TASMANIAN FINANCES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14013, 18 September 1909, Page 2

TASMANIAN FINANCES.

(Received Sept. 18, 10.40 a.m.) HOBART, Sept. 18< Sir Elliot Lewis, Premier of Tmmania, in bis Financial Statement, estimated the year to end with s deficiency of £60,218, making. With the previous year's deficiency £123,000. ".He proposed to impose a super tax of on© fourth of the land tax, also an income tax and an ability tax. He anticipated tho financial stress- would to much relieved under the new fer capita revenue from tho Commonwealth. v .