... number ot persons would in ure it the duty was reduced to Is. The present system preseed particularly on the poor man, who could not insurut 1002. for loss than 7s. 6d., the premium being 3d,, the duty 3s, and the stamp and policy le. 6d. Mr. DAY observed ...

... amounts. The Tea Juty was reduced last July, and the abolition of the Soap ?? thof July. Thealtera- tions in the Stamp Duties camueintooperationin October. We believe that, with regard to the Tea Duty, while the immediate loss to the revenue was fully 950 ...

... may be stated as follows: EXCISE. Abolition of the soap-tax . ?? ?? * ?? flI26,000 STAMPS. Reduction of the duty on life asssrance from 23. 6d. per cent. to 6d. per cent. ?? ?? ?? ?? 29,000 Reduction of receipt stamps from the present scale, ranging from ...

... Attorneys' certificates re-l duced one-third, and No alteratioss stamp from 1201. to 801. Abolition of tax on nesvs-l paper supplements, and | reduction of advertise- olteration, meat duty from ls. Gd. to Od. J Daty on cabs and hackney- coaches from ls ...

... or reduction of duties. Since Jan. 5, of last year, there have been two such events. On February 1, the last ?? duties on corn, which had eventually brought rather more tevenue than had been anticipated,, gave place to a nominal duty. On July 5 the revenue ...

... their export duties on rags, and that he thought it was quite right that the Government should do what they could to induce foreign countries to forego their export duties on the raw material. ADMseSIoN or FOREIGN SPIRITS AT A REDUCED DUTY.-On the same ...

... liable to any higher rate of stamp duty ahan 2s. 6d. (exclusive as aforesaid), such lease or tack shall not be available unless stamped with a particular 3tsnmp for denoting or testifying the payment of the fulland proper stamp duty on such ...

... agitation doesinot seem to be consistent. The majority of the duties which would be abolished by this decisive stroke of the financial guillotine are duties on articles of luxury, while the duties on some articles of comparative ne- cessity would still remais ...

... he gave up a million and a half of tea duty, besides 210,0001. of currant duty; but that head shows a decrease of only 944,0001. Under Excise he gave up 386,0001. to beer, besides 200,0001. for abolition of duty, and drawback payable, on silver plate; ...

... part at least, at our wvine duties. He says ;- Some countries have made rules in which our wines are oppressed with differential duties, based on the artifice of the alcoholic scale; other countries have two tariffs of duties, one general, with many p ...

... 000 Abolition. of gold and silver plate duty- Drawback ?? :120,000 Duty ?? 80,000- 200,000 Twopence off tea duty (6d. to 4d. per ?? ?? ; . Currant duty reduced from 7s. to 2s. per cwt. ?? Transfer to local authorities of 3d' per gallon beer ...

... renret not being able (from indisposition) to attend this evening, to join in the demand for the abolition of the penny stamp on newspapets, the advertisement duty, and the excise on paper, all of which are injurious to the public in every point of view. But ...