LABOUR'S IRON HAND.
DEATH TO MONOPOLIES. By Telegraph—£ress Association—Copyright. Molbpurna, October 7. The Anti-Trust Bill introduced in the. House of Representatives provides that a' combine acting to restrain trade is guilty, even though its action is not to the detriment of the public. It is not necessary-to prove intenj;. '_.•.:•■•.• Another sub-section makes it an of-, fence to enter into competition with intent to destroy or injure an Australian industry.. The defendant wil} have to prove that '■ his action is not injurious. ■'..'"•.■ No person will be excused irom answering questions on the ground that his statements would, incriminate him, but such statements are not to be given in evidence against him in any proceeding, except for an offence against-the Act or for perjury.' . ''..- -..:' "BACK TO THE MIDDLE ACES."
LANDOWNERS' VALUATIONS. Melbourno, October. 7. In committee tho Land Tax Bill, oii the motion of Mr. Hughes, AttorneyGeneral, was further amended by providing that any peison who, with intent to defraud, should undervalue his land by 25 per centum, should be deemed guilty of an indictable offenco, and, in addition to other penalties prescribed, should be liable to forfeiture of all or part of the land undervalued. - Although the amendment was carried, tho Opposition strongly objected to it, asserting that the punishment was too drastic, going back to tho Middle Ages. The Government has decided to call for applications for the offices of Land Tax Commissioner and six deputies to administer the Act. In tho Land Tax Bill a' definite absenteo ih made to mean a person who does not reside in Australia, and a person who is absent half the year.
PROGRESS OP BILLS. ' (Rec. Oct. 8, 1.10 a.m.) Melbourne, October 7. The. House of Representatives has finished the recommittal stages of the ■Land Tax Bill. The third reading has been'- fixed 1 for *' '•:•'-.;■' • : The, Senate ismaking good progress' : with the Navigation' Bill; in committee.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 942, 8 October 1910, Page 5
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313LABOUR'S IRON HAND. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 942, 8 October 1910, Page 5
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