26,115 BEHIND THE QUOTA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2888, 28 September 1916, Page 5

26,115 BEHIND THE QUOTA

PROBLEM FOR AUTRALU'S REINFORCEMENTS BrTslcgraph-Press Assocoaliion-Oopyriglli Melbourne, September 27, The enlistments are 26,115 behind the quota.required for the test month The Queensland Recruiting Commit •tee, alter an analysis of the war cen sus, has forwarded to Sonator Peara '(Minister of Defence) a return showing that two hundred' thousand single men are available in the CommonWealth. ■ ' THE FIRST CALL TO SINGLE MEN (Rec.' September '27, 6.5 p.m.) Sydflßy, September.27. The first to single men to present- themselvefc military duty wil! probably be issued on Monday, FEDEMfWAE TAXES THE NEW IMPOSTS (Rec. September 27, 9.45 p.ni.) > Melbourne, September 27. Speaking in the Senate,. Senator Pearce (Federal Defence Minister) Outlined the new Federal taxation policy. / There' Would be an entertainment tax of id. on 3d. ticke/ts, and Id. on 6A. tickets, with Id. on each additional 6d. This tax is expected to yield for the half-year £1,000,000 • With regard'to the war-time -profit tax,- it was proposed to take 50 per cent, of the profits for the year 1915.16, allowing an exemption of £200> The, profit standard would be 5 and 6 : per. cent. This, was estimated to yield £1,000,000. For 1916-17 the profit standard would be 7 and 8 per cent., with an exemption of £200, but it was proposed to take all the war profits oxer that. This : fund is estimated to ■ yield £2,000,000. : " '. J)n the income tax there would bo a 25 per cent, increase, which would yield £1,000,000, with 'the exemption • reduced to £100, excepting for married men or single men with depeuda-wts, who would he exempted -up to £156. The" levy on wealth for •fche Repatriation Fund would be:3J per cent, per annum. Instruments would be taxed at 1} per cent, on real arid personal estates over £500. The first instalment is estimated to produoe £3,388,000.