Parliamentary.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 920, 20 June 1891, Page 2

Parliamentary.

HOUSE OF BEPftttSENX^TiyES J* ! Tuesday, Juke. 16.' $lr Perceval has been >■ appointed? ■ Oukirman of CoraroitW.; ■; .y/- *»*'■■"* * «•« , ( TSK FINANCIAL BTAIKK3KT, i-^ Kiy , w; Mr BalUnce, Colonial Treasurer, delivered the ' Financial; Statement W' J Tak«day evening:.-; The fql lowing .ifcrA^F. pr«;w ."— ; '- -a-'-' ■'■ ' ■'-■■■'O t yyr-i--:ix%ofl . The expenditure For 1890:1 j showed anlexoess of £$OVpOO pr»r tHe. ;, of an extra meeting of Assembly,: *nd °ihA coinpensitibn paid to rttreufched*' off ci»U of the ''£&tit#r\"'£i%M i *ltlu d pull at subsidies to Lpqal ßpdieg^ d^l coijnt on drafts to £11,000; ftailvrajs cost £28,000 more than partly to the strike, aiid partly to ,incr^tgcd traffic. Defence " expencliCnr^ 1 i Was more than- the mtateT^' c, jEhe reronae for^that year way £4,282,504, or £151,000 more thtn tlia, estimate. ;.;-"''

JEhf turplas on March 3 let Jaafc iipp. £^43;965 15s 6d. ,)AVj ( ' On that iate the. gross public de6t' s waji £38,832,350* * an ' yjre'alfe of £1164,000* dtiringth* year; An *'- ° n r I •;■ \; : ./^im^^;;;;;;;;;;;; h y^ Th» estimated expenditure for? th&xi 'barren t year is £4,155ji05y or £4s,Bos«>< less than for last tear." Re vends « (I d54,2J68,80q. ' ' Burpl«k "rnig^ ing a tpial of . A> !l jSifrglJ& A r ! ;;; :■'!.• psdposixd: s ,:^v^,i i-na .lV The Colonial Treasurer proppsefj .j&V,, reduce the postage rate to Id :afci«;pa<s|>f of £40,000 ; to open up land fbr!aettleyd| inent, £30,000 ; duty oq Nttire le*ms, £6000 ; deficit m Land funds, £22,000t v to | pay o£f the, 188,8 deb^^lO^OOO. "Total £198,000, thus leatlhtf a^rplus of £60,000. ' Drastic reform i« to bd made m the. Oiril Service. Erery facility to begiren for genuine Und snttleaiunt. ,v . TAXA,Tidif, .■.;>,.;.- i }[ \l , The Property Tax if to b^,, »boli>h^| , n'nd a Land and Inoome. Tax substituted In I^and Tax, improrenients up,. ( to . £3000 are exemptad, and also the jBVOOJ ; exemption. The tax will be grfd^atf 4 - as i under :— .-;■>;;<<. .■ :::;•'-... n „;;■; .v, t ,." : On a total taxable value of— ! £500dto!£l0,000;^d ( i^AOfT on£lo,ooo 'to. I je2p;oQp, t .lia l! " 1 ' '■'*'• ./. .1 On £20,000. to £50,000, ! lp' r ' ! b f' ,-n - : On £50,000 to £ L00;000, lidl" ! On £100,00Q and orer, I^cUaMIW The Income Tax will ba isJiatn**^ and incomes under £150 axe exempt* tncoraes of £600 and undir^ ?art- } maH''"' exempted to the extent of £JSQ, ISuch incomes) must arise 'from' oapitat sunk m trade or commerce. Incomes arjiing from professions, <Sic, will b» exempt to £300, and pay 31 m the £ on the first £200 orer the exemption, 6d itfthe £ abow >hat, Tae ejiimt&i} retard if for Land ' Tax, £266,847 'yfor' Income Tax £102,3 00 ; total £369^14Ti'

Wednesday, Joke 1?. r

CAPITAL AMD LABOUR.

;Mr Regs mpTedr-f" That oa*ii^ jp*^ gard to the» increasing tenaton ] fcetireja «V the interests of capital and labour i throughout the worl.J^ the Gorernrnent be requested to open ooirespon(|en'<^> witt the different Gorernraents of alt - 1 Ejngluh-speaking communitie«, with i' riew to the appointment of a conferenoe fco consider the relations between capital V 9 labour and tb« State, suoh conferenae to .;, naeet at the forthcotuiu^ Chicago Exhibition." Motion agreed to* ■■ .\ .':• Ai -

ELECTORAL BILL. , Th« discussioa on this Bill ,w«». »4>. journed.

Thursday, Jumk 19.

In the Hoasa of Representatires, tha> Sydenham Endowment Bill was introduced. The Bill proruling for the pay* rnent of Coroner's Juries was rea4 a. second time,- and also one on the subjeot. of Chemists' examinations. The Conir panics' Act, of Mr Seddon was also* read a second time. The debate on theElectoral Bill occupied some timo t andl? resalbsd m the second reading. - . v I