VICTORIAN LAND TAX
A SURPRISE EEDUCTIOS, Press Associatien—By Telegraph—Ct'gyri£Bi. MELBOURNE, Doccjni»r 9. (Received December 9, at 10.50 a.w.} In tho Assembly tlio TrcastHEr opraJg a surpriso on tiie House, by iatrodoemg snf amendment which reduced tho Load T»2 to a halfpenny and provided for an aJ2round exemption of £250 ('')- Do eisfted that the Govcrnnienl wanted only snfßcJeKt , revenue to keep their ledger straight. 'Dm change means £50,000 less revenue. Thf reduction exemptions from £SOO wero-caii ried, and the House is still debating- ihC. now rate. The J/egislativ© Ocuneil discard 'io Assembly's proposal for . fi*o ot«nf.?»TCCQ to consider the points in dispute ia ttt, • Electoral Bih.
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Evening Star, Issue 14534, 9 December 1910, Page 6
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105VICTORIAN LAND TAX Evening Star, Issue 14534, 9 December 1910, Page 6
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