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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 132, 7 June 1888, Page 2

The New Zealand Methodist notices that the last General Conference " oast £2448, and although £435 went in a deputation to Tonga, there is still over £2000 credited to general expenses. This is a large sum of money, and we ought to receive very definite good to justify suoh expenditure." Why ia " c ' the most; unfortontte of leters? — Because it is never in oasb, always in debt, and never our. of danger. A recent Ohriatchuroh telegram says: — The Committee of the Chamber of Commerce has passed' a series of resolutions affirming that the Tariff and financial proposals of the Colonial Treasurer are not entirely satisfactory, and that while the Government is to be congratulated on the large amount of retrenchment effected, further saving in expenditure should be made to obviate as far as possible the necessity for increased taxation. The Committee recommend raising the minimum school age to six years, and is of opinion that large economies might be made in order to make the raising of revenue fall more equally on all classes. It suggests the reduction of Property Tax exemption from £500 to £250, the same to apply in all oases. It considers the proposed Primage duty preferable as a temporary and expedient to funding a corresponding amount of deficit. The Committee approves the iacrcased duties on tea, wines, and oigars, a* being taxes that will fall equitably on all clacses of the community without interfering with the course of trade. That many of the duties proposed in the new Tariff are not suoh as should be adopted for the avowed purpose of securing additional revenue, and promoting local indnstries. That in any case where it may be doomed politic to afford incidental assistance to. any local industry under the Tariff framed, also for revenue purposes, it is unwise to fix any higher duty than 15 per cent, ad valorem in addition to the proposed Primage. That the proposal to impose duties on certain articles and implements used in agricultural and mining is specially burdensome to those interests, and an economic inconsistency, seeing that various articles and materials used in secondary and incidental industries are admitted free. MAINE, NEWS. Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters, whioh are advertised in our columns, are a sure cure for ague, biliousness, and kidney complaints. Those who, use them say they cannot be too highly recommended. Those afflicted should give them a fair trial, and will become thereby enthusiastic in the praise of their curative qualities. — "Portland Argus."

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