... Land Revenue, &c. Land Revenue sayer Abkaree Total Laud Revenue, &c. Total Assessed Taxes Total Customs Salt.—Duty and Sales • )ilium Stamps Mint Post Office Electric Telegraph Law and Justice Police Marine Public Works Receipts Tributes and Contributions ...

... in another column. He therefore proposed to abolish the duty on some scores of articles which produced little, and to reduce the duty on timber, currants, raisins, figs, hops (te. The paper duty would be abolished altogether. Only 41 articles would remain ...

... all civilised countries there are endeavours made to keep them with accuracy and fullness. But with the recent abolition of the import duties, it seems quite unnecessary to keep up such a costly establishment as is done at present for the mere recording ...

... But there can be no doubt •on this point. that his incessant labours in the House of Commons hastened on the abolition of the obnoxious stamp by several years, and the debt of gratitude due to him Lau ;aster /et Won suffiviontly recognised. ...

... also abolish the Superintendent of Stamps and Stationery and thus effect a further saving Re. 16,0110 per annum. The duties of the Superiatendeut are not onerous and the Secretary to the Cnief Commissioner Customs, Stamps am., could easily hake charge of ...

... of work, which the stamp officer must needs do himself. His duties fall mainly under three heads. He has to procure sanction to refunds of the value of spoilt or damaged stamped papers ; he is supposed to watch over the sale of stamps throughout the district ...

... Charles Trevelyan in his disposal of the surplus. The duty on Iron, other than machinery which is free and cutlery and ironmongery which remain at 10 per cent., is reduced to 1 per cent. The duty on all Wines and Beer is diminished one-half, to one rupee ...

... clear the moral atmosphere of these provinces. Truly yours, JAY. Noulmola, October 12, 1860. THE STAMP ACT. To the Editor of the Friend of India. Sta,—The Stamp Act is working ruin in this District. Advancing on cultivation which iscarried en largely at this ...

... instance the Superintendent of the Department of Science, whose duties consist of occasional strolls through the Lucknow Museum. In Assam, it is found that one officer can discharge the quadruple duties of Inspector-General of Police, Commissioner of Abkari, ...

... authorities, of special establishments for stamping newspapers; and proprietors were compelled, at great expense and inconvenience, to cart whole tons of paper to these places in order to get them stamped. if the stamp was once impressed the Post Office was ...

... on the advisability' of reducing the import duties instead of modifying the Income-tax ? Will Rajah Diokur No be allowed to repeat in Council %%hat lie has published• in the Gazette against the Stamp duties? Is the despotic executive graciously satisfied ...

... excise, and stamp duties which form the main branches of English revenue, are very paltry elements of Indian. In the year which preceded the rebellion the entire customs yielded a nett revenue of no more than 786,0)01. The excise duties, which included ...