... £2,000,000, Annual Revenue £300,000. Estalished 1836. 1/6 per cent, on House Property. IN consequence of the abolition of tbe Government Duty, INSURANCES can now be effected at a much less cost than hitherto, and a favorable opportunity is afforded for ...

... at once and totally all duties upon manufactured goods ; to reduce the duty on brandy from 15s. to Bs. 2d. a gallon, or the level of the colonial duty; and on foreign wines generally from 58. lOd. to 3s. gallon, the latter duty to be still further reduced ...

... Northcotb asked whether newspaper proprietors who may have in their possession any stamped sheets on the day when the proposed new regulations on the abolition of the impressed stamps take effect will be allowed to use them, and to retain the privilege of posting ...

... Government preferred getting duty properly se cored to tbem, rather than 6s duty which they oc ly obtained in very few instances. The duty on insurance, imposed last year, was proposed to be removed being burdensome, and the duty on what were termed time ...

... ask tVieir lordships to pass the Income Tax Bill and the Stamp Duties Bill, before the Easter recess. Any discussion upon the financial propositions of the Government could be taken on the Paper Duty Bill or the Customs Bill, after Easter. The Earl of Djbrby ...

... tea and sugar duties, the acts for both of which expired: this Sear, the tea and sugar duties did not immediately emand^rVduction; but there were, however, the questions of the lOd. income' tax put on last year, and the repeal the paper duty to dispose of ...

... colony, and to place the governing power the country in the hands of an oligarchy. The Government measure provided for the abolition of the franchise ever, and the substitution for the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly, of one chamber 21 members ...

... to the other papers, and that these papers shall be permitted to send them to their subscribers without. any additional stamp duty. Considering the existing state of the press this respect, the recommendation of M. Troplong is certainly a step in advance ...

... that shall have lawfully abolished slavery within, and throughout such State, either immediately or gradually, it shall be the duty tbe President, assisted by the .Secretary the (Treasury, to prepare and deliver ; to each State an ' amount 6 per cent, interest ...

... March 31st of £165,627. There is increase on the year in every branch but excise; on the quarter increase in every branoh but stamps and miscellaneous. The revenue of the year ending on Tuesday is £69,600,090. The postmen are preparing petition to the House ...

... China and Cuba, and had opened negotiations with Spain upon the subject. Mr. Newdeoate called attention to the 30 per cent duties upon English silksimported into France, Which he contended would be prohibited. He hoped that the Commissioners would receive ...

... of the .Chancellor of the Exchequer redufcing the hop duties would apply to'the duty the of 18!)9, payable in and November next ['■ Mr. Laing, in reply Alderman Salonkins, said that tbe penny stamp would 1 imposed on contracts for time bargains, and would ...