... new tariff' the reduction of the duties on wine, spirits,, and sugar, as well as the total abolition of the (luties on a number of smaller articles all tending to swell the revenue. We believe, how- ever, that the wine duty may be considered an ekception ...

... circumstances in con- nexion with the payment of duties about the period of the Budget last year. Stamps will yield an increased revenue to the ex- tent of about £50,000, to bet accounted for by the new penny duties. In Assessed Taxes no variation is likely ...

... or import duties upon it are 100 or 200 per cent. be- comes a staple directly ynu reduce these duties to 10, 15, 20, or even 30 per cent. Now that the principle of protection is foregone, a Minister is bound to consider export and import duties as sources ...

... lMarch, 1869, has been placed beforethe House of Commons. The income consists of £22,424,000 from Customs duties ; £20,462,000, excise £9,21S,000, stamps; £3,494,000, from taxes (land F and assessed); S.618 010, property and income- tax; £4,660.000, Post Office; ...