DOUBLE INCOME TAX.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 152, 30 June 1916, Page 5

DOUBLE INCOME TAX.

Received 8-30 p.m., June 29. LONDON, June 29. In Committee on the Finance Bill, the House of Commons negatived Mr Annan Bryce’ clause exempting from double income tax money allowed to remain in the Dominions. Mr. Montagu.said the Government was prepared to confer on the subject at the next Imperial Conference.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

DEOP IN FREIGHTS INDICATED,

A NEW SHIPPING LINE.

FBEIGTIT SPACE DIFFICULTIES,

Svdnev, June 29. 1'

The Government intends to legislate to reduce hotel license fees and rentals. The French Government has accepted the services of 20 Australian nurses, provided they are fully qualified and possess a knowledge of French. The Rosen felll Company, Sydney, has purchased the barque Daniel. Latest English files state that Houider Bros, have decided to run a monthly service of modern steamers between San Francisco, New Zealand and Australia. ... Private cable advices indicate a decided drop in the freight market. The Associated Chambers of Commerce ard convening on early conference to formulate a uniform product contract throughout the Commonwealth. Melbourne, June £9. Mr. Gilruth advised the Minister of External Affairs that Dr. Jensen ha* withdrawn his Tammany charge, explaining that ho did not understand the word Tammany meant corruption. The Federal authorities have refused the Fijian Government's request to give Fijian maize preference. Brisbane, June 29. The acting-Chief Secretary, in expressing approval of the shipping deal, referred to the difficulty of finding space for Imperial meat, and said that large supplies of meat were in Now Zealand, where an agitation was a rising,to divert ships from here. Happily, Mr. Ryan, being in England, is able to obviate this. Had ships been diverted, works would 'have been compelled to close down untilf tonnage was available.