§ MR. CLAUDE HAYTo ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether it is intended that Transvaal mines, already existing and still to be opened up, shall be taxed on the same basis and be equally subject to the 10 per cent, tax on profits; whether it is intended to increase the tax on profits beyond the 10 per cent, rate now in force; whether the profits of this tax will be devoted to the ordinary expenditure of the colony, or partially or entirely devoted to meet the service of any loan issued in respect of the cost of the war; and whether he is in a position to in dicate the course to be followed in regard to making the colony responsible for the cost of the war.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain.) I regret that I am not at present prepared to add anything to the statement made in this House on the 29th July, in which I laid down the general principles on which His Majesty's Government would proceed. †
§ MR. DALZIEL (Kirkcaldy Burghs)To ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether he is yet in a position to give any indication as to the date
†see preceding volume, page 42,218 when he will be able to make an announcement in reference to the amount of the war expenditure which the Transvaal is to be called upon to bear.(Answered by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain.) I regret that I am not yet in a position to make any statement on the subject.