EARL OF LLVERPOOL'S OWN

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 December 1915, Page 3

EARL OF LLVERPOOL'S OWN

Wellington, Tliifl Day. The third and fourth battalions oi tiie i\ew Zealand l ltille Brigade (liarl ot Liverpool's Own) left Aiaymorn camp last night and proceeded to Kangiosu camp near Piulmerston jNortii wnere they will complete tueir training. i£>Ll&TAlJ£X'l«3 lx\ AUCKLAND. Auciiianu ,iws JL»ay. Auuiiand has completed us quota •. i oU_' men lor the 11 til itemiorceweiit:,. i.uv loitrivvuiu uultt iiitiuuvo iiu ju oo iij-ouiituu uuujjjcji una oy . ill uUICi UiilllCllv..i. *11 LCi' UuiUlg ma [ I ap no quota ior tiio lim, »iucKiana . »iiu nas a surplus oi -iuu in an orauviiiv; 10 luiin uio nucleus 01 me i-wi ivwuuu'ceiiienis. m uue last tnree ! 1 tuutlieu \JO lln.ll, UN iNu^-iiiboi^VllAL'a. jLonuon, JUec. i. Jlconomy uy suciukc in mi iiuii-esaon-ciuio wus uie Keynote oi a nne speeju nj tiie iu. nun. xx. n. Asyuitu at a coma'cuce oi iuuuur ueiegates. ouvou iiuiuiiea uuogates u ere pi esciK, tuuaj (j<i luv pntUumi intruded Loionei uuuu nartl/ anu oiner liiiaiu-clau niemueis oi uie ULoueo oi commons. Air a. ileiiuerson presiued. ii.e liauoiu'iDes, who nave a great aiiectiun lor tne iu. jion. u. xi. *is>- | quiui, roce up ana greeted iiini witn a lenKiiiiuuie demonstration wnen He enteied tne luui. in a caiin anu impressive si ice eii no analysed uie nuance in atniiing pnrases. He saiti that we are now witnin measurable reacn, oi spending live millions a day on our navai and military expenditure and we nave been nnancing tiie empire ami tiie Allies since tne war started., and the total now was £I}vM,UU1 } vM,UUo } <JOU. in.'se liguies were unexampled in the nistory of this or any other country, jum emphasised the enormous sacrifices tint had to Oe made for tne war, but was suae the burden on an classes would oc gladly and joyfully borne. Any excess, either profit or wages, which are not returned to the State in loans or taxes, or not employedi in necessary industries and public services, was so inucn loss of national revenue and resources, and therefore so inucn injury to the national cause. "1 lay down that proposition both in regard to profits and the earnings of the working class.'' Continuing he said ' tiiat the inco ne tux had : been thrice multiplied and tiie super-tax largely increase, andT an excess profits tax imposed. The Government urged tradie union loaders To prevent anything in the nature or a genesral demand for an advance in wages The Goverment had done much to make profits or earnings of capital to contribute their share fo rthe prosecution of the wax.