TO THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 640, 18 October 1909, Page 8

TO THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

'Pass the '■. following'.. programme • into. Bajr, and' the Land'< and'-'-iaDonr. ' Trouble''will;,; by settled 1 for next', generations^; x t v';:, ' ;' ; Y THE 'INJUSTICE' OP• THE, PRESENT' LAND •.r'ANU^NCpMB^TAX,^;-, , ;.;,':;-^ ■•■ A-person Mvith.isflOO capital'goesjintoj.bnsi. ness; le-m.akes:k , prpflt. of.'JEeoo. By r the Act he is allowed to tafce '. off.his rent.and expenses; say, JC3OO; he is aled' aUowcd,.ali exelnptifin ,01. jaOO-so that he. pays .no" tax.:,, ", %, :• ;. ', A farmer with 'X3OOO. buysra'.iarm. -. ■He ie allowed "to--take'..'off.-.his .improvements, Bay, ,£500; he is also an;.'; exemption--, .of Xsoo;.but ho has topay.lax 0n..X2000, W. in (he £— JEB 6s.'Bd.'. ■Iβ there.any, justice in : thii ■tax?' .-■•. •; v " ; ' "A- : '; ■ rv ' " ■■'/■v'''incomes'under w£2ooy. free.-■■' ••.•■,' '.: Over'Jß2ooup to'jElOO, 6d. inthe.X—XS.. •'. ' OVor '.£4OO up to-wCOOO, 9d. in-tho £— 37,10! ' 'to JCI2 10s:- '-"-.>'■"'■:■.- v. .■■,::...,■:.■■;>:,■ ' Over .£6OO 'up\to i£1000; .Is. iff.the A—£2o t» : "!■■'-"■je32.'ios.-'-.-' .■■:■''.■•'■.■ ;;.'■■ - : ' ■'.' i, '.-!- , : ' • OVor:\£ld00 up to X2000,.15.'6d. ihtlie J&^Jlii ■'■■■ to- JEIO7• ios. ■ ■'•■'■.'■• ::'■■ ,'. ■-.',".'..;.■'.'■.'-:"■'■ Over , £2ooo up £3000, 2e. in the JB—'JElOO.to ■' ' ' •■.■jE3o7-"l<ta;- r ■'■■.-. '■' ' ..'■",'.' ;.;■•'; All over £3000,; 2s.'6d; mthe'je, - : ":'::,' 'Penalty for- 'sending false offonco, a fine double' tho oiuouat. Of the;.tax and expenses; for any. subsequent falso .return, a fine'of five,times,the \tax and oxpeEscs. and in addition NOT •.' LESS THAI? : TfIRKB MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT', without labour, bat with', strict ".prison, regulations,; because the person whcKniakes alarge;inoome"i6 aXLEVER; SCHEMER, and makes his income out of 'other people's' labour, whither, in- TOWN • or', COU NTRV. „;■;.■; .■.•■';■■' ,:•.'•. . •.^/y'.'.'f.A" Now, how. long will-the working farmers, and the .working, men... of New ?gjland cany the burden: of taxation' for .'■'the'.'?O.cnefit',: of ''the 'CLEVER',SCHEMERS?, ,"-.-.- ,: .'-.' : . ■■.:■.;.^\ :

Also, .have the following .'Land Owner. or.ownors 61 40110 '■' 'acres: 'third-class ■-■.•■land-Prefe:'r : ' , .'-A'v'':».-v'- , . ■■*> .'l'.v .';/; ill over 4000iaores—Tax.'i '.;- '.■";• '.•'•,;.'-'\ Owner' or owners of 2000 acree :seoond-olaw .'.land—Frcfe."-■'.'.•'■-.■ ■".■".'"■•'V-.'V'; ■'•'■'■'.■ '•'."■ ■"•; ' All over 2000, aores—Tax. '~ ..■;■'..' ~':''

'. Owneror bwners.'Of.'lOUO acres first-class land ■.■'.•■ —Free.. ■■■ .■■:-■ '• .",■■.'■■•■■■■■ .'i.■.'.'.': ■■• . : All over'looo aoresi-Tax,',■ ■<' :■'.;'• :f v'l- . - : ' ' ~';" ; ''Also, .the fallowing , , altcra'tib'njn tlio'Gußt'orai Tariff:-,':. ! ; r; ■^^: % ;.';;.;7 : ;,>:':■■;;'■;; > : Alt' Tobacco of. oyory* dcKiriptioi— FretI/of ■".'•■ duty. ; 'i - ■'■ ■ •'- ! ■; v,y;£. V ■H-'.'-' ; '-'.' 'V-; , : i.r : All articles of Food that cannot' bo ■.GROWS- •• in thb duty.' '' ;""•■ : •■ sFot tho working Farnio'r, tho.G,6virnraent U Bnrvey in good; diGtricte'iind.(orpi-.iniaiU' roadi and- to .lct.ona ten. yenfe ..lenso : on-ii reptal 'ol s'pori cent. up. to two',' hundred acres,- tho first four years rent free, but; certain iraprpTemerit* mast,be mado during.tho.four■ j-eors,' and thi owner, must; not be' : ,allow , ed to sell.''under tor ■years:,V\. ..._ ; v '.t::.j.-!', ~•;-,:•.'/■'. - : .-i-■■■■:.:.■ - ■ ■■"■•>'■.:.; .' ; 'V»:-'m v'>-'''Tpnrs.-et«.;v 'v:'.;" -■■:'■■■ ■ k\.:'' : .-^'^- : -■'■■*> $>■ Johnston. I ! '■ exotorVtipn"\froni;..th<! Taxi ; .;';. ■'"■ : -, ■y -Xiberal; NewsD'a'Dors'plcaso.,' co^j,"...'' v '■'Wi'.l