... bearing the county stamp, and for the dissemination of which he has employed an agency he is legally entitled to set in motion only for official duties. If this is not overstepping the limnts of a Chairman of Quarter Sessions' duties, I am entirely in ...

... building societies for securing the renaymnent of .money advanced have been free from the stamp duty.. This hill seeks to impose on ?? mortgages exceeding £200 a stamp duty of 2s. Odc. for every £100 ad- vanced, which is totally contrary to the spirit of ,the ...

... of the Legislative Body thez debate on the bill on the press was resumed. d Various amendments proposing to reduce the stamp I duty on newspapers were brought forward and suc- cessively rejected. The new article 3 of the bill t] then passed. The debate ...

... had an ample opportunity of considering by antici-* pation the bill already approved in principle by the Commons for the abolition of university tests. The discussion provoked by Lord Kimberley's speech, in presenting two petitions from members of the ...

... 'sid; BStewa Free, P',-ew 1 ?? . t . , ?? - - ?? :: Solk Mercry . - - , , Beccs' ?? ?? - -Inconse~quence of the abolition of the Stamp Duty these ret do; not furnish the exact'ariterion they -formerly did' of the circulation of the' various uews I papers ...

... 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 ...

... debate on Signor Rossi's motion for the abolition of the forced currency wag continued. Eipor Ratazzi resumed his speech commenced in the list sitting. He did not consider it expedient to subordinate ths abolition of the forced currency to a removal of ...

... minister. 'We may wish as we will, we have lost the art of maling our wishes obeyed.i NEWSPAPER STAMP RETURNS. A return has just been issued of the number of stamps supplied to each of the newspapers published l in the United Kingdom during the three years ...

... Deputies Creation of a tax on the grinding of corn; an Gecrease on the registration and stamp duties, to the amount of 20,000,000 lire; an increase on the succession duty; a tax upon concessions granted by the Gnovernment; the service of the public treasure ...

... year. Assuming the tea duty to be continued, and taking the Income- tax at 4d., he thus calculated next year's income:— Customs, £ 22,800, 000; Excise, £ 20,330,000; Income-tax at 4d., and including arrears, £6,900,000; Stamps, £9,650,000; Taxes, £3,540 ...

... the impost of a stamp duty which was then, for the first time, laid upon it-not' however, at that time, for fiscal purposes, but as a restraint on the abuses of the liberty of the press. The Act of 10 Anne, e. 19, imposing the duty, was continued in ...

... Sulfolk and Essex Free 6 Press ?? ?? - -- 1,000 .Sffolh Mercury - Beccles Weekly Neus. - - - In consequence of the abolition of the Stamp Duty these returns do not furnish the exact criterion they ormerly did of the circulation of the various news- papers ...