... dnrinir which the Government Duty remain in force, resolved from this date to issue ALL POLICIES FREE OF DUTY. By Order, W. W. HODGES, Manager. London and Lancashire fire INSURANCE COMPANY, LIVERPOOL. TOTAL ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCE. The Directors ...

... assessed taxes, registration of partnerships, registration of trade marks’ equalisation of the stamp duties on inland and foreign bills, spoilt bill stamps, aud tribunals of coraraerco, Leeds; Government control of railways, Middlesbro’; Factory Acts ...

... 12 per cent, on 1859. The gross receipt on stamp duties varied little from that of the pre- ceding year, tbe amount being -£8,292,749, an increase of about a half per cent. The proportion from tbe penny stamp on icceipis and bankers' checks was £411 .-135 ...

... affect private property at sea, accommodation bills, extra charges goods removed inland under bond, the equalisation of stamp duties on inland and foreign bills, registration of trade m uks, Government control of railwajH, factory Acts, carriage silk goods ...

... of the Government to filter and amend the political constitution of the country. The Government measure provided for the abolition of the franchise for ever, and the substitution, for the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly, of one Chamber—the ...

... for the produce of penny duties. While he roots up a large impost like the paper duty, be also removes a petty tax upon dates. It is the searching revision of the tariff, the spying out and excision of protective and paltry duties, that constitutes the ...

... not be pressed, but at the same time he held that a further reduction of the duty would increase the revenue. Mr. D. DALRYMPLE pointed out that the total abolition of the duty upon agricultural property had not led to a commensurate increase of insurance ...

... Confederation. HOLLAND. The Hague, March 13. The Second Chamber has approved 41 votes agains 31 a bill for the abolition of the newspaper stamp duty, both upon borne and foreign journals. The bill is to take effect from the 30th of June. ...

... the condition of having a wooer printed stamped paper, because the Government □erred getting a Od. duty properly secured to them rather than a ss. duty which they only obtained in a very fev instances. The duty on re-insurance, imposed last he proposed ...

... being able to attach the stamps to paper instead of being compelled to buy the paper noth [ Stamps attached. —Alderman Mitchell was surprised that the whole subject had not been taken with a view the entire abolition of hill stamps. It appeared to him would ...

... ali tbat be had yet received. If tbe paper duty were repealed snd a sudden emergency arose, tbe Chancellor of the Exchequer could not resort to the tea snd sugar duties ; be could not resort to the spirit duties, or rely upon the balances of the Exchequer; ...

... by Mr. Lupton, of Ij«eds, and the following resolution was adopted without discussion : “That it is desirable that the stamp duties on inland and foreign hills lie assimilated, and that a deputation do present copy of this resolution the Commissioners ...