TO THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 636, 13 October 1909, Page 4

TO THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

'•; Pass the following programme into Law, and the Land and Xabour Trouble, will bo settled'forthe' next '• ~ ,■".•'. ~ \ the:lnjustice of the 'present.land, .. . . and'income tax. ; ■A-person with V.53000 capltal'-goes into busi-. noss; he makes-',aprofit of£6oo,_ h ßy 'ho Act he is allowed to'tako'off his ront and.expanses, sayi i3ooj ho is.also allowed an exemption of JI3OO-rSO'that.\lio.,.ptiys no tax. ; •..'..■ ~'■ , ": A,farriier. T XHth'''ie.looO buys,a,.farm.' He. ia allowed to'take'off his improvements, say,: ,£500; ho is also' allowed'an—exemption--0f-.£500; but ho-has .to pay tax on \C2MO, Id. in the &-M'ti. od. 'Is there oriylustice iri'-this tax?. lucernes, under. ..£2OO, free. . : .-.'.... ■■•'. :Over..£2oo up to XiOO, Gd. inthe'jC— £s. . Over JMCO upto"*£6oo, 9d. iii'the. <Cf-je7 103". ; ■..:to' JM2'-ioa.- ■■'..v ..'..■■■■"■...'■■ ':•; ;.•■.- . Over ma up,'tb'JßlflOO,'lß. : in"the. J5-£2O-.toi ■' '■ ''JM2,105.-. '.-.■' -•■■ ""'■ ■..'• '•'■■; ""■•" Over iCIOOO up to £2000, Is. Cd. in the £-£K' to JEJO7 10?.- i■■■•.' - .v'." '," ' ■'■' Over £2000 up JESOOCZs. in tho X-iIOO to jE2o7'lob. . • -. All over i'MOO, 2a./6d. in.the.'A \ .Penalty for sanding false' return—First offence,; S? fine double the amount of, the tax; and .■expenses; for any subsequent false,return, a fine-i-ot'lver-tiines tho''tax;and;ox»euscs;>and. lib addition NOT LESS THAN THREE MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT, without labour, but with strict prison regulations;: because the person who makes a largo income ib a CLEVER ! SCHEMER, and makes his income out of other people's labour, whether'in TOWN or COUN-, J M. ■•''.:■ -"v ;■;;,, :< : f,\-. :.././';■;■■:• ■ ■ ■ Now, how long will the working farmers and tho working men of Now ■ Zealand carry the burden of taxation for -the -': benefit', of tho ■CLEVER SCHEMERS? ' ' Also, have tho following Land Tax made :— Owner or owners of 4000 acres third-class .'land—Free. .;.';•; . All-overUOOO aores-Tax.,v- . ■■ ■ Owner or owners of ■ £000 ''acres second-olasa '.• * land—Free. ..... AH over 2000 acres—Tax. > • ■ -Owner er owners of 1000 acres first-class land I' —Free. ■ ' ■ ' " • ■ '■,-. ; ■ All oyer, lOOO; acres—Taxi .-■■■'. : / Also, the following alteration in the Customs Tariff:- : '"■- ■ . .--.. . '~ All Tobacco of every description—Free of ; - duty. .-■■- '■■'■■. All articles of Foodithat cannot bo GROWN in the Colony—Freo of duty. i . Forth'e working Fanner, theiGovernment topurvey in good districts and form main roods, .and to lot-on a ton years' leasa on.a: rental of 5 per cent; up.to two f hundred 'acres, the first, .four years rent free, but oeftain improvements .must be made during the four years, and tho owner must'not bb'allowed to sell under ten years. •■:,:.-■..'■ ; . ■-' - .-.■■■■.. Tours, etc., ... ■ J. E, JOHNSTON. N.B.—No' exemption from the Tax. •. . Liberal Newspapers please copy. , Advt.