... ABOLITION OF CHURCH-RATES. Numerous petitions having been presented for and against the abolition of church-rates. Sir J. Trei.av. moved that the House go into committee upon the church-rates abolition bill. After some remarks from Mr. Packe in opposition ...

... of the abolition of the stamp— The question of pirating article, of intelligence by one from another has boon brought under the notice of your Committee by witneeeee conversant with the newepaper press, and farourable to the abolition of the duty. The ...

... operation, is thus estimated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer— Soap tax - Stamps Assessed Taxes - Colonial postage Tea duty - Reduction of duties on provisions - Abolition of duties on small articles in Tariff ------ Reduction 416.000 348 ...

... But it was also a boon to other newspapers, which bad bitberto been prevented the stamp on supplements from publishing such supplements. The total abolition of duties of this kind was a very serious alter. This was not, as had been said, a tax on knowledge ...

... overjoyed areporl just its committee th? House of Cmmmm, reeosmending the abolition of »•.. Newspaper Stamp. *. must confess, however, that never could look the removal of this impost, in any way that has been suggested, boon either ourselves public ; and there ...

... THE STAMP ACT. The house went into committee on the stamp act, when the resolutions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer were propo red by Mr. Wilson, and carried without amendment. bill was founded upon them and brought in. Mr. Pmi.vn brought forward his ...

... reduced duty and arrears of collection. There is decrease on the Excise of about £9oo,ooo—of which the abolition of the paper duty and the shortened malt credits of last year are a sufficient explanation. There is an increase on the Customs, Stamps, and ...

... the imposition of a i»enny stamp upon cheques, and said it was most odious form of a new tax. After some observations from Sir H. Willoughby, Mr. Slaxey, and several other members, the bill was read second time. STAMP DUTY ON BANK CHEQUES. On the motion ...

... the deficiency. He should obliged find some substitute for the paper duty, but as yet saw none, lie 1 that the sdvertisement duty was heavy, but if the house sanctioned the abolition of taxes to the amount of £7,303.000, they might at once abolish the ...

... small tax !, n ] There demand fur repeal the a,i v 1 tiscnicnt Duty, and as the tax yields litt| ' j its abolition would benefit to trade. , - possihlc it may l*c acceded to. fo i ny stamp newspaper*, still think it is more than an equivalent for the BenfiJ ...

... course to be taken those who are accountable for payment of duty in respect of any succession, Mr. Mullins moved the omission of the provision that if the duty assessed should exceed the duty assessable according to tbe returns made to the Commissioners ...

... repeal of the taxes knowledge. The motion for the repeal of the paper duty was lost to 197—that for the repeal of the newspaper stamp, 199 to that for the repeal of the advertisement duty 181 to 116. ...