HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Inangahua Times, Issue 77, 2 September 1878, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The Houso mot at 2.3 C, On tho Houso rc»uminflt Insfc night Mr Ballnnoo, in moving tho flocond roading of tho Land Tax Bill, dolivcred a long and argumentative speech, justifying all tho Government; proposals and adducing a quantity of statistics in support of his argument* The Hon. gontloman did not confine his remarks to tho Lnnd Tax Bill, but touched upon nil matters con* noctcd with tho general Hoboino of tho Government finance, nnd invited a fr«o dobato on tho wholo question. Ho spoko for ovor on hour and a quarter nnd sot down amidst applause Ho was followed by Mr Woolcook who replied in do tail to many of tho arguments of the Troa< surer, whoso proposals ho held to be , morcly tinkering with tho tariff. Ho ohpooially oombattod tho imposition cf-a tax upon Joint Stook Companies and Loan Societies, as unjust and repressive of tho industry and enterprise of tho Colony. Mr Sounders heartily supported tho prinoiplo of tho Bill, but took strong objootion to many of tho details and to somo taxes imposed on other Government Bills, Dclalour strongly suprortcd tho Go« vornment in a veay long spocoh, Button said ho calculated that all tho remission of taxes in tariff on nocosßaiioa of life amounted to 2s Od per hoad. Dobato and Houso adjourned at 12 SO,