IDEAS SUGGESTED 1. That it is unjust to grant subsidies to municipalities and counties on the hand-to mouth system. 2. That it is unjust to improve property by the local expenditure of
borrowed money, which' is a burden cl;i ;fly'on the customs’ revenue and falls on consumers and non-property holders. Property should be improved by local taxation.
3. That taxation on ordinary articles of consumption should be relieved as much as possible, and income and property should bear a more equitable share of burdens,.
4. That, waste lands should not bo sold in large blocks to monopolists before being opened up, hut should first he 'opened np by the State, and then sold at an enhanced value.
5. That.lunatic asylums, hospitals, and infirmaries should he maintained by Slate funds, aided'by local ton Times.
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Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 254, 15 September 1877, Page 2
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