The Death Duties Difficulty.
DEPUTATION TO THE CHANCEL j LOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. j IPBB. PBESS ASSOCIATION > London. Juse 16. The colonial Agents-General have had an interview with the Chancellor j of Exchequer respecting the death duties. Sir W. Harcourt strongly maintained the right of the Imperial Government to levy death duties on property held in the colonies by persons domiciled in England, but said he was willing to discuss the question of modification. He objected to the South Australian plan of reciprocity, as it would, he said, involve differential treatment. The Australian AgentsGeneral denied the legality of the tax, but in the eveut of the Chancellor insisting on its being imposed, then reciprocity was the best compromise. | Sir W. Harcourt thanked the Agents- J General for expressing their views on the matter, and he explained that the couference was not to be regarded as an official one. He suggested a further meeting, and the Agents General agreed, the Chancellor intimating that the House of Commons did not intend to finally discuss the clause until the Bill reached the report stage.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 342, 18 June 1894, Page 3
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