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DEATH C F A FREE TRADE LEADER,

... moved series of resolutions declaring that the advertisement duty ought to repealed, that the policy of subjecting cheap periudtoal literature to stamp duty was inexpedient, and that the Excise duty on paper prevented the increase good literature ami the progress ...

Published: Saturday 08 March 1884
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1180 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TOPICS OF THE DAY

... their own lands but snaking no profits, will be exempted. A new stamp-duty is to be imposed on Foreign Securities; brokers' Contract Notes will be increased from ld to Gd ; an ad valorem duty will be payable on the registration of the shares of new companies ...

Published: Saturday 31 March 1888
Newspaper: Shetland News
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 665 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LFUWICIv POST OFFICE

... the removal Jewish disabilities ; for prevention ef bribery at elections; the abolition of eburen rates, and to allow Dissenters many in their own chapels. 1836. —Stamp Duty on Newspapers reduced from Id; completely abolished iu 1855 Liberal Government ...

Published: Saturday 05 December 1885
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2080 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE REVIVAL OF SMUGGLING. BY A REVENCE OFFICER

... removed by the abolition of the malt duty in 1880. The manufacture of malt, duty-free, for distillation was allowed before that year, but under the strictest surveillance. Malt intended for use in the manufacture of beer was subject to a duty of two shillings ...

Published: Saturday 14 January 1888
Newspaper: Shetland News
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1386 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE SCOTCH HERRING BRAND

... The abolition the barnd in Holland had been a great ad vantage to the Dutch fishing, and a great disadvantage to j Scotland. They produced a finer article, and had the command of the market much sooner. He saw no reason why Government should stamp the ...

Published: Saturday 14 May 1881
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1272 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SCALLOWAY

... Lowther. Mr Lowther won the Lincolnshire election for himself by denouncing the abolition of the oath, the extension of the suffrage, and lauding the imposition of asa duty on corn. He won the North Hiding election for his friend Mr by almost similar programme ...

Published: Saturday 27 May 1882
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1463 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DEATH OP MR WARD HUNT

... instrument in. A sample instrument safe past, 21 stamps. A. M. WALTER. 6 Mayton Street, Hornsey Road, LONDON. Foreign postage stamps—j. w. palmer’s Catalogue of Foreign, English, and Colonial Postage Stamps for the present year now ready (pp. 80), post free ...

Published: Saturday 04 August 1877
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2773 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

PRESENTATION AT WHAL.SAY

... the was expressed that the duties might soon be taken off fish imported here. There is no immediate prospect of a general abolition of import duties. If the tariff is revised at all, any reduction, at first, will be on the duties of raw materials used in ...

Published: Saturday 03 March 1888
Newspaper: Shetland News
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2349 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

FIRESIDE JOTTINGS. IV. HY HARMON

... minute design The signature and stamp of power dia-ine. SLAVERY. We are apt to speak and think of slavery as being a thing of the past. To many people the coining into force of the Acts of Parliament for its abolition, and its final disappearance flout ...

Published: Saturday 15 March 1890
Newspaper: Shetland News
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1238 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LETTERS THE EDITOR GOOD TE A 111 S M Sir, —Being well disposed towards the temperance movement, and feeling some

... of Scripture, and the chemical processes of the stomach, but on the expediency of adopting such a course of conduct is will-stamp out the manufacture, sale, and use of all alcoholic drinks, and thus you will become no slanderer of any man, but a fellow ...

Published: Monday 03 February 1873
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1231 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WALLS

... absolutely necessary ask tor and have only Todd’s Quinine Wine, and to see that the name of Joe Tod is upon the Government stamp pasted over the cork of each bottle, manufactured only by Todd, Chemist, Carlisle* OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. QUEEN’S PEE H. Friday ...

Published: Monday 15 February 1875
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1400 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Letters to the Editor

... King William IV., intituled Act to repeal Act of the present session Parliament intituted au Act for the more effectual Abolition Oaths and Affirmations taken and made in various departments of the State, and to substitute declarations in lieu thereof ...

Published: Saturday 23 November 1889
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 6544 | Page: 4 | Tags: none