... amiss to observe that during the present week, by a vote of 17 to 15, the abolition of the law of • Settlement has been provisionally decided. If Parliament can do anything to stamp out the hereditary pauperism which prevails, it will be a matter for general ...

... to the abolition of the newspaper stamp duty, and to the question as to how the Trouse of Lords could be made to work harmoniously with the opinions of the country. With respect to the latter subject he said he was not in favour of the abolition of the ...

... spirits and tobacco and stamp duties. This involves in its acceptance the abolition of the income tax. Mr. Secretary Boutwell is of opinion that the tax can be dispensed with, and he also recommends a reduction of customs duties to the extent of twenty ...

... reduce the duty for letting small tenements from o ...

... debt Consolidated Fund charges Army (not including abolition of purchase) 14,824,000 Navy Civil Service Revenue departments 2,621,000 Post-office 2,610,000 Telegraphs 500,000 Packet Service Abolition of Purchase 853,000 Total £71,313,000 This is £1,423 ...

... Brand urged that the persons who would be benefited by the abolition of the game laws were the poachers thieves, and the lowest scum of society. The tenant poachers, did not ask for the abolition of the game laws, and it was only the abuses that arose out ...

... paper, books, and prints, £29,743; hops redaced, £5,373; wine, £214,153; paper duty repealed, income and tex reduced, £1,000,000. 18G2— hop duty repealed, £349,671; stamps, £5,000. 1863— tes reduced, tobacco, £74,055; charges on import entries and bills ...

... Christian,” should be made a standing order. TIMBER DUTIES. . Mr. Mrrcneu gave notice of a motion for the repeal of the duties levied on wood. THE OPIUM DUTIES Mr. gave notice of a motion for the abolition of the opium daty, and for placing the growth of ...

... see freely. Ib is reported that M. Thiersis ‘3 jost it appears that in the ended tho Sint of March last the sot elacunt by stampe'in lien of fees was 1d, With to the Court of Chancery, the net increase of ciency in- the last two years was £8,826 19s. 6d ...

... small licence duties which yield a very small amount of revenue, are very difficult to levy, and still more difficult to collect. These licence duties too often pressed very heavily upon such people as foot hawkers, and it is well such duties are got rid ...

... Exchequer would be Ue al. proposed to More the duty on fire ineurance to a uniform rate of eighteeurence from the Risth of June nest, and to substitute for the duty of rue shilling Oh Are inaurance policies • *tamp duty of one penny. thin arrangement, them would ...

... frained his Budget accordingly—applying £2,000,000. to du abolition of the sugar ditties, £1,840,000. to the re. duution of the income-tax from 3d. to 21.. £480,000. to the repeal of the horse duty, anc £1,000,000. to the relief of local taxation, leaving ...