... other causes. Some old stamp duties repealed, and waiting for the new reductions, to come into operation to-morrow, have no doubt lessened the receipts from that Source in the last quarter. The total abolition of the soap duties, which produced 12,0001 ...

... new tariff' the reduction of the duties on wine, spirits,, and sugar, as well as the total abolition of the (luties on a number of smaller articles all tending to swell the revenue. We believe, how- ever, that the wine duty may be considered an ekception ...

... anew tariff, the reduction of the' duties on wine, spirits, and sugar, as well as the total abolition of the duties on a mumber of smsll articles all tending to swell the revenue. Wie believe, however, that the wino duty may be considered an exception to ...

... circumstances in con- nexion with the payment of duties about the period of the Budget last year. Stamps will yield an increased revenue to the ex- tent of about £50,000, to bet accounted for by the new penny duties. In Assessed Taxes no variation is likely ...

... effect of a reduttita in dity as has ever been experi- enced. Tlle excise duties on the three quarters show a slight increase, from 14,210,0001. to 14,I307,000'. ; the stamp duties have risen from 7,029,0001. to 7,135,0001., in spite of some minor re- dsuctions ...

... or import duties upon it are 100 or 200 per cent. be- comes a staple directly ynu reduce these duties to 10, 15, 20, or even 30 per cent. Now that the principle of protection is foregone, a Minister is bound to consider export and import duties as sources ...

... in Scotland and Ire- land, and on wateh-cases-to commence on July 6. The abolition of the licence for playing-cards dates from September 2. The abolition of the im- pressed stamp and the adoption of the halfpenny rate on newspapers will take effect from ...

... frther loss of 207,0001. onaccount of the tea duty maybe assumed to be compensated for by the growth of that and other customs' duties, nnd the second ?? of 260,0001. on account of the fire insurance duty may, perhaps, be also neglected. It would, however ...

... tion, we would notice the several protective duties in which Ireland is interested, which are withdrawn. Chicory is perhaps not very important, nor shall we stay to advert to the total abolition of the duties on damasks and cambrics, as we do not much fear ...

... 1861. 1861, 1862. Customs ?? £8,821,000 £0,9D82,000 £6,147,000 |£,724,000 Exciso ?? 5,171,000 4,221,000 8,806,000 0,044,00D Stamps ?? 2,18C,000 2,018,000 2,096,008| 2,203,045 Taxes ?? 1,363,000 ICO,000 1;282,000 36S,000 Property Tax 2,688,O00 0D1,000 2 ...

... Chancellor in reference to stamp duties will legalize letters of credit or cash orders on demand on payment of a penny stamp. Letters of credit for a forward date, no matter in wyhat shape they are drawn, will be subject to the same stamp as a bill of exchange ...

... lvertise- ment nor stamp duty has to be pair, and thus by this remarkably clever contrivance, which we learn does not originate with the Stamp-office here, but at Somerset Houte, the revenue loses from £100 to £150 per annuum in advertisement duty, and the trade ...