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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 202, 14 December 1871, Page 7

TEH GOLD DUTY. 2?oio that every mining district of importance can boast of their Mining Associatu>ns, it would not, we presume be out of •place to point out a way in wh : ch thzycoud confer a lasting bemjil on tlie miners of New Zealand: Since their agitation, on the Chinese Question has proved to be labour lost — owing, we thi/nk, mainly to the weak resistance offered— we would draw their attention to the Export Duty of 2s. Qd. an onncz on gold, which we think is an unjust tax .on their Iqbour. If the Treasury Offices are low, and need replenishing, why should one class bear the brunt of all? Why nob charge so mvxh a bushel on wheat, oats, &c. ? or so mv-ch on presened meats ? in fact, fjnt an export duty on all provincial p)\ d- cc, so tJiat it iv I be dlvilel? It will be ansvjered that it «• necessary to continue , the Export duty on gold io ineei'tlie extra cost entailed on Government for the nymagesneui of tlie Goldfields. For instance, the admirable rostds ive have co)istrucied to the same; also the enwmonst evpenae of paying one Warden, one Gold Bezeiver, one Clerk of the Court, and three policemen to lotk after four or five districts, with a population of over four thousand. Tlie revenue derived from mineis' rights at one pound should be reduced at leant io one-half. Applications, registrations of claims and water races must be something considerable, not calculating the amount of dutiable goods consumed by miners, ichich is more thin an equivalent for all they receive. We io.>u.ld suggest that petitions for the abolition of the Export Duty on gold, also for the reduction of miners' rights to one-half, be drawn %vp, and two or fliree delegates, according to population, be appointed from each district, all of whom to meet in Dunedin- on a day agreed v,pon, to present the petitions. Let them be men who are determined to have justice done to their clxss. TJieg must not be put off with the worn out sop of "Oh! we will see into the matter, and let you knmo in a few ,wxks what can be done for you " Now is tlie time for every miner in tlie Province to rise ' up against this unjust imposition. Let them rasolve io agitate until it is removed. It they- but act in unison and shoic a bold front, the bovernmmt dare not neglecl their demands for their rights. If that course should be of no avail, toe would advise them io luy in a stock of gunpotvder iea, warranted to go off Meihember Cox Hkos., Storekeepers, Waipori. Down with Monopoly /—[A" vt.]

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