The tax charged on the rateable value of house property is not a heavy burden and might be increased without imposing too great a burden on owners of property. But I do not regard the present time as favourable for increasing taxation in this direction, as recent sanitary legislation has involved a considerable outlay on house property, though, should the necessity arise, an increase might be made.
13. After a careful consideration of the arguments advanced by the petitioners and of the views held by others on the subject of the taxing of European shipping entering this port, I am of opinion that a charge of 24 cents a ton imposed on such shipping, as harbour dues, is not an unfair one, and is not calculated to injuriously affect the prosperity.
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charged on the rateable value of house property is not a
one and might be in creased without imposing
heavy
too great a
burden
on owners
of property. But I do not re gard the present time favourable
one
a...
for increasing
taxation in this direction,
as recent sanitary legislation
has involved a considerable
outlay on house property, though, should the necessity
might
arise, an increase
be
A
be made.
13.
After a careful
con
sideration of the arguments d by the petitioners
advanced
and of the views held by
on the subject of the
others on
of
taxing of European shipping entering this port, I am opinion that a charge of 24 cents a ton imposed
-on
such shipping, as harbour dues, is not an unfair one, and is not calculated to
injuriously affect the pros!
peity
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