A Parliamentary Notebook

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 143, 7 September 1927, Page 8

A Parliamentary Notebook

A Night on Taxation WELLINGTON, To-dav Meniber.- enjoyed a night out , taxation, and discussed the Land a!! Income Tax Amendment Bill f or g, hours this evening. The earlier A of the sitting was devoted to qu? tions affecting land settlement th Government tabling several reports L the subject. The House rose at 1:1.50 aua. Raiiv,ay Refreshments The price of refreshments meals on the New Zealand Rai]w« r has struck Mr. W. .1. Jordan a; b*---too high for the working man win a family, and he has given notice task the Minister of Railways to hat the figure reduced. Advancing "We cannot always go on standiur still.” This is one of the i>earls owisdom which Mr. W. S. Glenn, tne S , her for Rangitikei, allowed to sG out in the House to-day. One member very fittingly jected: “Obviously!” Income Tat Yield If the income tax for this year is based upon the same figure as lar year, the extra amount which the Government will collect should be • from £150,000 to £175.000. The Mia ister of Finance, the Hon. W. Bowui, Stewart, stated in. the Huuse to-day that the amount of extra revenue would depend upon how the income tax came into the coffers of the Tress ury. The revision of the taril would be involved with the genera; question of taxation, of course. Getting Busy The Government’s propaganda concerning the Raglan by-election, the writ for which probably will be issue! next week, has commenced. Mr. J. A. Lee, Auckland East, was referring in the House to a copy of the “Newsletter,” the Government organ, of the general election period, and said: “I suppose we will have another special issue out in a lew days gulling: the electors cf Riglau.” Mr. Coates chipped in: It is out already, but there is no gulling being done. Mr. Lee: Oh, well, we will have the same promises made in a special issue, I suppose. Mr. Coates: No. it is the ordinary monthly issue. Mr. Lee: The only difference will be that this time it will not have a photograph of the man wl.o gets things done.