14 AUGUST 1909, page 2

As An Example Of The Risk Of Injustice That May

lurk in official valuations take the following case of urban land. Smith has a farm of four hundred acres near a big town. Valuer A, who is perhaps somewhat of a pessimist about......

You Can Ascertain With More Or Less Certainty The Annual

return which is obtained, or obtainable, from a particular piece of land for agricultural purposes, because there is a constant demand for the hiring of land by the year. The......

We Are Glad To Note The Concession Made By The

Govern- ment to extend the non-taxable urban garden area from one to five acres. That will prevent the covering of many town gardens with bricks and mortar, which would......

The Government's Exultation At The Alleged Popularity Of...

in the country has been short-lived. While there are no trustworthy indications that the nation at large approves of the new Land-taxes, there is abundant evidence that the......

To Begin With, It Is Clear, As We Have Pointed

out elsewhere, that though there may be some relief in the fact that the Government will pay for their own valuation, a heavy burden will still be imposed on the landowner. He......

On Thursday Week In The House Of Commons The Master

of Elibank made a long statement on the Indian Budget. In 1908-9 India was still affected by scarcity and depression, and the year closed with a deficit of 23,750,000, but a......

• The Position Of Those Liberal Members Who Object To

the land clauses as likely to prove highly injurious to the best interests of the nation is very difficult. They are, unfortunately, too weak in numbers to influence the......

We Feel Sure, Therefore, That When The Report Stage Is

reached the most overwhelming case may be made out, in the interests of the Liberal Party, for withdrawal, and the reconsideration of the clauses during the autumn and winter......