Show I ASKED TO GIVE SIVE ENGLAND GASH CASH I Jersey and Guernsey Requested Re S quested to Make Annual British S Contributions to Exchequer by Secretary LONDON March S. S The S.-The The channe channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey ma may maywell well be called the happy Isles Not No only does nature favor them with an ar Meal Ideal climate but they enjoy also alS S most m of the advantages of being virtually vir S parts of the United Kingdom with little of the burdens of membership member member- i ship In that political body Although only a few miles from the coast o of 01 Prance France the Islands are British dependencies dependencies de de- deS S and while having th the privileges of British citizenship an and I the protection of ot the British nav navy and army In case of need are In It matters of government and finance practically independent Attracted b bythe by bythe the low r rate te of taxation many re retired retired re- re tir tired d English people pe-ople have been ml ml- r Ung to the Islands since the Ute war finance tends to come to a level S however because this Influx of prospective pros pros- pe pe tive residents has brought up the th prices of house property in the Islands so BO much that what is gained gaine through A low t taxation is nearly canceled by byI b r I high hig rents and house prices CONTRIBUTION ASKED fI The home secretary y has now addressed addressed ad ad- ad- ad dressed letters to the bailiffs anc and i States dates which Is the title of the governing govi gov Soy i bodies of the two islands asking asking ask ask- ing them to make an annual contribution contri contri- Il ution to the Imperial exchequer ThIS This ThI S was recommended In the report of th the commission headed by Sir Eric Erk Geddes which recently tried to devise methods for government economies p and financial reforms The recommendation recommendation i Included also the semi- semi Independent Isle of Man best known as the home of Hall Caine Calne the nov nov- J j Each Island made mad made a a. contribution 01 of pounds sterling toward th the expenses of the great war The home secretary says the government is not fbi notI I unmindful of these contributions of ot S m money ney and the men from the Islands who gave war services in the tho forces S and continues It is not necessary that I shan shall dwell at length on or the grave fh financial ancial position of the United Kingdom the thi enormous burden of taxation which Is placed upon the British taxpayer S In order to meet the cost of the war and the serious hindrance to th the re revIval revival re- re revival vival of Industry and commerce an anto and To ID the restoration of normal conditions conditions conditions condi condi- which this ta taxation Involves RECOMMENDATIONS MADE Th The Tho recommendations are that tha Guernsey should contribute annually pounds and Jersey 0 pounds which would mean an an annual annual an- an annual nual taxation of or 6 C pounds 17 schillings schillings lings per head for Guernsey andr and 6 6 r poun pounds s 11 shillings for Jersey The Thi letter points out that the present ta atlon in these islands is less than thanS S 3 pounds 10 shillings per head bead cornS comp compared com corn S p pared red with 17 pounds in the United Kingdom the national debt resting on the Islanders about 12 pounds per capita and on the inhabitants of Britain Britain Brit Brit- am ain 1 lEO 10 0 pounds The Tho British government has bas no power to enforce this request but can r make It as a a. request only If the legislatures of the islands see fit to toI I agree It will be a a. hard bard blow to the emigres many of ot them people with very small incomes who have haye sought refuge from the tire war after-war high cost of living In England I |