... of the value of one halfpenny, and oiie of the yiltie of three halfpence. The halfpenny stamps ale to a single stamp, a newspaper cover erlng a stamp, and card for the new card postage. On the card, the address and the postage ntamp placed one rids, and ...

... The eretext that the licence duty is an equivalent for the lop duty is perfectly idle, although it has some histories' foondstka. It is true that Mr. Gladstone Imposed the limes tax when be removed the iteciso and Custom duties on hops ; but other remissions ...

... Vienna, Tuesday. In to-day’s sitting of the Lower House of the Austrian Reichsrath motion in favour of the abolition of newspaper stamp duties was introduced. Nothing is known hero in official circles of any agrarian disturbances having occurred in the ...

... impossible to amend a system so radically wrong-the only remedy being in the sisnul- rec taneous abolition of all existing stamps and taxes an, (except postage stamps, not properly a source of re- boi ventc), and the substitution of an entirely new system, tic ...

... are no such signs of a diminution of postal revenue as had been prodietoil—altbouch a law d was caused by the abolition of the newspaper stamp —while the development of the poetal service has only le- ii in proportion to public requirements. It is cle ...

... amount of i £350,000 will he imposed, and the sum will probably be raised by an increase in the customs, excise, and 1 es- stamp duties. 3 of The colonies of Victoria and South Australia have 0 Pl declined at present to co-operate In the proposal for a sa- ...

... 000. The sugar in Jr duties are to be reduced cne-half, which absorbs is me £2,350,000. These are the wise concessions. Then in w we have smaller reductions, such as the abolition of sh jr certain licences, and of the 5 per cent, duty on railway ti y passongers ...

... incomre -a graduated MGs -house duty meets with a considerable amount of public ac- No rceptance. I am glad to besupported so far in my views by thn -the hon. member for Brighton,Mr White. He favours the a -abolition of the tax on professional income ...

... £'329,068. Additional taxation to the amount will lie imposed, the sum will probably i be raised increase the excise, and stamp duties The colonies Victoria and South Australia have declined present co operate the proposal for the Institution of oolonial ...

... great f credit by riot oirly jolining brt leading the fermers in stamp. SI 5ing out tire Itinderpeal, end thle farmers DrOW regretted that hr -the landlords dlid not join with them in stamping out the P1 tgerne post. (Laughter end applause). Farirmers wcore ...

... £255,000. So mu ipect to indirect taxatio, ay with the sugar duties. 00. Abolition would take Ist of May, and refined sugar t )uty on plums to be reimposed. It 8 beri, is to abolish the malt duty, and uld mot rith respect to house tax until the cation ation ...

... of a duty on tea and coffee ; the firm execution of the law against polygamy in Utah, and the adoption (should this not prove sufficient) of more comprehensive measures ; an increase of the army to 25,000 men, exclusive of 3500 on detached duty ; an immediate ...