TAXING THE LAND.
COMPLETE VALUATION. A HYDE PARK MEETtNC'S SUPPORT. COMMITTEE DEBATES. (By Telegraph,—PrcES Association.—Oopyrlcht.l London, August 10. Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister, expressed pleasure at receiving a deputation headed by Mr. J. Rowlands, Labour member for DaTtford, who presented the resolutions oatred at the Hyde Park meeting on July 25. ■ The resolutions expressed approval of tho Government's taxation proposals, particularly those for securing a complete valuation of v aU land. This was declared essential to any policy of land and social reform. Mr. Rowlands emphasised the represents--tive character! of the gathering, and its thorough unanimity. UNDEVELOPED LAND DUTY. EXEMPTION FIXED'AT £100 AN ACRE. London,. August 10. The House of Commons sat for fifteen hours discussing tho Government Finance Bill in committee. Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor ;of the Exchequer, proposed that land upon which the owners had spent J'loo an acre for development purposes should be exempted from the undeveloped land duty (id. in the £ on tho site value). , The amendment was carried.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 584, 12 August 1909, Page 5
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161TAXING THE LAND. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 584, 12 August 1909, Page 5
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