AUSTRALIAN POLITICS
•m* ; THE WESTRALL4N BUDGET. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Perth, December 14. The Treasurer in his financial statement said that the dry season in the eastern agricultural districts necessitated extra expenditure for water supply, and prevented the Government collecting conditional purchase rents amounting to £22,000. The revenue for the past year waß £3,850,440, and the expenditure £3,734,000. After wiping out the deficit with which the year opened, a balance of £13,399 remained. He estimated next year far a deficit of £104,402. He intended to introduce a graduated land tax and income tax.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 145, 15 December 1911, Page 5
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92AUSTRALIAN POLITICS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 145, 15 December 1911, Page 5
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