... very great. The abolition of the paper duty (Hd. on the lb.) will reduce the present price of newspapers something, but this reduction will of advantage to subscribers; for though they can now buy stamped Journal for fourpcnce, the stamp impressed will ...

... motion for the abolition of the taxes upon grinding and slaughtering was adopted almost unanimously. The Minister of Finsnce offered do opposition to the proposal financial grounds. Herr Bassenge moved resolution that the newspaper stamp ttx should ho ...

... inland revenae make regulations as to spoiled stamps. 63. Several stamp acts be force. 64. be received or used unless stamped. Officers guilty cf fraud or wiiful neglect iu relation to stamps liable to be dismissed. 66. Treasury to regulate fees to be taken ...

... circumstances in connection with the payment of duties about the period of the Budget last year. Stamps will yield increased revenue to the extent of about £50,000, to accounted for by the new penny duties. In Assessed Taxes no variation likely to be found ...

... The Lord Mayor briefly returned thanks, and observed that the L.idy Mayoress was always moat anxions for to discharge the duties incidental to the position of Lady Mayoress. The Lord Mayor next rose ami proposed the toast of The Press.” The public, generally ...

... thorn on the same footing attorneys by allowing them a reduction to the extent of Is. duty for the first three years. (Laughter.) He also propon'd to reduce the stamp duties on ectlesiaetieal licenses where the operations of the preaect system prevented the ...

... department pattern-room, they left Woolwich by the 4.50 train for London. Abolition of the Office of Stamp Distributor.—Wo believe that it ia now finally settled that the offices and duties of atamp dislribntors art to bt absorbed in those of the collectors ...

... cringing or fawning, or paying court to people in high places, bat by honestly discharging my duty both to my fellow-mnn and to the Crown, wherever that duty demanded the exercise of it. feel proud of seeing around troops of friends who have from the first ...

... Catholic neophyte from the roof of unbelieving or misbelieving parents was held meritorious deed by the Roman Court, and the abolition of such canonical provisions cannot fairly made to act retrospectively. Father Felletti, however, is for it,* and sufficient ...

... COMMONS—Mostat. THE NEW STAMP ACT. Mr. IIIOMAS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether conpons issued by railway companies for payment of their debenture interest are rendered liable to the stamp duty of one penny by the new Stamp Act, or whether, in ...

... political and not on religious grounds, aud it gave him the greatest pain to oppose the abolition of oaths ffbich affected the feelings and troubled I* RlriF, (STAMPED THREEPENCE Z IUNSTAMFED. TW O PENCE the consciences of his fellow-countrymen. At the ...

... books and rcqui.tcs. In the school apparatus department there has been decrease consequent upon the abolition of the office of the superintendent, whose duties are now added to those of the a'orckecper, increase on the official establishment is £278, and this ...