6 APRIL 1912, page 1

The Disposal Of The Realized Surplus Was The First Important

point of the Budget. Next is the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer's decision not to reduce taxation, but to leave it for the coming year at the same rate as in the year that is......

A Surer Ground For Optimism Than The Increased Production Of

gold mentioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer was the great development taking place in the Argentine and South America generally, and also Canada, India, Australia, and......

News Of The Week.

T HE Chancellor of the Exchequer opened his Budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday last. The expen- diture for last year amounted to £178,545,000. The revenue for the year......

The Chancellor Of The Exchequer Could Only Promise One...

in expenditure, and that was £450,000 less outlay on our African protectorates. It will thus be seen that the now expenditure by itself eats up very nearly the whole of the......

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No Doubt This Announcement Leaves A Loophole For Parlia-...

in the end to use the surplus neither for the Navy nor for the reduction of debt. This, we have no hesitation in saying, would be a grave dereliction of financial duty on the......

Of The Digressions Which Are Often The Most Interesting...

in a Budget speech, perhaps the most remarkable was Mr. Lloyd George's prophecy as to the prospects of a boom in trade. According to the views of his advisers and in spite of......