... regard to the I expenses incurred for public works. He likewise advocated the suppression of the minis and the abolition of the stamp duty upon newspapers, and of the imposts upon salt. In conclusion. he proposed the introduction of an income-tax. M. ...

... scale of duties on conveyances at Qd. on 6/1, for penny stamp on agreements for letting weekly or monthly at not more than Ss. 6d. a week, for altering the stamp duty on mortgage transfers to 6 ...

... have recommended the adoption of measures which will shortly lead to the total abolition of the French navigation laws. From his letter I understand that all differential duties are also to be abolished, the former in three and the latter in six years from ...

... property of the country. examined the charges brought against the malt duty, observing that the question was as to b.s abolition or its reduction. The Total abolition of the duty would, he said, be the death warrant of our whole system indirect taxation ...

... half the duty for the first three years. also proceed to reduce the stamp duties on ecclesiastical licenses where the operation the present system prevented the use of the instrument to which such licenses applied. The next change was in the stamp charterpartics ...

... was the abolition of the puinish. ment of death, and the Chamber rejected the abolition by a mnajority of55 to 23. The minority consisted almost entirely of the ; peasants,' whose leader, M. Hansen, though he spoke in favour of the abolition, abstained ...

... property of the country. He examined the charges brought against the Malt Duty, observing that the question was as to its abolition or its reduction. The total abolition of the duty would, le said, be the death-warrant of our whole system of indirect taxation ...

... regard to the expenses incurred for public works. He likewise advocated the suppression of the octrois and the abolition of the stamp duty upon newspapers, and of the imposts upon salt. In conclusion, he proposed the introduction of an income tax. M. ...

... 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 ...

... form; we beg to call your attention to its present issue, and earnestly solicit your support. We know nothing of the past; our duty is with the presPnt and the future. We shall continue to devote considerable attention to your cause, and we trust to your ...

... MAGUIRE moved that the position in which the British paper trade had been placed by the abolition of the import duty on foreign paper, leaving the foreign export duty on rags in full operation was one of great hardship to the British manufacturer, and called ...

... prayers for the reduction of the Malt Duty, and Mr. Sheridan has placed his annual motion in the Parliamentary notices, calling on the House of Commons to pledge itself once more to the abolition of the Fire Insurance Duty. It must, however, be remembered ...