MR. CAMPBELL’S INACCURACIES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 245, 3 October 1911, Page 4

MR. CAMPBELL’S INACCURACIES.

TO THE 1 UITOH, Sir. When a man takes the public platform ami addtTsscts his fellow l itrgesrvs be should use a little care abcvl what he alleges. Mr. Campbell in his address al last i,i,girl's meeting made a lot ol mseition very wide of the murk in facl. dirtinc'.ly untrue- tt.t follows: (I) The Opposition Ihrough Sir James Hal! ititi'otiiKS’d the exmtmg legisla-til-.li enabling the child el the poor mail Io go from the prim tr'y schools of the Dominion right to the universities free of charge. This. Sir, is untrue -Sec National Scholarships Bill, 1903, introduced by Richard John Seddon. (2) The cs late of a. man which is worth £209 is liable, to duty of £359 if left to wife or family. This statement is as untrue as No. 1. The estate left to a willow is exempt from duty up to £5009, and if the estate is worth £lo,eoo duty is pavable only oil the five thousand. Instead of increasing the death duties the following reductions were made under the new Act Exemption to otbor than widows and not strangers in blood was raised from £lOO Io £509. Ent ales valued up to £2OOO duty reduct.d 11 per cent. Estates valued tip to £3009 duty reduced I per cent. Estates valued up to £lOO9 duty reduced per cent. And so on, the larger the amount Hie smaller the reduct ion. Finally, Ilin new Act of Sir John Findlay makes a reduction on all estates tq> to £20.900, ami a. man who -inherits mere than this sum has to pay an mertase. and 1 think most propc’lv io. Fii'.tlly. Sir. Mr. Campbell’s speech was so full of glaring inaccuracies that if he can prove any tliree • f his assertions made la>i (’veiling I will join his committee and veto for li'ni at the forthcoming elec ion.- 1 am, etc.. F. CASSIN. Ha: tings. Oct. It. 1011.