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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 196, 5 July 1870, Page 2

'-•■<- .'■-:-. y-\ : --YM' .'i ,-.' u.d'i '. •■■ . ros-'jfH; / K:c;-,_i * '■ | -A crowded meetj^ng r /W9Bi-.vheA4jjat the; Provincial Hall last-night, for the purpose StaimeQfe ..aMri A* f i^.Ti!Biei^&s© r iiaviugj •- r-^ffi^t^^(kftwt}^if^a,U!inTei^nt}i[B 'adivef-j ' *iseWntn^Hin»^the3iife&ting; !,f(i ' ) jAi-> / s'tWoilat the nead of the requisition, ;> hej ; would introduce the subject which was. one of tbe greatest-importance to the co-j ; lony at large jT^he^^'ingincial Statement! [ commencp^t%sketc^ing-with hand! the present financial state of the colony,! but thejgst_gaarter was left open and only! , acTapproximate was given for that portion!' of the ,jear._ Jt .appearaj^howeyer, that'/ the debt had 1 been 1 largely lbcVeased, and \ hadr^enj.exceefled r byVf le^fc iot^OOQ;!. It^ was now )pifppoesd to borrow Jen. millions for immigration and of railways throughout' tßre'isiihds.^For these rail,#ay§Tt would be l uettfssafcjr sftf^p6rfehas'e''4 large Quantity of4ftt»*PWorif W3 bTti^es iv the^Nxjrth- Island/ 1 bwe'-'f<)>f o 4bS# tid sion had been made/~~The whole scheme, which' f! wcfoid!; ii^ r^la9 L! 'e^^tf^(f^- appeared';to n,Aye .bSen f Jh^tss n ojro9te*icted with a! view»to..misleadrStt'd>iiulnbug the colony v A~i^ellrConsidere.d r pfeii '.for. borrowing mon^y pjaj&^i^^Xi^li^i^.eerm i tain purposed Kmigh't' be so ill digested im!prfi , cfeieAbl6.)a'schenle as that before them w&^ctfl&iifyted, to injure the cdony f , known'ther§:|hat it wa^prqppped to/borrow Bi^ milHousjnaEid to,, alienate- a large portion -of "thei^t&iKls" "tibw looked^ upon as secpfity jfor pur/ present debt,: I bsft-^cinedit bVmost'prejudi- : Cially affect©d. T^tHewWeV demons it might i

t>e to promote ijnQpigj-aftiop p^i public works >y means of aJlo^o/ the subject ihould be approached most cautiously, but than the Treasurer's scheme it would be difficult to devise one more reckless or roore-calcu-lated to retard Ac progress: of the colony and to keep immigration away from our shores. Witb -regard Hhe ; tariflf^nappeared thatahe femi&ion of taxes was on articles which entered rery Kttte~h^t^^ge•neral consumption; /whereas, on the other hand it was proposed to place a duty of £t -per ton. on flpuri../, lt/must be remembered that this tar would not merely be felt on imported flour, but on the wiiqle of that article eotisumed in $6 colony, ;for/tjbe; price; of flour wjas not regulated by ; the ; gi*ow[ers in Nbw" Zealand but by the rate at Which it could be imported ;' /frlienUtwas dear outside Jhe colony, . it ,wpuld .be dear bere^hd vice versa, xhusir would not nicely J>e the -sum paMi-into.ftheireyeotueuthat would be felt but it would also be felt in "the advanced prices paid forlioine-grbwn corn . Iv ahprt it , meant that ,£91,000 a, year more than at present would , ! have:; _tp . ]be paid -for this article of consu m ption alone. It was also proposed to levy taxes on other goods in such* a way that they would press most . heavily - upon the .. ,digge*s ? '■ who already w^re ithe largest contributors to the revenue, and upon the. working-classes generally. If. the Government intended to go ia. boldly for protection they should be consistent, and .raise taxes on goods that were consumed , hy, all members of the community, but this was not the case, nor were they.: protecting . all our native industries, for instance, it was proposed to take off the duty from sacks and woolbales thus discouraging ihe manufacture of flax. ..If it were necessary to raise more revenue the Government should have considered the: propriety of a proper ty*;and income tax instead of laxtng-the workingman's . loaf. He would /.dotjctudei; j>y moving the following resolotidb .• — That this meeting cannot but regard with alarm the proposals contained in the Colonial Treasurer's Financial Statement to largely augment Our taxation; to carry out by means of -enormous loans ia scheme ;pf public works ioj ; excess of our requirements, and to introiluee into our fiscaV system, the principle of imposing taxes to benefit particular classes. Mr. Dodson. . seconded^ the resold^ tion. __ ' '. -.. .-^.^Jd^.XtiGHT^^r^.rwXsl^ed,; to ..move an-araendmenti:.:(; Hawas^ -pleased,' to .see so maiiy people met : ibgethef ;tp discuss/a iar£e question yiiictfiiffette^ .^ibe : whol^o f ,th'e,*co^^ been ;tried by - jour! legislators but /all' their efforts to- prolfnoW the 1 Welfare of' the 1 cbloiiy ■had been ; complete"!}*'- paralysed. ; When first he read ' Mr. Rogers, f^che^e , itv'yi/ai's with, ,much 4pp^e^ensipp, Vu t > he was, .now •disposedoto: view atmilctunore > favorably. -hhd ' -for • ;Wnse' r tiA^'.-beeu a- • '6fy Idr inintfj^tiokbutfit^ _ port, immigrants w}p^p}iCi^Tq^^\^^gQ pu&t jc , w,6xksV> BP3 -a 'this! it. 'iwHh #?«•! 1 P£9?posed .to. Dos i . oWiith vtegasd ;to!pr.6t6ctrae he- ' fully Bpprbv^d^f ! them '■'■-a&'-h-e \ beflfsyeji.' yti&tji would, p^^rf'he'fe 'qu^^.'.Vs :welfc; as.Vi^ they were introduced a stimulus .rwas .given. to mauufacturesi.of*-aill;-ki!xids. f ■-• /No industries- conld'/be-.&tali-fed'^Ve'Tifthe "ifrarke^ 'we're;; every ! .B6'w ahd 1 V^lfeu :'tj'&fele 'JJTx *.-v(;!:ir_ :■.■>■• 1 1, yl!'; .■.'.•« V." -; *_ 3i;;j .■/.■•■•■•■•t<i •>_?; j ; , MjMSP 'Smhyv/WM jwoumpMi m& systematic ' iind ystcies. which i Hrould^' give regular and constant employment '•'• 'to .laborers, ■ ferythertf frs^fidthlrig%o'<a^ 'isfng 1 . tb'. men', as^t^h^ve' Wofkj'ifq^tw^pV !s*£?C !,|o, employment***! . He; believed 1 thei financial scheme was. wellii worthy -of consideration. At^p^esen^~%e- , hftd;'Onl^ the* telie^agWc stati^en't^^^ cOuid^'read' ithe" speecne ; s a jn^.de ,spqp Jit/we could see how matters' were drifting, but at _pres,ent, he ( f hou^h^, should Jbe supported", and'he fcblieved 'that* if "carried -oat l7 '<-> days— r \jfould 0 * 'be o: *isi : : aUte m° ;y Nißw' <U '" T -W'"' > '-ssl& move. . as .an. fr amendment ,;^/VT^at in "the "jVof •, J c .ilns ;w nie.e^ijQg V Vthe Einanciair , Scheme: rpropbsed by i tl« Colonial Treasurer 'cdmtaendsitfs^lf "to the earnest cpnsi(lerati^h : of j , ; arid further, that this iheeting is of opinion tliat a prac tieat modification of the !same, to suit the' ''urgent 'necessities^ of the Colony, will ' tend to raise it; from "its depressfe'd;'state."""(Loud applause!) . i; ,.. r _"Mk i ;''J^EYESTAM'\secpn'ded the amendment as he considered the,, resolution was premature and that .ilrwoirfd sfimpiy be^h insult to-ourfepreseiitatives to instruct to*em • how to } vo£e upon4 : 4SeßtiHn^ljat we had not-^

and making ouraelveaac^oairtted, with, rj'.Mf*" Bv^'^ j^'iiff'', W' tti*t at fiWt' sight the proposed acheaoe most, taking one. T^he enormous! jlp^n n*s i! »n[ - JHftC-^Hf ?, : S^\ n *^j^ )?^ ii cer (aiijly : woultl fce f SfnaziiigW : Jolly ! • f&i* ;-flCcoK yo M te'^7^|&eyteSqi'iraW/aboJDt it at end ol'teh years •?■ W© stioold pull «ry'l^g ficd^lieh the little Mi c^e : / ij» , :iro^ ,^ili^ 1 r ;^, !: of ijtluit we, iiad aireao^ ha^ainple 1 experience inthe casp of thle war loan. jHe'^might approye ; of a moderate lipau, hut this was to be dope ,qn such' a frightful 'scale ! that .t.h.e people- shoulil rembhsijrate at once. %ct r1 ';tjbem, 'bri'n^' pfjew Zealand favorably, 'hefo^e the ' English ;pe<>ple at a time when th©: f ptib'lic i !nath(i .was; :set, on einigrat|o:ii, let; i^iem t endeavor to raise New Zealahd !in^!tswi estimation ! of ihe Jiome. co|itit^y hjr all legitimate means, an "would induce .' tjie 'people ! w;e ! wanted, to "come. ,here~people witli 'money in, their 'pQckete— -l>ut hb would en treat; the peopjje ofNelson ,to pause before .giving assent tp so Wild and extravagant f ascneme as that propp'sied'hy tW fJolomal Treasiurler. Mr*H. B. ; Jackson would support the amendment; ... The. meeting he,cpnsidered was premature, as they ; should^ ,.hpye Mf. Yogel's' reasons; before them before passing judgment upop his proposals, the more so that his successful treatment of fin auce /during the past year entitled him to favorable.consideration. The immigration scheme combined i ; y?ith .th#t of; pubiic -.wofks; appeared to- him; to be, the very : thing , New : Zealand/ wanted. -Another .great point in it iwas fixing , the war expenditure upon the , JNortTr .Island. Hitherto the South had heen paying tpo much : towards ; : the , war, expenditure

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i^~m^ikCiiACiiC^^ iiiij*';T/r fltsiytraß osjiouo'K* tmv n^m lain la jwrtf mH%r J9^ c? tr poptflatWn, thenf.rcapital to,provide them with work; }be r increasing Jqur individual deot if in .doubling..the sum rtotaL we alsp doubled ,the.popu|atmn ,(Mr. aacksqu then dtew :n.J\:n OIL ApnjA *?..;'7 --tiUn A '.iaii'l ntft .y. .a mnst. a'tractive picture or the nourishing '•"•w --i'.i/'iiki ,iii',<''A-y,;.3<ji>oAi(-, so o'^wqcP state^of.the c.uon-y., after the expenditure of the Jo*m). .The proposed alterations "in ,t&e",tariff would/.riot greatly" increase the taxation, but/if they dM, it would.be inthe right, direction. o 7New r Z'eSlarid 'was* well ialile* to growr'all -"the '"jwheat she"rp;q[uire'd, !anii;: r' liy ''doibg ''fifi^'' ex>-ctly '$ 1f,'60Q,66b1 f,'60Q,66b would be saved'to the country. 7lt wiis •7J;.< ifyxU Hint Ay.my.a "-..raiii"''-:: 77 ',*,, evident thnt more revenue must be obtained ,«,nd it should be raised by. taxing articles that we were -able to 'produce. ■. i, ,-|,( ..,..: j '.',- rl\i\-, £!• !i<J'-','" ''ii j'' -, '•, ' i To "object' to the proposed sclieme ', would v .ii'jrfi! i!;ii«M-.: 'rfitfjti -..,-un : n-.')\ r >*ii-, n •- .bn to., say; t hat we .w ere with the present state of'things arid, '&ie would' 'ask, was that the caserne did not' riieati' 'to say th'atlthescheriie was entirely righ'tj'but, ait all Event's; it Should' be- well •considered •befo're!cbrinpri')nirijj)'it. ;p- •' ;!'; :: •-•'-'! '"'■ -: Mr; 'hJ6Wd/n would ask hbw the town was to r pros per if :ih% /farmer's' could'-'-not sel I their /corn, and -th'aV was- :the 'case at preterit, as;their Harris Were all full "and th'ey;c6'ul'l not even give'it ai way. Iristead. of seriditig riidne^iout^of the place: for wheat it would He far' better to; purchase hoihfe pro-1 ore, arid the farmers would then. haive ninri-y to pay their laborers which they •could;not;-<!6 now..because.because they 'gOt \ty -'■'': '' '■ •'- '"' J: ' ' •'!■-:.'•/. Msi Burn'thought that<tb'e'-there proposal" to fasten the war/expenditure on the North Island should ensure for the financial sfatemeriTa fair; consideration/"''Safely it was far better' to/borrowTnioney for increasing our. population than...forr r 3he purpose-ot keepip|r;up asfaridiugkrmy.? Afc present the North Island did hot pay its proportion of taxation, and could not do so owing to its relations with the Maoris. Mr. Johnson said the corn imported in 1868 amountedto £319,000, arid' he would* ask wh'ch was better-— to piay7£9l,ooo towards the reveriue, or to send i£319,000 out pf the country, The financial statement, he thought was.deserving, of much serious, consideration. ; / The am end ment was then put and carried, about 70 hands being held up for, arid tea or a dozen against iti .;:; 7 After a vote of thanks to the cliairirian the meeting separated. .•.•-.,