AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 September 1916, Page 911

AUSTRALIA.

PAI.T.TNGUP THE U^IARRIEDS

CARRIAGE ANT) COXSCRIPTION

JOOKEY CLUB'S GIFT.

CASUALTY LIST.

JHE CONSCRIPTION QUESTION .&K f . HUGHES EXPELLED FROM A UNION. , Received Sept. 28, g.55 p.ni. Sydney, Sept. 28. The whitrl laborers have expelled Mr. {federal Premier) from the I'n'ua, by a five to one majorityFEDERAL TAXATION POLIO. igUTLIK.ES OF THE-SCHEME.

Melbourne, September 27. Senator Pearce outlined in the House of .Representatives the new Federal taxation policy. It includes an entertainment t& of a halfpenny on threepenny ticket* and a penny on sixpenny tickets, with- ft penny each on every additional eUpei&e. This tax is expected to yield in the half year one million. The wartime profit'' tai 1 proposes to take fifty per tent, of the profits of 1015-1910, allowing an exemption of £2OO, tho profit standard be'ing five and six per cent. This TfaX' B is estifaated to yield one million.

For 1916-17 the profit standard Will.be y pf?en and eight per cent, with an ex- ' tmption of «200, but ttie Government proposes to take all war profits over that. The fund is estimated to yield ■ two millions.'" The jncome-tax 25 per cent, increase •will JSeld oiie million. The exemption ha''lw«i Tedueed to £IOO, exempting married, or single people with dependents lipio £lB6. A levy on wealth for , th« repatriation fund will be made in three half-yearly instalments of Hi per rftrit. on-real-and personal estates over " [£Boo in ttlue. The first instalment is Miniated to yield £3.333,000.

' , r ßecf;\cd Sept. 28, 10.25 p.m. Sydney, Sept. 2s.

« is'genctally conceded that the new tMe*'will fall heavily or all classes. ■ Mttiubtrturora and shippers accept the " w*t isXO&U Jtax' cheerfully, although it i*Hi&Y to hit firn* with small capital. •Twrtriral proprietors oppose the amusei:W*t3 tax. which is levied on the tasings Instead of on the profits. v ' . Melbourne, Sept. 28. Mr, Higgs. explaining the war profits lax, Jfcid that, with regard to the standtLTsf\>t five arid six per cent, for 1015-IG, »n I sewn and eight per cent, for 1016-17, tho -lower rate in each instance Tefer to sompanie* and the higher to private Aran, as distinguished from the pre-wai fiuidsrd.

Received Sept. 28, 5.55 p.m. Melbourne, Sept. 2s.

•J he Federal Budget provide, for an increase in old-age and invalid pensions from 10s to 12s Bd, involving an addiliui.al aitLual expenditure of £87,000. lasi year, pensions cost £2,850,760, -maternity a'lowaneef absorbed £650,715. Far new Wv-rk» £4.304,187 was allotted, including £150,000 for the Federal Capita'., whereon £856,000 ha-, already been •pent, .' Tiie House reeeived the taxation proposals cheerfully.

MESSRS HOLMAN AND WADE.

Sydney, Sept. 28. Messrs. Bolraan and Wade have sunk party differences and formed a National Referendum Council tt effect organisation to secure a majority vote in favor tif jonaeription. ,

Received Sept. 28, 10.55 p.m. Melbourne, Sept. 28. Mr. ■?«?»<* has definitely announced that a:l'single men between the age jf 21 and 35 »iH be called up on Monday, »nd that men hither rejected a: unfit wi'.l ba required to undergo a further examination.

ALLOTMENT OF SOLDIERS' VOTES.

Sydney, Sept. 28.

ilie-Assembly considered the Election amendment Bill and substituted the Clerk of the Assembly to distribute the soldiers' votes in place of tlie party Jeader3 and the Speaker.

Melbourne, Sept. 28. ' Sir Hughes stf.te3 that men who have fcarried since hi- announcement of policy,on August 30 will be regarded as •injle. -

Sydney, Sept. 28. A committee meeting of the Australian Jockey Club allocated £B3IO to charities and funds, including £oooo to tfae repatriation fund.

BeceSved Sept. 28, 5.55 p.m. *■ Sydney, Sept. 28. ,' lUt» 922 and. 22? show the following Sfcw ZealanderS were wounded: Sergts. «* I.', VffMHHii, A. Ryan, Lance-Cor-porat W. Thompkins, Driver • W. J. IWi'cy T. lynch, Private* W. W. Brunjton, J. M. Tynan, A. McOinaughy. ; 111 for tlio second occasion: Private W. Yelly. Miwing? Private P. Rowe. AvtanaA to 4uty: Private H. Elliott.