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SINGLE TAX
MR. R. J. SEMPLE'S VISIT
CAUSE AND EFFECT
i.As part of an extensive propa
gandriia campaign of the southern
,districts', Mr R. J. Sen'ile, vice
president of the 'Henry' "George .
League of New. South WIales, ad
dressed an interested and repre
sentative audience at Knowl
iman's Corner on Friday evenirg'.
last.
. Alderiman Turtnbull, who.aliresided
s-'toniud abl leloiiite lo tins of. ioiigaol
bit on belialf of ,tii citi us of Goul
T li speaker- ttraced thie eifects
manlfestcd in the chronlc t'ate of un.
emrployment ind businesa depiesas on
to tIe impos!tion ,or 'suer ous' taxes
upon' t'ed'U'trtty a d'thioL neglect or ''tle
Goeermnment 'to' substitute "fat /thle"
saue, tle ecsaw. sclontlrc, 'atd equit
ablc. iystm ,ne l by Horny
'I'leostdd'eu declilne In world prices
of ustialetaias 'prtima ilrodi'ctyB 6oul
ed .lthr the i cons (oq't6 'inabillty '
continue tllith C id brrowing ai''d icl(c
lees ,ipndtng policy orft ie imnmedi ite
paset, pieclpitated -'. ctisis elt eren1
scores or ihousanids of ilindiuttrlbii
bouatt .working men and their depend
enifaniiies weC orcd to endurer
condiTions f noto arth or boeing -
tendied to .deceint animals
'CRAZY 'BOR'RWIoi NG ".'
FOr thi yeai r peioE, l id9S' 19'28
ih governments1 oft Austroilsa "reck
lessly conttinued tlho craiy . financial
seyteimo elngndesed b tiie exignie'ii
ofr war,' the averagea ieurv buitowing
n 'thlieso years',or peace B n oi over
a£1 Id ; i006 v c600lad 1/
e'i'd;bod'oo':
orrowig lben'geno. lonitel possible
a 'perioed' or exdilorinl laasItudoe sac
usiiered in. Tie ever-increasinsg ex
tent to .hitchi taxes sete applied ti
inditty eas tile mitasure of its de
.lite '
ID?i'-lli:deaall'I doBds of t10 .poison
us poions of tlie ..l)rbiteolcioi'it.pradi
tictiouers c?tised ..ich st.guationl i"
,usincss and'idtndudtr ' 5?';tslo glive tie
le di ureti' to· ' oe lilis , of ?iese piople
is inedicinir edin
.ie10 tritdirc wi'er ? only eigihi itSii"
inoui 6Gsr didtoitIt ilfpr oiding dutie
·imti;d~S'tffsh< fi? isiti.?.'f i.dgiin?;. fs'pirn~
'lritdls,; Do-rieii' ,l'erbyil:·t~ d "e ,1as?:· 19oi 3"
|thins .p?'ovlded.:10 ·pot. 'ceut; "72 iti~mr?
ioryldoled' 45 pe'r. celit; ?' Le~ms' pro
dofd 0 pi r cent;d alore., r rovdedr Of
beboli'tk wdeie 10 peo crt adelnl tho iee
mrlio niiioiih 5 Of fil.oiiiOsVen
• ",SALE'S'TAX .'" '
Sn ie and dhei o r qiddli onal t pur
ic ald th then fac thatl2 earos oh
pi'otoctioi ntAde fledgling; spoonfedr
ni'iuraictureri' s clunieioits for l
thait therek were 259 tnitem or sb~l
items whlchi 'proyl ded ild vaioiedi
loians of .' pour g or o verml, higllohw
ora fitl . u .l figures -t.e lie .
'friff Boud Rleportn,' .Jue, 1928:9o o
items provided '10 pci cent; '72 ital
provided' 45 pci. cent; 25 Items po
tded 50 l wider cent 1? ?llems ro tdded
25 lier cesiil 28 Itenin frovided 80 pci
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coen; 2i Itemosl pre iieed ba per cent.
SALES TAX
Sailde th and otloic addi ton"al iur.
loinin eks of ia t gov..eriiiri highway
ei bte l uli haidoned iid?ela.r tIo alpoint
o;ey inEtt'tuhibL g 10o 1 t.clwle s ol
labour ad .iidu si y 'tb grdu c "x
tensoni to a aidei epheme of the trted
mid ' testid ; .Sl?mof i?i? ialue ta
lioand coo' th'se hio c.. ryio te??e?'
w'vili of te0 i I tand perei. t . ,.
in'ii fi . "6'ntl 'adtait eed satidl
tlhe spe'iier, this is' thony spiactica'
soilu ci'ftio n offi e ind bsdas Ib
oai "o?oy clsiiti?nl..methis ee?sin.
oiily' to :opeiate in cfoilnityld Wii
niitui'il law,s was ,Is fair aheadl as
eolvent l of ii social pdifficiult eso
the0 various cliim rIca it ~i ooto
Douglief Roosevlot, Socialism, Coin
munlnifm, etc. as a &Icbin'nti iiabioch
omidi to0 th etiigel coach of ol.&
th inks' Ito t1he speakei, stiresising tlif
cidme of w ithiholding fin tusea such,
huge areas of land as aere to be seeii.
niot only arouiid Goubibhl , but ',i
hsco-opeiatioii as cliarn by vote,
a 1ei suileesifu iiimet1ing was con
hinded.
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