... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... advocates of the abolition of the stamp- The question of pirating articles of intelligence newspaper from another has been brought under the 1 , sort | your Committee by witnesses conversant with the ne and favourable to the abolition of the duty. 1 OUT | blished ...

... poor man, anxious to make th of his paper, who gets the greatest return f stamp. No doubt, there is theoretically an in charging any paper with what may be call | postage stamp not go through the office ; but it is the same injustice that pervad ance ...

... net from postage duty, and to charge on newspapers and books and papers transmitted by post rates of postage 1d. for every four ounces in weight, and for : . tional part of four ounces ; and amend the laws relating to the stamp duties ¢ pers, printing ...

... 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 ...

... means tion of the duty would not create, but rather disco journals of the character of the Herald, Inverness Courier, &e. But it ts present to enter into this question, as the | Committee may be said to carry its own ref ng to the Stamp Duty, but, in a! by ...

... 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 ...

... 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 than the small tas There is a demand for a repeal of tisement Duty, and as the tax yield its abolition would be a benefit to. possible it may be acceded to, / saturday | penny stamp on newspapers, we stil | jt is no more than an equivalent fo r. Twiss ...