21 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
1
In a Palmerston North address Sir Joseph Ward challenged misrepresentations on taxation. He cited customs duties per £100 imported and argued higher revenue reflects prosperity and wages, not higher taxes. He noted stamp duties and land taxes affect only a small, select group and pressed the public debt’s favorable interest trends.
At the Australian Medical Congress in Melbourne on October 20 Professor Allen warned the fall in birth rate was deplorable, chiefly among the middle classes. He urged responsibility from parents and praised infant protection legislation while noting a drop in tuberculosis deaths.
The report notes a fall in income tax revenue to £860,380 and details the distribution of incomes below £60,000, with twenty earners over £60,000 totaling £3,799,728. It explains two thirds of tax is indirect and lists sources of gross income totaling £943,? million, including lands, securities, and professions. The value of property passing at death reached £316,697,079 with several estates over £1 million.
At a Wellington trades and labour council meeting on Labour Day issues of invitation to the Premier and government ministers were debated. A motion to censure council members who commented in newspapers was proposed, an apology to ministers was suggested, and blame placed on the Independent Political Labour Party to discredit the government. The Liberal Labour Party faced criticism for its stance. A prominent union official warned he would resign rather than support that party. The discussion extended past midnight with no decision. the matter to be revisited at the next meeting.
An English press roundly lampoons the President of the Board of Trade with a Heaven chalkboard dream where a dreamer must list sins including inexactitudes. The heavenly crowd tells Winston Churchill to fetch more chalk as he steps forward.
A repeat offender dubbed the dress-ripper targets ladies gowns at the Opera House in Wellington. Detectives have pursued the culprit for months without success after a Saturday incident where a young patron’s coat was severely cut. The case follows prior statewide concerns about similar mischief and broader notes on local crime dynamics.
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