HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1917, Page 4

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House met at 2.30,

REPUES TO QUESTIONS,

Replying to Mr. Isitt, Hon. G, W. ißussell said there was no pow?e ip, lw to enable municipalities to o£ep maul •hops, Such shops in A-Uoklaai not municipal, b«i Gavtrsm.wit The matter was, k»w«r«r, of ualiijbportance that fce •evemmw.t wealS probably bring down a BilTgiYtag jew* ers in this ana The Premier it*M UMt'WßaftcA of Trade was leatii to-nkht to «m« I sider the quostiea of establishing at 'least one meat shop in Chris tohuroh, ' Replying to Mr. Eield (Otaki), the Premier said he had not heard there was any shortage of kerosene in the Dominion, Ho would make isqiiiry into the matter.

Replying to further questions, Ministers said: That persons arriving fnfoa Sehleswig-Holstein , would be regarded C 3 Germans; that, in view o{ tlia difftculties of transport, it was impraetic ablo to forward to each man at tiu» front Christmas gifts in the sh%p» of a tin of New Zealand butter; that it wouH be an Qvwlaatljjg. digyraco i|,ra« creation grounds passed into the of mortgagees during the absence of «us soldiers, and the Government would, joia with the public to prevent anything oj the sort taking place; that locVl eanjt>« were not considered necessary for trainihg the Second Division if they weri called up; that the poller liavw iodU'M* tioni> to take all pMubl# steps it m. press illegal bettig it the OmMmi considerable diffieuliy, h*wev«, in obtaining evidence auffisient to ww. cute those. porsoni who were btU*Te4i to be operating as bookmakers, as 'the bulk of their betting transactions is donf under assumed names by corresponding*. The Poliea Dapartouat ha« draws. Mw attention of the Ptai aa.d TeinctmV euthoriidM to Ue makers of the port Milvices, and regulation* ta deal with suspeeted p«r«eMji»ir* u*d«» consideration;,that initial stage t»war<fe a weeds survey and to&trcfi Investigations had alrsady'.fofftn *»frfTL aud these matters will, in' vipw at tkeS undoubted importance, be prmtmfcrfi as rapidly as eireußwtanca* pwwit. On ,the motion of the Premier' th« names of Messrs Hudson and 1 Clotm were added to the Cast #f Living Com. m.ittee, ;

Sir Ward tatUd a numisr of typical cases under last taxation and the proposals in tlia Budg«t.

REGISTER OP WAR LOA2f S3SW£,

Sir Joseph Ward, mov«4 th* weenst reading of the New Zealand'- Inscribed Stock Bill, which, he explain lished a complete register of war lpaa stock, thereby preventing loss ez improper use of such stoek in the even! af it being' lost or stoles. The Bill -was treated as a matter of urgency and mrt through all stages unamended.

BUDGET DEiBATE, 1 On the House resuming at 7JO, ,th# debate on the Budget was ceaUkueji Mr. Mander, who deprecated iituMk upon capital, boeauie e&er fc» every pound of capital wouli In required to increase production. H» od the extension of, the prineipl* Ot graduation on incomes above and foresaw grave hardship undw .tha !' mortgage tax. He put in a plea for 4k better feeling betwsen town and country, as neither could afford to despise ttib I other. He thought It a travesty vjm our patriotism that wa had to 'vtte, ft in, inducement, freedom from iuuH-tn Ito get the money w« ae«d*d fer Wo. He urged th» ef th» Mving, tanning, paper, and fruit ULiwW*. As a means for helping retuin*d nrWltriy who, unless assisted, would in tjaaS come a dangerous problem •» «ur bnprit Mr. Talhot (Temuia) «xju'mr*4 &• opinion that the Budg«'i f fcU : mt Mkm, * sufflaiant toll of lowed into the Bszoinisrr'iiMe the federation of war. It was idle ! to the waf could ibs.flnafcuisd by ' liu taa>> jurer's trick. Taxation, and berry 'taxation, was th» : only \i] i;* siu!4 ie«t the bill. He could ttet uaagis* tion of the community «hj*uSa£ to be& a fair chare of the tatiu. a. At jvweat tiuu was. eyiflsuc#aiMi ganoe The wait? should Be iliiilaa % taxation, which th#. Budget providti raider four head*—income, laud sprite*** customs, awl ttmu»em*ii|«,' IfaliafavrM the'first, he layered a*,?nif«h > ! meM)i M possible being obtained Iron that w«k«L Uli* itorease «ovM M »t •>+ 'ti# tsi; a time like thU, wkta the war greatly-increased profits. At the sum* time there should be a diffamtwllUS between earned and mwarned lneoasl, as in Britain, He also supported tbd suggestion of surtax en ferge Now aggregation was going on in tla IS|minion, anjd for that reason be tlvSrsA more severe taxation en htifrr properti!# Ihaii the Buiiget proposed.' Ths tax oik tea' foiuid no ravor with the speaker, bul he advocated draatio taxation on lux*> ries, especially on motor cars, <oany $1 which were not utility cars, The nient tux should be extended to t and the beer duty should be subsitwtijr ally increased. ' The adjonrwaent of |he debatewad a*v«i by Mr. Statham, and rose at lA£9 p-m.