Financial Shirkers

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 October 1915, Page 2

Financial Shirkers

— ~q ijic oi uie AikKiaiiu .'itoi.-u j.Aciiiiuge [Mi. t<. .i. J) in We;, when iiw- \ aig Ui.,l ii iu,natiuJi oi tiuu Ue made u> tlie raiiitjtic 1' und, said lie considLi'ed a l>l i.-jLilJv*J 11. H.i ULVII llliiUC ill Ulb nijj, Llu.hU juiuirt Ijy ijcyying. He- lea I.IUL Lilt! ii'g.rtJ.'ltuld Silollld Iwie I'liCli io the idea thai U men ueie io go anu pi.-I'hajte die ior Uicir country, the re->t oi tlie jjeoplf iiiu*i ijc prepared Lo provide uliat lmjiiey «aa loquired Lu JooK ;,lu'i- Llh.il' dependents in the lutiMc and care lor thoise »iio retu.rned iioro wounded. Hie Oovcrnnient should come lorn aid and raise what money wa> required by taxation. The people generally were, very generous, but there were some who were not giving in proportion to their income, and it was Hiich men who could be reached by proper taxation. When he wanted to .sec was proper taxation, under which uH had to pay according u> their menus, instead of this begging system, under which the generous people were lreqticntly (.'ailed upon and others etscaped. Mr I , '. Hull, in seconding tin; motion, huid there were men who could well afford to give £5,000 whoso names appeared for comparatively .small doimtions. Personally, he advocated a graduated land tax, and a penny m the pound on sugar, which would raise all the money, and save this begjnnj;."