POLITICAL JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1925, Page 3

POLITICAL JOTTINGS

IM IMIUTER LEMONS. Mr Sullivan gave notice that be would request the .Minister ol Customs to give iiis assurance that there would be no increased duty placed on foreign lemons inniorted into New /.inland, as was promised by lertain merchants in Auckland. Locally grown lemons could net keep New /.calami supplied, even in the season, said tbe member lor Avon, and they were very interior to the imported articli'. It would be a hardship on the people and an unjust burden to trade to increase the duty and so iuerease the cost ol this necessary I mil. SOLDI EH SETTLERS. "I have had some experience with returned soldiers, and have otten heard them express annrreia 1 ion oj what tin* Government lias done tor I Imm. excepting perhaps some who were up to tbe neck in it." declared Mr liil eliener. Hut there were some men who attempted to farm -'til) or dOO acres and expected the Government to sink money in it. It would have been far wiser it a better selection of men bad been made for tanning, and some who applied bad been told that, they were not suitable lor tbe game. It would have been a real kindness to those soldiers, and heiudil to the Dominion, heeause funning required exnerienee. will and capital. Some of the men who failed had told liiie. they were glad to he relieved of the liability and permitted lo return to their usual vocations. me INCOMES TA.NET>.

••Many sheep iaini-r- in New Zealand have incomes ranging from i-'VKKI to L'l(10.01 !0 annually and pay not a peimv on their incomes from laud, said Mr Hansom (I’aliiatua) in the House. If I his class "as called upon to pay laxation in accordance with ability to pay il would relieve oilier classes, thus helping to improve production. This exemption should never have been allowed. ITen. AY. Nos wort by : It was done bv the National Government. Mr Ransom: Tin- promise was made at a time when it was not known that the country would he saddled with eighty millions ol war debt, and there is no justification lor continuing it. No Government worth its salt would refuse to remove this system, which frees the wealthy tanner oi taxation while il is placed on the shoulders of the poorer people.