiaasicET -s=*have a clear conception of w*-s* wanted to get. There -were nmf.v i<4 idle lands available for «*:ttemMt. as« by co-operation betr-eea -he «"-*» a> 2.« the ;n«lividnal that w.-wrV c**>| * handled. Then there inve the improved lands that were saitalde It «-W«»-r set tlement. and that bruegk T e>. atelv the question of a pn.rer 's*-»taVa-tion of the lands soitaMe f>r tia* treatment. There was no pcrr«-se is z&z.z*z the land that was nut * *«i:»>.}- f»closer settteacent. Et--*-ment should be given to ti.« m>* mi tt land to go ahead and is«—■;■*»■» vr-aj's. tion. to tnrn a wildc-a--** i»*« »i oasis. "I want to ask the Pri=ic ML*.*;-;.** added Mr Coates, ••?• sgr*>e t» the* Bill going before a Select C*msi-tf." The Prime Minister: No. Mr Coates said the Prime M ; c'-.:«"■ had promised to receive rei-re*estai-*-« next week, and these wocld be it rrvate. It might not therefore K» «»>* s by the House whether the Pris " \t~ ister had given effect t« any »f ;W »v jeetions made to hira. Tt>e* Hoav ■»-»» entitled to know the *,- the objections, and tkat wsnid be v>"> sible if the Bin were refer t*d t« tiPublic Aeconats Committer. T3-»- ■*•> no need to tarrr »r rank tk:<Macit :h* legislation. Mr Coates mo-red as an amet -in: - - "That farther consideration of tfer Bill be deferred nnril tke effect of Tke visions had been folly i»ve«tigaie-I msC reported npon by tki Pnobe Committee of the Hoose, after had been token." "The reasons for tke uon£■»*%*.** said Mr Coates. *'are: ("I* Ocr Wfief that tke true basis of tax skeatd l-e ability to pay, whirh earn bo aseortvsea only - through the income tax. srfcetan* the Bill is so designed tkat ia » &■%« number of eases this prineip'e tr'" h* ignored; (2 > in so far as a p-»giv**i-s land tax is reqmred to fa—iate sa ; - t division, this shonld W appHt'l &mly ** sneh properties as axe ebssancd a« ««tt able for snbdivisiou, after ;&u»« able notice has been gives; fS* tin* am 3 will seriossly affert the serarisy o£ tn* land values, and render farm**** m*aa»e mere diiSenlt: (4) a pin injaotvi s» inflicted by the MB •opeemßy j« ta*ao .eases in which tke tax will apy>j«i2:r the whole annnal vsimt of tt« ptsytet,apart altogetker from loeal iaiiiHimi We think tke taxatioa rh saris' ataat at tke top and come down, ami as* atasc. as is proposed, aft tk« knrer grmtaatiai. slanghiering tke mem ia tic way »• those it j« dtaasd to tax. 9 Ob a division the smoaisient *-*s ix» jetted by 43 votes to SZ. Tm» divmk* list was: For toe ameadme&t (2?'< — JkmmmS, Bitehener, Coaasa* Imekto Held, Haß. TTimiMoa. Hairs*, lomw. H. Hollaad, Jsaea, Trakmter. Lysaax, Maemiltaa, Maamy. Kaaa, PmV WiDrißaoa, WaSaasa, WrifjkCT«amf> Against toe aasemaammt {45\ —JLrmi strong, Atmore, Barnard. Stack, aMksa, Broadfoot, Carr, CBakmrd, CUtaw, Wm la Perrerte, DoaaM, JVtehse. !%■•<••. Vraaer, Hawka, Hoaty, Tlagaa, K. £. Holland, HomavaV liiallaa. larsna Langstoae, MeComaa. MaTaw l ili. 3ftr- ; Do *** mH \, M ll«l»tMBav JHmWtoaara, Jurtxn, Jaaamn, Jamaaav Saanusa. I Mardoek, Ngato,Pazsy,aaammavSkmrne, \ Tavemer, Teitek, WaxaV Wiifce*.