. TO THE MEMBEHS OF'PABLrAMENTy : '■'. Peisa the following programme, into. LaVi' and the Land and-' Labour Trouble .will, .be settled, fof'.-the next generation:-^'-;'..■ ".'.; .' THE INJUSTICE OF THE PEESENT'LANS' , , ' ; AND 'INCOME TAX. . ■ -■.'■.',. .' a' person' with * 'capital"'goes into, b'urf-■■ ':■ ness;., he 'makes' a profit of .£600; By. the Act he is allowed:to take off his rent and , expenses, ; 6ay, £300 j ho is'also allowed an exemption of that ho,', pays no tax.'.'■''"■: -■■■. .-■ A,farmer, with,£3ooo buys'a ; farm: Hβ ia•■' allowed'to take'off his"improvements, sayi' .£500; ho', is also allowed tin' exemption of.-'•■> .£500;- but he has. to; pay-tax on , JE2OOO, Id. in ■' the £—£8 6s. Bd. Is there'any. ■justice, in- this. , ' 'tar? ....•., .■: ','.. ' ,'„ ' ;•■ ■;' '-.■ ''.. ' : '•-' : Incomes under , ,£2ol),?free.' '. ■■'■•.■'•■.: -" • Over£2oQ iip to XlflO, (id. , in the' £-&. ' Over j>4oo up to .£6oo;' 9d. in the'i—JE7 'l 0i f ' . > to £12 lOs. "-.-■• .'• \";■.".'.;" '" .•■,'■. ■"■ -..-.'■•■- ■Over i:600 up to £1000; Is.' in the' £—£20 to - : . JE32 10s. ■,' : .''.! .'■ ':■■: ■■:• ■,■-■'. ' »■•■:'.■■;• ; i Over JSIOOO up.to je2ooo,:is'. 6d. in r the '£—£!&' ' : to/XlO7 10s.'. '. " ' ■, ■•■ .". .'; : Over X2OOO up-.£3000. 2s. in the £-£M to ••'. £207. 10e. "• ... ... ■• .'■■ ' ■■■'■■■■■'. ■:..'•■; .-All over; jt3oop.'2s: 6d. in" the'A- .; ■ '; Penalty for ■ sending, . false '■return—Firet I offence, a fine, double, the amount 'of. tho tax"i and .expenses;,for false return, ' a'fine of fire, times thetax-and expenses, and in' additiod' NOT LESS .'-THAN' THREE 1 - MONTHS' without 'latour,' but ■ with strict prison regulations, because the ' person who makes alarge income'is aCLEVEE • SCHEMER, and makes his income out of other 0 ' people's labour/whether iii TOWN or COUN■TIU'.., '■• ■■■ ' : '■' '■, "; '' -.'' '-.. ' .■■.,..'' : -- 'Now, how: long.will the working'farmers and'-' ' the working men of. New .Zealand'carry the burden of taxation for .the' benefit 'of .the' CLEVER SCHEMERS? ~'. : '■-.■'." ■"•: ' Also, have the, following : Land .Tax made'-— " Owner, or' owners of 4000 ,acres .third-olase . ';. . land—Free. ... :...,..'< . all over 4000 acres—Tax. . ■ '.".'■'• ■"'. Owner or owners of 2000 aores.' second-elase' . land—Free. . ..■...■■ All over 2000 acres—Tax. I ''■■ • ;.: Ovfncror owners of 1000 acres Erst-ciass land- • ■ ' —Free. ': ' ~-'•. All over 1000 acres—Tax., \'r ' ■ ■"■"■ Also', the following.alteralftiuin'thb;Customs' Tariff , .— i'' ' , ■ ■ ; Alt Tobacco, of oyery dcscription-Froo■ o| duty. , '■ ■ ' ■ . ■ ■ All articlbs of Fobd that cannofbe QEOWN in the Colony-Free of duty. vu ««. For the.working Farmer, the-Government to eurveyan.good distncte and form main'roods ' and tolut.on.a ten years' leiu'o on a rchta! S'"' s.per.cent; up to , .two hundred acres,-the first four years rent free, but-certain improvements must >be made during the four-years, and the . owner must not. be allowed to, sell'-undo* tin/--' ■'...-: .- .'.' ■■'".' Tows, etc., .'■'■■"'■ ■ . '■■-• v -,-■ ■...'■■ .•■•'■ •'■• J- JOHNSTON. . N.B.—No exemption from the Tax.' ■'(•■ ;. .'.. Liberal' Newspapers please copy., . ; ' ■ Ad v^-' ', The'.Weal; of, the regiment as a school rather' than a club hastaken hold of the •Sγ: Sol d l ers are. much n dre Wive, lo the'dufe and requirements of their profession: The incom. ing., of: university is having ~n "Army alid Navy, Gazette." ' ; ™ lcct -~ ■ The sum of : .£174 .was. recently paid 'for- on*" : penny. .The penny was of tho Hme of WiS''' of Uercm, and dated-A.D. 825. «igiat i= ..;.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 641, 19 October 1909, Page 8
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461Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 641, 19 October 1909, Page 8
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