GENERAL NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 4 July 1917, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS.

BRITISH TAXATION. DISTRIBUTION OF BURDEN. LONDON, Jnly 3. In committee on tlm Finance Bill Rt. Mon. T. Lough (Liberal member lor Islington, VV.) moved a reduction of the tea dhtv froirf Is to Bd. Rt. Hon. A. Bnnar Law (Chancellor of the Exchequer) said he regretted the -- necessity for increasing the burdens, out revenue must be found. Ibe government was endeavoring to get the revenue from those best able to contribute. This was shown by the excess of direct over indirect taxation. In 1913-14 indirect taxation produced £09,000,000 and in the present Budget, £1C2,000,000W In 19T3-U direct taxation produced £93,000.000 and it now amounted to £40(5.000,000. LORU HARDINGE’Sr POSITION. LONDON, July 3, In the House of Commons _Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour (Foreign Minister) said that Lord Hardinge (ex-Vieeroy ot India) has not yet resigned from the Foreign Office (where be is Permanent Under-Secretary) and would not be temporarily retired. It bad never been the intention to transfer Lord Hardinge to - Farts or to any other diplomatic post. ■ The cable news in this issue accredit- •" 'W to ‘The Times' has appeared in that i Journal, but only where expressly stated ill such news the editorial opinion of t “The Times.' ’ r- ' ■■ ■ j „■ —-■■■ ■■-‘"sag