... ceived in 14.64-5 directly as the Excise duty ou umbrellas. was £22,230. No one can be surprised at finding that the Commissioners shout.' recomniend the abolition of all minor Excise duties, keeping only the duties on spirits, beer, cotton, tobacco, and ...

... for the eatire abolition W of the duty and 12 for the reduction to 6d. It It was then agreed to petition for an entire of ;abolition of the tax. ABOLITION OF TIlE DUTY OX THE IMPO1 TATION Of a IFORNIGN GRAWi. s.Mr BOYD moved- That all ...

... Customs duty in Austria, after an eaily date, was not to exceed per cent. ad valorem on any description of British goods. He proposed to repeal the duty on timber, and to equalise the duty on wine in bottles to the duty on wine wood. The ...

... _crisis or a _resignation on the part of somebody or other , _which will _relieve the Chancellor _of _the Exchequer _from the _duty of _explaining the _provisions of the _Government _nicasare on Monday . It b _scarcely _necessary to _state that _the varying ...

... Board Trade. The Wine Duties.—do a letter a London firm regarding the contemplated alteration in the wine duties consequent upon the conclusion of the new Austrian treaty;’’ and asking whether there would be one uniform rate of duty of Is. per gallon upon ...

... improvement and adornment of the city. He objected to any mere tinkering of the Act; but held that this ” local pest ” should be stamped out” for ever. The present incumbents of the churches had no doubt life interest in the matter which must be held sacred; ...

... after a few observations approved of. In accordance with previous resolution, committee presented report of the emoluments and duties of the superintendent of the churchyard, from which it appeared that, taking the average of the last five years, the supe ...

... was the cattle plague. He narrated the steps that had been taken by the Chamber in this matter, and then went to say—The “stamping out system,” as it is called, though meeting with strong opposition in high and influential quarters, at length proved effectual ...

... become void at the end of the third year by non-payment of the stamp duty of £5O then payable, and nearly 90 per cent. become void at the end of the seventh year, when a further stamp duty of £lOO is payable. There are fees payable in the earlier stages ...

... the the Chancellor ' said be proposed to repeal the duty on timber, and to Number the duty on wine in bottles to the ,pity on wine in wood. The duty on timber was ovoid be. It was a imotective duty no • nue 'material of which the country Amid in great ...

... 'ag extent. The duty on 'pepper last year -was £124,000,' and allowing' for' the' months which had elapsed, the abolition of 'this, duty would take a further sum from the t surplus of £112,000. He net proposed to ap- portion the duties from locomotion ...

... _ANNOTrY . TAS ABOLITION ACT . A _report _was _brought np _from the _Lord _Provost's _Conunittee _recommending the Conncll to _petition the Home of _Commons for a _Special Committee to _inquire Sato the _subject of the _Annuity-tax _Abolition Act . The minute ...