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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 637, 14 October 1909, Page 8

TO THE MEMBERS OF PARLUMBNT. :' Pass the following programme into law,-' and the Land and Lanour Trouble will be ' settled for . the next generation:—. THE INJUSTICE OF .THE PRESENT LAND' AND INCOME TAX. A .person 1 with .£3OOO capital goes into'busi. , 'ness; he makes a profit of <£000; By-the Act' ' he is allowed to,take off his rent and expenses, say, '£300; he is also allowed- an exemption of: ,J £300—so that he.pays no tax. '■ , A farmer with" £3000 ;buys a farm, ■ He ia allowed to take., off - his- improvements,' say, . r £500; he is also allowed an-. exemption of £580; but he has to pay-tax. on £2000, Id. in' • the'£—£B 6s. Bd. Is there any justice in thia tax? . Incomes 'under £200, free.Over £200 iip to "£4OO, Gd.'in the £—£5. Over £400 up to £600, 9d. <in the '£—£7 10s. to £12 103. ' Over £600 up to £1000, Is. in the £—£20 to £32 10s. Over £1000 up to £2000;' Is. 6d. in tho £—£75 • . to £107 10s. ■' 'Over £2000 up £3000, 2e. in the £—£100 to- ■ £207 10s. . ' All over £3000, 2s. 6d. in the £. >

Penalty for sending false returnr-First offence, a fine double the amount of tho tax' and .expenses; for any subsequent false return, a fine of. five times tho tax and expenses; and in addition NOT', LESS THAN THREE MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT without labour,' hiit with strict prison regulations, because the person who makes a largo incom6 is-a CLEVER SCHEMER, and makes his income out of other jjeo^le's. labour, whether in TOWN or' COUNNow, how long will the working farmers and the working men of. Now Zealand, carry tho burden of'taxation for the benefit' of" the' CLEVER SCHEMERS? . Also, have-the following Land, Tax made-i-Owner or owners of 4000, acres third-class . land—Free. All over 4000 acres—Tax.-' ' > /■ Owner or owners of 2000 acres' land—Free. . ; All over'2ooo acres—Tax.'' Owner or owners of 1000 acros first-class land —Free. AU over 1000 acres—'Tnjl # ! Tariff*—- hC followin & aUer ft:H in tho Customs All Tobacco of every description-Free of duty. , ■ AU articles, of Food that cannot be GROWN in tho Colony—Free of duty. . . .. ' Fot tho working Farmer, the-Government: to survey in good districts and form, main roads, and to let on a ten years' lease on a rental of 5 per cent, up to two hundred acres, the first four years rent free, but certain improvements must bo made during- tho four years; and- tho' owner must not-be allowed to Bell •under tin years. ••• ; v ••; - u ' :; '7 "" • ' Yours, c(c,, ' ; • v„ v , J v R -, JOHNSTON.' . N.B.—No exemption .from the' Tax. Liberal New'spnpors-'.plcase copy,' :' Advfc,

PHOSPHOL EMULSION .tones up th o ? M . torn. .Makes .it proof against cold and'atten. dant ills, and is hotter than bccf as a boHv builder.—Advt,, Tho Pute.rino,'. sheep station. .'in : tho' Hawko'o Bay,, together with its stock; also a 52-acrc dairV farm, si* miles from Napier. arc ndvortlsrrt nip by Messrs. Griffin and Sarby, KJSSMJ land, agents, Kapler. . • u For ChildrenV Hacking Cough at night., ••• Woods fciroat I'oppermmt ICurC, is, W., & 6i ...