TO THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 634, 11 October 1909, Page 8

TO THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

: r Pass the ■ following programme mto-Law, and the land'and :,U/abour Trouble will- bo settled 'for.; the"; next; generation:— . j-.'-V?*: V '''< ' ' *, THE INJUSTICE.OF THE 'PRESENT LAND: •AND INCOME TAX. •A person with 23000 capital goes 'into business! he mafc& a profit of- 2600.'- By the Act he i9.a]lb'wed-'to-take,off his rent and expenses,' say, 2300; he is also allowed an, exemption-of 2300—50 that he pays no tax. . . ' farm. ' He'ia allowed ■ to -".take--'-offhis improvements, .say,, ■2500;, he is 'also allowed;,an , exemption•,: of .2500; bnt. he'hai to pay .tax on 22000, id. in the 2—28 '6s.' 8d. 1 ■ Is ; there any; justice in this "X : *' •. - ' - ' V /, ■■/.' ■; • Incomes;under ;2200, free. ' .. > ■ Over. 2200,' up to 2400, 6d.; in the 2—25. ' i OTer"'24oo;up to ~ 2 600,) 9 d.. the 2-r27 10s. t0'212 10s. ; ' Over 2600 up to 21000, Is. ill the 2—220-to - : »832 109. - Over .81000 up to 42000, ,Is. 6d. in the £—JS7S ; -to £107 10s. ''Over 22000 up, 23000,. 2fl. - in' the -2—2100 to 2207 10s. All oyer/23000,-25.; 6d. m'the 2. . ';' '; Penalty ; for]' ..sending 1' .falso ■ return—First offence,,.a. fine''double, the'amount of ;the "tax. and expenses;' for-any) subsequent .false return, afine of. five. times'the. tax/and expenses,. arid !in. addition: ..NOT,, LESS - ' THAN, .THKEE MONTHS'- JIMEEISONMENT v without - labour,, but/with 'striot -.prison'.regulations,' because the. person .who .'makes' a is a CLEVER SCHEMES; and makes nis income out of:other labour, whether, in .TOWN or .COUN-

/V'Nowj ;Kow long will the working: farmers and ■the working .-men-of New Zealand carry the 'burden-'of taxation : for the benefit 'of the CLEVER SCHEMERS? :.;,.-.: '-;.■.'; ■:■,,■;■■ :; Also, ,have the-following Land. Tax made:— .'Owner or owners.:of. WOO acres third-crass -~!.,' '.:•..■ •>.,.-. ,■.,•:.;.":■ ..'.-• . : "'' All.over.'4ooo acres—Tax. . . . :..'■'.-. .;;..•'•■ t '■■• ."• ;,'. OwneT;'ipr pwners of ;2000 aoree seoond-cla6e : -•'•■ land—Free. V-.,'. ',;;■■ ■;■-■ -. ,/y .■;■;-:■:■ :. All'bver 2000 acres—Tax.. ' .-" .si P' ', . Owner or, pwners of IQOO acres 'fir6t-clase land ■•: -'V .-^Pree^ v : ■;■:■'-■'. ..■■"■■-.■ ' - ~■.■;■■ ~.,■ :; All\over 1000-acres—Tax.' :, !...■' ....-.' .: . '.'■ ■ " -Also, the following alteration in the Customs IMH-;; : .-:■■ ■ ;i;.;:-.-v--.--,-:.-- : ■•■ ■; -.- ;. '■ .'• All. .Tobacco• of,.every.; description-r-Pree of .■-.■.-.;■.■. -. duty.":.-,:•■" :.-,:•■ ;;^" ; . :'•'•. !\-i-■'■■'-:■■ .: ■■ •■': :.■"■. ■-.> .- All articles of Food that cannot beGROWN '•:"■-. 'in the Colony—Free,bf.duty. ■■••.'. ' ■ ••.'For'the-working: : Farmer,-the-Governmenl'to' ..survey.,,in:good.,di6tricis'and form main roads,: and.to'let , on ; a';ten years' lease.on' a rental of S-ipercent. up to two,hundred acres, tho first ,'four. years rent free,, but certain 'improvements' must be:made during, the tfonr years, and the ■'owner must not be fallowed to' sell underten 7earß.;v-- / 'v v -:^v-: : .-:';, v - v -. v .v.■.•.-_.:•.■ .••' :??.':..,■ ■■ ::, ; j '■' ■''..< .•"■'■"■-'. : .''';'"'. : '"'.!'■:.■•■■ Yours,'eto., -'■■'■■ :; - " "-:•■-■■'■-' : :: : ''■;■ ;'- ■■ : Ky'- J-': E. JOHNSTON.: : :N.B.—No exemption-from the-Tax. '■'"■ ..•■■•'•;■ ■: ■; Liberal' Newspapers please: copy;' •V;