... to the revenue.” The worthy alderman gave the following succinct history of the tax:—ln 1782 the duty was first charged, and amounted Is. 6i. The stamp duty was 6s. for etch 1,000/., and 11s. for more than 1,000?. The amount assured was at that time 273 ...

... Ist, 12} per cent, house tax ; 2nd, a better assessment of the income tax 3rd, increased stamp and registry tax; 4th, increased tax on mortgagee; sth, the abolition free ports (porti /ranchi); 6th, a tax corn. Such is the system proposed by tile present ...

... SHEFFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. At the annual meeting of this bodj, on Friday, the ■objects of the proposed abolition of the Canadian Reciprocity Treaty, and the position of British manufacturers in the Zollrerein, were debated at some length. The annual ...

... that functionary at once issued hi* warrant lor an inquest, which will held this I Duty on Tobacco and Spirits. —Last I year, appears by offioial document published, the duty ontobaooo and ipiriU 20,40^100/. ...

... CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER next moved the following resolution for subjecting to British stamp duty certain policies of insurance hitherto exempt from it:— That the stamp duties chargeable under any act for the time being in force, upon or in respect of any policy ...

... claret sold at 3s. and 4s. a bottle, the duty amounted to no more than 2d. per bottle, because the duty upon gallon was only Is., and a gallon would fill six bottles. Then to port and sherry, even if they took tho duty to 2d. a-gallon, that would be only Id ...

... immunities have been chiefly occasioned by the abolition of serfdom. The frontier customs duties have fallen off 6,800,000 roubles. Of this sum the decrease of 1,800,000 roubles due the removal the expect duty upon goods and upon raw cotton, while the remainder ...

... what is the question really before us Are asked to consider the abolition of the malt duty ? or are asked to consider its reduction 1 put aside the question of the abolition of the malt duty, which would be the death warrant our system of indirect taxation ...

... purpose of mumtoinia ' t l, peace the State, there shall lormed cah iudieial district one or more militia companies, whose duties shall to protect property and persons against plunder and violence, and to turn all oltenders over to the civil authorities ...

... politicians who strove so energetically for the Union were hostile to abolition. There are now very evident symptoms of a general disinclination at head-quarters to support the extreme abolition views. The party which insists so strongly the immediate and total ...

... affairs, stated that the recent reduction of debt on Government security had been 4,643,000/. Adverting to the abolition of the paper duties, he contended that it had been a great success. The trade that commodity had not deserted this country, but, on ...

... IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY” No. 1, Old Broad-street, E.C., and No. 16, Pall-mall, S.W. REDUCTION OF DUTY.—The Government having now decided make the duty uniform, and to reduce on every description of property to Is. 6d. per cent, per annum from 2-Sth of ...