THE FARMERS’ UNION IN AUCKLAND.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS.
a Press Association. AUCKLAND, last night. The following arc additional resom tions tarried at the Farmers Umo: meeting here. Mr. Duxfield mover “That this Executive, whilst con . .rratulating the Native Land Commit sio i on their honest attempt to solv. the difficult problem of settlemen of native lands, is strongly oppose' to their recommendations as regard. their proposals for the settlement o the portion to bo allotted to Euro ncan settlement, which, it M' • iffect to, would create a huge Maoi moved “That this Exe t'Utive is wholly opposed to any in crease in the graduated tax for h following reasons: (1) It w a- P ena and class tax, (2) it will probalil. cause great hardship to the lease holder who is now brought under it provisions, (3) that it may act vei; unfairly when trustees have to con trol estates for beneficiaries, (4) tlni it amounts practically to a confisc. tion of 2-1 per cent on the laige estates and virtually compels owner and financial institutions to i calif and withdraw. . Tlns ExccuLv^^. further of opinion tin , , j • ’ >e r l th e C tli <> V prose lit ami that the end aimed at oouM m. he attained by ail increase of deat duties-. 11
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2149, 3 August 1907, Page 3
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214THE FARMERS’ UNION IN AUCKLAND. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2149, 3 August 1907, Page 3
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