The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-15

OyDON April li-The statement
showing the revenue and exDendi-
i lures presented IN tile house OF
..-rrsus today by the chancellor of
,-s e,-heauer Sir Michael Hicks
r.srr when opening the budget am
rarrremeu-s. showed a total ordinary
v7srlrur- for l982-Os estimated at
rarag.p with war charges amount
inc to ef.456G00 making a grand total
n c1-lG9ol0. which is e12,9S5.00o be-
pr the total for l90i-o2
Ias cost of the wax for three years
r4s els503a000. but IN addition 70
Che hope of repayment from the wealth
d fhe TuusyaaL there was their share
+. fhf Chinese indemnity, which was
,rarv valuable asset and would prob
Fv be- devoted Co O. reduction OF the
rr debt The nationalist members
rn.caIv cheared the reference made
b. The chancellor to The Transvaal.
Tho chancellor Of the rNchequer esti-
rafad the total deficit for the present
year az r15S-1 l01. To the deficit must
tsa5ded cI6.6JU013 To- ElIJQ5,on0 adcl-
tral war Expenditures.
A dug, os 5a per bundredWeight is
n1os.d 0n G0Jr and a duty of Sd per
b1lredweighJ is placed on wheat.
Tha income tax is Increased "a penny
a. The pound sterling he estimated the
uar revenue for this year IN the basis
OF the present taxation at &4alS5,O00,
r-t Including the cost of gT2tuities az
ta a5 of the war. the transporting Of
irao1s etc.
ZEE said war was a costly thing 40
wage and costly thing to terminate.
After the war was over there would be-
tte great expense of the relief and re-
settlement of the Two colonies and the
rsH6sknC ai farms. He hoped that.
u--1 durable peace was made, parlia-
ueut would De generous and loan
money Tor restocking the farms, not
only of those Who fought for the
British. but Of those Who had been
honest enemies, ana whom they now
hg0ad make friends. and for railroad
ans other enterprises. To serve 10 de-
yelCp the two states. IL was his duty
NOT 20 take rosy view Of the case but
90 provide for the worst
Hopes Tor Peace.
he hed hopes of a happy result from
the conference iu South Africa, but he
had PIT rh U aside Prepara lions Tor
the C0uuuua ECc of The war were TIE
best guarantee ri peace.
Sir Aiien-sl k'c.-s-Beach is seldom
dramatic. but when he referred today
o. The government intention 90 fc-
stock -ae BDar as Wen as the colonial
farms his voice rose TO an eloquent
pitch. Ills gesture. ass ne spoke iu
praise of the vdlor of the Beers ana
expressed his hopes for subsequent
friendship between Brit0u and BOer.
took the house with him. and the
cheers. especially from the opposition.
prevented the speaker from continuing
hs speech for some moments.
During this pause the chancellor Of
tha eXcheQuer turned toward Mir.
chamberlain. tho colonial secretary.
Who sat pale and m0t0nIess. plainly
none Too pleased at this official recau-
tation Of his unconditional surrender"
flrHu.a.
shore important perhaps than the
curious forms OF The new taxation. is
The statement made by the chancellor
OH tnr eNrnrQuer that the government
l..l ate-lel to- the Bo7r demand con
.n'ns The restocking Of farms.
At Tate hour tonight the Associated
cess learns upon excellent authority
tAal ,Ae principal provision of The
ll1seg namely. the treasury loan or
So So. -.l.a. upon which Sir Michael
.l-'As-b5ach was remarkably reticent.
'.' q serious bearing upon the peace
question There appears 10 De a verv
s-'as belle. n the cabinet that. owing
i" me expected early termination Of
,-e var The La-ou1000 viii never ue
When that section of the budget gets