EVENING SITTING.

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EVENING SITTING.

MORTGAGES Ta£ CRITICISED,

The House resumed at 7.30 p.m.

Mr. W. H. Feild (Otaki) criticised the proposals tux on mortgages on ,]and as .unfair, inasmuch as it was a tax 011 a man's debts-. The mortgagor was therefore culled upon to pay twice on the same money. Discussing the profits tax he declared that many of the rich firms had not paid anything like thoir share, and lie urged the Minister to make an effort to get at that wealth. The lue-u at the- front "were not only fighting for the liberty of ci-vilistion but weru»fighting to protect riches and the property of the wealthy. Was it not right then , that the rich should bear the heaviest burden of war 1 '. ;