... Packet Hull Advertiser IVhile it may frankly be admitted that since the removal of the paper duty, and the consequent abolition of stamps on newspapers generally, these returns do not furnish that excellent criterion for judging of the superiority of the ...

... opponents were altogether against that, and we had years of labour to induce them to get rid of the newspaper stamp, to get rid of the duty on advertisements, and finally to get rid of the tax upon paper. (Hear, hear.) They did not know spparently themselves ...

... house duty, lie would be daring Chancellor of the Exchequer who would propose to abolish Customs, Excise, stamps, the other assessed taxes, income l property tax, and draw the twenty millions required for our annual expenditure from a house duty alone ...

... were in the habit of taking the stamps off them, anW that Mr. Howarth received the stamps, and gave the boys pastry in exchange. The police had watched and warned Kr. Howarth, and at last searched his house and found stamps to the value of £35, many of which ...

... The Liberals took off the paper duty newspaper stamp duty, and advertisement duty, so that we now have as good a paper for Id. as formerly they had for sd. or 6d. 4. The Liberals obtained for the country the abolition of compulsory church ...

... submitted to you, among others bill for increasing the number of deputies to the Lower House, and a bill for the abolition of the stamp duty printed matter, for which an equivalent will sunstituted. The revenue suffices to meet the expenditure of the State ...

... resolution re imposing the duty upon tea, and then roport progress until Monday next. A resolution renewing the present duty upon tea was then agreed to, and progress was reported. The Lords amendments the London Coal and Wine Duties Continuance iiill considered ...

... to the abolition of church-rates —they would do wrong if they did not for a moment glance at the fact that that day was the lest of the great series of Parliaments which was inaugurated by the bill of 1832. They would be unmindful of their duty if they ...

... information on the question of compounding, and the evils attending ita abolition, will be furnished from various towus. Article 3 of the new French Press Bill reduces the stamp duty on Paris papers from 6c. to 50. which gives & saving of 3,600 f. per 1 ...

... maerce to a much greater extent than we can boast . of in this country. ' - NawsPAPA1R STEPs.-With the abolition of the r paper duty newspaper stamps fell into general s disuse, being maintained chiefly for the papers sent g to small villages and country ...

... tare on know• the commercial treaty with France, the partial re-adjustment of Wades, the removal of oflrmire oaths, the abolition of compulsory Church-rano, and now coesprehermive, though not • complete Reform Time are an reward for oar efforts, and a ...

... would be found perfectly prepared to relieve the agncultuu al community of the duty which pressed upon them. However, as he bad already stated to his constituents, the abolition of the malt-tax was not a question for a private individual to introduce in ...