Comparisons, says a Nelson contemporary, even when they appear odious, may be useful, and the following tabular statement of the taxation of the various British Colonies ought to come upon some of our readers with the force of a new sensation:—
These figures prove that the taxation of New Zealand is higher than that of any other civilised nation on the face of the earth, and certainly more than enough for the value received. Our friends in the other colonies have much cause to be thankful that, in the matter of taxes at least, they are not like the poor public of New Zealand.
Expenditure. Hate per head. New South Wales... £3.286,832 £7 OKU Victoria 3,449,181 5 0 9$ South Australia ... 1,353.182 7 14 oa 6 West Australia 89,726 3 18 Tasmania 348,564 3 2 OS New Zealand 2,470,243 10 17 lot Queensland 797,470 7 8 r»4 9,1 All Australia (about) 11,500,000 (abt) G 8 Dominion of Canada 2,855,036 14 4:1 All N. American Cols. 3,187,797 15 5 West Indies 926,672 9 10 Ceylon 274,950 9 4| 6 Mauritius 641,272 1 19 Hong Kong ... 208,651 1 14 1U
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Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 181, 29 April 1873, Page 7
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188Untitled Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 181, 29 April 1873, Page 7
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