TAXATION CHANGES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13802, 30 September 1915, Page 8

TAXATION CHANGES.

SUMMARY OF NE^y PROPOSALS, • (From 'Our Parliamentary Reporter.l WELLINGTON, last night. The Government's changed taxation proposials were briefly reviewed by Sir J. Ward, Minister of Finance, yesterday afternoon, when, the House passed. resolutions, authorising; the immediate imposition of the Custom taxation, iii-, eluding the primage duty. It .was found impossible, said Sir Joseph, ' to leave out the kerosene tax and keep on a- petrol duty. He fully recognised that the- House as a whole was opposed to the tax-on oil) .' but . he. warned ids, hearers tliat what .was ""given away had to be made- up; 'After full consideration, he had recommended his colleagues to put oil and kerosene on the free list entirely. (Applause.) In. substitution there .would be a 1 per cent, primage duty on all goods imported into -New Zealand, with the exception of a few. The resolutions were enumerated „as .follows.: — . . -i, -..->. t Exemptions from primage duty :■ Ostrich feathers grown in NaJV Zealand when .returned from abroad dressed or dved> upon evidence being produced to the satdsf action of a Oollect^i;. off- Customs as to their previous exMriation \ exhibits for public ' display only in puiblic museums, ; v whether* puVcha&ed under bond or dir^ctiy imported by or lor presentation, '^to. such museums, - upon d et-la rat-ion jlliat such goods Avill not be sold .or othenvise disposed of in Ifew Zealand* without payment of any .duty which may 'be -payable: paintings, -statuary, and works "Of .art, whether purchased"' 'uu-dei* bond directly imported . by. ; Or '. for presentation -to any • public, institution or art association registered as a body •corporate for display in the buildings, of such'institiition or, ' association. an^ : not to be sold. or othefg' wise disposed of; statuary-^P^works of * ait, . whether pitrchaaedj; unidW Isbhd or :■ directly imported.' fbr>"display}' in any .. v public park or place, on ooYu'dlti^ns. pre- ; serllfed' iby the . -51 inister \f- medals', in- 1 clu^diiig any oldv'<Sr. secohd-hand war' medals,? humane, .sod^eties' 'medals. Van«| • oilier, shnilaij- iWedals, also; old c6?ns,' J apparatus. - applfahces^../ articles, and materials for ; educational "''purposes', ■ as', I may be apjiroved by '; : ttie.."'Mipsstery.. an<? i under cond) tions prescribed, 'by* * hint ; ofrt<ial suppliefs for/ Consular* JoffyeersV of coMtnes; where ,-a.i sbiiilar ejd£ts\.ifi.'£av©r^ aSh " isengers' • <effect^( ] : mcluding only^ve&ring apparel » and -istner ' peJr-s6«a-i veff^lig<that,-i3iavn hfeen^'worn .far are in^u's'fe by pei*snWj I "affri|vi^ i ;in N^W: 2eii3end. -lilso ; uhplenients/; Instri^entsV and tools' of ->tradei;oaju^tio^ii' or employnient qi sucn-^iao^.Sl^'eic^eoUhg £5U in value. an^vho^Behold, or other effects" not exce^edin^ ;£looi- in • value which have been in use r for twei^f, • months ;Pr i oVy to. embarkation 'by the , persons or family bringing them to Ne\V Zealand , and .which' are; not . intended ■ for- any other .person or 'pe^sonti o* sale, also cabin lumislungs ; be^ojiging;! to, such persons hot exceeding :.in value' £51)0 j returned empties winch areiden-* tiffed as such to i the stttisfafetiOn '. .of '. a Collector of Customs' spepie) 5 fish ova); goods provided for by seotipn>. I§&,. 140*.^ and 141 of the Ciistoms Act, 1013 (pro- • <juce* of New Zealand reiniported and. goods imported by the Goferndr or statei^-"/ -. ;. ■; ■■•',■*: :f *'y : ;*?' What the concessions mean ';n.Jttoney, and how the deficiency will he-made ',up so as to make an additional' tw'6 millions, was indicated as .follows;:— . Pi-oyxtsed remissions:- Ejeroseiiev'and petrpl. £194,000; telephone ..bureatu fees, r £20,000 ; non-alcoholic beverages, £20,000 ; reduced estimate of jfaraners' income tax, £80,000; total, £3.14,000. Proposed additions ; Farthing mort - gaie" £65;000; Jncome • tax onjniort' £30,000 ; additional' beer duty, £15,000; primage- duty .ion estimated imports of £20,000.000-^ £200,000; total. ' £310!.000. .-^ ; '-r ; >*