... of the new tariff. the reduction of the duty on wine and spirits, as well as the total abolition of the duties on a number of smraI articles all tending toswell the revenue. We believe, however, that the wine duty may be considered an exception to this ...

... REPEAL OF CUSTOMS' DUTIES. I now come to the abolition of duties which form the second or supplementary part of the measure we propose for the alteration of the Customs' duties. We propose to abolish entirely and immediately the duty on ...

... there was an increase are the spirit duties, the duties on sugar and tea, though the favourable difference in 1862 was not very important in amount, boiing less than £133,000. In the revenue derived from the duties on malt, hops, amd wine there was a decrease ...

... one of the seventy blinds which were put up in uiustratien of the various trades, The Council had again petitioned for the abolition or further redaction on fire insurance, and recommended the continuance of petitions by all Chambers until this tax had been ...

... shown by Mr. Hartley, bar iron will be subjected to an export duty of from Ss. to 6sa, per ton, and iron hoops to a duty of 38. 4d. per ton. The next table shows the im. ports of articles the duty on which is proposed for repeal, and which come into competition ...