... return of duty on account of debts discharged. The second point urged is an alteration of the excess of duty payable on grants of letters of administration in cases of intestacy —viz., increase calculated at about 33 per cent, over the duty where there ...

... substitu- tion. As to duties on gold and silver plate, and licenses for dealers in them, the Inland Revenue Department may substitute avoirdupois or metric equivalents until the law is changed, and the same may be done in assessing customs duties. Considering ...

... THE ABOLITION OF UNIVERSITY TESTS.I Last evening, a meeting, under the auspices of the Bir- nminghamn Central Nonconformist Committee, was held at the Assembly Rooms, at the Royal Hotel, in support of the complete abolition of University Tests, There ...

... One of the most important changes is the entire abolition of progressive duty —an instrument is now only charged with the principal or ad valorem duty, no matter what its length may be. The common deed stamp is now only ten shillings, in place of 30s. as ...

... GllAMS TBROVa'l MB RKUTBlti AGENCY ABOLITION IN CUBA Madrid October 2$ journal precautions taken to larger Council yesterday the bill for abolition principal men Kohistan intervening country fallowing basis abolition to 5 immediately the of ’ freed protection ...

... Government bill respecting abolition of Liberal deputies In to-dey’e sitting of Campos replying Interpellation stated reports received satisfied him only districts of Glneo Villas Baraeoa declared that the decided to stamp out the Insurrection Cube of ...

... AUCTION v NEXT S o'clock punctually HOBSES PURPOSES Mr 0 B CAVE Repository ' (Established ola to is stamp is suitable for van or light work to WANTED Horses Repository Stables not later 9 o'clock 8 Early entries desirable Entry application Terms: No ...

... ; tobacco and snuff, £5,000.; and wine, £lOB,OOO. There had been loss abolition of the shilling duty on corn; and on sugar reduction of duty of £2,162,000. A loss of halt the duty would have’ amounted to £2,708,000., but a recovery of £358,000. was calculated ...

... (REUTEW3 TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE. Paris, Thursday. In yesterday's sitting of the Legislative Body, M. Haitjens proposed the abolition of the import duty on grain from the lat of July, and requested that the discussion might be declared urgent. M. Forbade la Roquette ...

... watch-cases—to commence on July 6th. The abolition of the licence for playing cards dates from September 2nd. In the ninth resolution the stamp duties for policies of insurance are abolished, and a stamp duty of Id. substituted. The tenth ...

... still-making in Scotland aud Ireland* and on watch-cases—to commence on July 6. The abolition of the license for play-cards dates from September 2. The abolition of the impressed stamp and the adoption of the halfpenny rate on newspapers will take effect from ...

... watch-cases—to commence on July 6th. The abolition of the licence for playing cards dates from September 2nd. In the ninth resolution the stamp duties for policies of insurance are abolished, and a stamp duty of Id. substituted. The tenth ...