... chief of the State. The Imperial decree, affects the press, is open much the same criticism. The reduction of the stamp duty, aud the abolition of the necessity of previous authorisation for the establishment of new journal, are laudable measure?. The su ...

... NEWSPAPER STAMPS AND ADVERTISE- MENT DUTY. (From the Morning Herald.) The abolition of the duty on advertisements in- serted in newspapers was discussed at great length in the House of Commons on Friday night, when the Government were twice defeated on ...

... EVENING STANDARD, THCBSDAT, MAY 4, 1893. THE STAMP DUTY. Sir J. LUBBOCK asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the proposed abolition of exemption from stamp duty, it was intended to include the printed ...

... freed him from any ungenerous i remark such as that he diel not originate or did not instantly c.lish the abolition of the duty. Ilis great duty is to j uphoii. the national credit, and the means, for thai he must | no. permit to be withdrawn until others ...

... Reduction in price of the athen.bum. —The Proprietors, taking oil vantage of the Abolition of the Paper Duty, have resolved that the Price should be REDUCED THREEPENCE. ILLUSTRATED TIMES for To-morrow, -M. Jan. 11, will contain Engravings the Christmas ...

... ABOLITION 0-7 TJIE LASIF. Last even:ng a meeting was held at the Hall of Science, in the City-rood, Mr. Murrough. Lite M.P. for Bridport, in the chair to adopt measures for the total and immediato abolition of flowing in the array and naw. The following ...

... on horses and carriages inthe metropolitan district. 5. By the appropriation of py isting duties on stage'and hackney carna^ •'6. [By continuing the duties paid on coals brought mto the metropolis and its neighbourhood. The commissioners deal with ...

... — of a private Bill for the abolition of tin. Newspaper Stamp Duty, on •l anuary ] , ] 8.18. in the course of a prolonged debate, the duty w; is denounced as a corrupt institution and a disgrace to. Austria, while Dr. v »» Bilinski, the Minister of Finance ...

... tbat the marine policy duty may be r« mitted. This duty is 3d. on every B 01. or any part of li)0l. in sured. The grounds on which the remis sion is prayed for are the following. The government calculate that hey derive from this duty a gross amount of 125 ...

... newspapers. There could be no newspaper for the poor man whilst the stamp duty was kept up. r Mr. J. Dobson Collet, the secretary of the Newspaper Stamp Abolition Committee, seconded the amendment in a very humorous and eloquent speech. The Chairman said ...

... praying for the abolition of the duty, now submitted to the in, ,'ioved and signed by the chaiimin. In the course of s few well-chosen remarks the speaker instanced various cases where the public would cleaily benefit by the- abolition of the tax. lie ...

... POLICY DUTY. We me given to understand that Captein sectetruy, will pie sent to Sir Stafford Northcote tone • petition by the principal merchants, Lloyds, and the leadmg marine insurance crepe praying that the marine policy duty try he This duty is teL ...