RATE RELIEF BILL READ SECOND TIME

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6631, 9 June 1928, Page 7

RATE RELIEF BILL READ SECOND TIME

Lloyd George Declares Scheme Thoroughly Bad CHURCHILL PUSHES ON UNDETERRED Aust. Press Assn. —United Service. Received Friday, 5.5 p.m. In the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, told a questioner that under iho rate relief scheme agricultural lands and building would benefit to an extent of five millions yearly. Mr. Lloyd George referring to the Eating Valuation Apportionment Bill said the .Government’s scheme was thoroughly bad because while there was need for urgent relief it was tarried. The Minister of Health ought to have consulted, tho local authorities. If Mr Churchill were to take over the whole outdoor relief rating, he said the burden would be. reduced throughout the country. This would be better than discrimination between various classes of ratepayers. Sir Robert Horne supporting the Bill pointed out that basic industries wore suffering greater rate burdens than competitors in any other country. Mr; J. Wheatley (Lab.) said that the Government was proposing to relieve industry with thirty millions which itself was derived from industry. Tho scheme was obviously fraudulent.

Mr Churchill insisted on the impossibility of discriminating between prosperous and nnprosperous industries. To spread relief over shops and houses would result in the relief of productive industry being utterly inappreciable. When embarking on a course of relief and liberation it was necessary .to advance with courage.

The Bill was read a second timo b/ 308 votes to 140.