§ Captain W. G. HALLasked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will take steps to obtain, by circular or otherwise, a statement of the various systems of taxation in operation in municipalities and other local governing authorities in the Dominions and self-governing Colonies, apart from taxation levied by the Government itself, including octroi or other local imposts on commodities; municipal fees, stamps or licences; taxes according to value of land, buildings, or other immovable property, specifying the basis of assessment (whether on capital or annual value, whether on the immovable as a whole or on the land or site value only, whether at a uniform rate per house or hut, or in what other way graduated); and taxes levied at so much per person (specifying whether the unit is man, or adult, or person of any age or family), respectively?
§ Mr. LUNNI will endeavour to ascertain how far the information desired by my hon. Friend is available, and will communicate with him later.
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§ Captain HALLasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will take steps to obtain, by circular or otherwise, a statement of the various systems of taxation in operation in municipalities and other local governing authorities in the Crown Colonies, Dependencies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories (apart from taxation levied by the Government itself), including octroi or other local imposts on commodities, municipal fees, stamps or licences, taxes according to the value of land, buildings, or other immovable property, specifying the basis of assessment, whether on capital or annual value, whether on the immovable as a whole or on the land or site value only, whether at a uniform rate per house or hut, or in what other way graduated, and taxes levied at so much per person (specifying whether the unit is man, or adult, or person of any age or family), respectively?
§ Dr. SHIELSYes, Sir. I will endeavour to collect the information which my hon. Friend suggests.