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MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1928.

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The officials attribute these oc- currences simply to a run of bad luck, due to that element of human fallibility against which it is impossible to provide effective safeguards. They point out that never before in the history of rail- ways has so much money been spent on safety appliances and safety measures."

THE BUDGET.

TAXES EQUAL FARM.

A RELIEF.

INCREASED USE OF OIL.

the

A large section of the public, chairman, at a meeting of the Colonel A. P. Heneage, M.P., the perience with summer time ended however, is uriconvinced and is in- Central and Associated Chambers] clined to suspect that the standard of Agriculture at the Survoyer's last Sunday, March 4, and people

of efficiency among the South are wondering what to make of it, African railway officials has de-Institution said the agricultural in- whether to vote for it again or to clined, and is declining. Al-dustry was in the position of a man wipe it right out as a failure. One though actual proofs are difficult! sceing ・the approach of thing is quite certain, it has not to obtain, it is felt that, owing to maternity nurse, in the shape of been a tremendous success. The the pressure brought to bear on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Indications of popular feeling are the railway administration to with tripleta-rating relief on land, rather the other way, and the odds assist in solving the European un- rating relief on agricultural bull- appear at present against a renew-employment question, a percent dings, and relief on agricultural al by Parliament, at the coming age of men of the wrong type has freights. "And he is not sure Besalon, of summer time for next been introduced, and-its effects that with the doctor's bill he will season, The farmers and country will be increasingly felt when the have to pay they are worth it." folk are more than ever against, it, older raliway servants, many of (Laughter.) and the towns are not so unanim- wnoin, were trained on British He viewed with alarm the im ous; as they were.

railways, entirely disappear.

position of the paraffin, tax. Since The trial given to the daylight-

Hitherto railway accident in the last coal strike much more oil saving principle in these Antipodes quiries have been mostly entrust was being used for heating was due in the first instance en-ed to the railway and other Gov- cooking in country districts than. tirely to the efforts of one man, ernment officiuis. in view of the formerly. The farmer had no Mr. T. K. Sidey, M.P. for a Dunedin fact that the South African rall desire to benefit at the expense of

State owned, public the agricultural labourer. constituency, who, year after year ways are

(Hear, for seventeen years, besleged Par- opinion has demanded a different hear llament with bills under various system, and Mr. Roos, Minister of names, until last year he, managed Justice, states that boards of in-

and

Mr. J. Sadler, Cheshire, said that

to win both Houses to impose sum-quiry will in future be composed while farmers appreciated to the mer time on the country for four of a magistrate, a railway official, full the freeing of their land and months, from November to the be- and a third person unconnected farm buildings from rates, they ginning of March. It was a hard with the public service. This is could not overlook one very serious fight to the last, country members marked concession to public item on the other side of the ledger. and even Ministers assailing the opinion, and shows that the Gov. The farmer in his busincas had to bill tooth and nail, and the fight ernment appreciates the fact that pay the tax which would produce

dissatisfaction is rife.

the money for the relief of rating continued even after the bill be-

on his farm property. came law, for some rural bodies refused at first to alter, their clocks. However, amid much grumbling from the country people, the Act came in and has been given a fair run. The weather in November and early December WSA propitious, but from then on till the end of February there was during June, 1928, standard time in the rates. Then there was the almost continuous sunshine, with for the 120th meridian, East of, increased cost of oll for lighting only an odd shower or two in the Greenwich, is as follows:- and heating which would affect most

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'On a farm of 150 acres it would be necessary to use a motor-car for business purposes and a motor-lorry to convey pige, sheep, and cheese to market. The amount of petrol tax that would have to be paid would just about equal the saving

Sunrise. Sunset, farmers.

A.M. p.m. "The item on the adverse side 5.88 7.05

will more than counterbalance 5.88 7.05 the advantage which the farmers will get from relief in rates. Then there is the question of delay. These extra taxes are to be collected from the farmer for eighteen months before he gets rate relief.. The Govern- ment will be in his debt before that relief comes in October, 1929."

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The Union' railways were long noted for their remarkable im- munity from serious mishaps. In 1922-3, and 1925-6, for in- afance, there was not a single fatality from train accidents. Last year accidents to trains were

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Mr. H. O. Gardner, Worcester- abire, hoped farmers would not "niggle" at the Budget proposals and press for pettifogging exemp- tions.

A resolution was passed warmly welcoming the total relief of land and farm buildings from rates and the prospect of reduction of agricul tural freights on the railways, but expressing the oplaton that the tax on of used for domestic lighting and cooking should be removed, and that in view of the existing dapres- sion in agriculture the period for the relief of rates ahould be advanced.

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