... Minute from the Governor on the proposed Stamp Duties Act was read and laid on the table. His Excellency's reasons for the introduction of the Stamp Tax may be briefly eummarized as follows :—(a) To enable the abolition of Harbour dues ; (b) To meet necessary ...

... unanimously appointed. Consequent on the above the Revd. G. T. Bowen will, we are :informed, assist Mr. Sisnett in his Rectorial duties. The Lord Bishop licensed the newly appcinted Vicar yesterday and also granted a general license to the Revd. S. Enos Knight ...

... members the duty on arrowroot was fixed at 1/6 the 100th.., that is. 50% more thee the original duty. Our Committee receninend that the duty be put at 2/6 the The value of arrowroot as stated by the Committee, shows that it can well bear a duty of 2/6 per ...

... reason to doubt that all the more important of the European Powers would be only wo ready to take pan in a conterence for the abolition of the bounties. Such a conference, if appointed, would probably proceed on exactly the same lines as Baron de Worms's Confetence ...

... Indian Famine Fund. They had no money, but were each allowed a tworent stamp for a weekly letter to their friends. Fifty-two of the prisoners voluntirily surrendered these stamps to the warders one week, and thus contrived to contribute a dollar to the ...

... Gladstone. He consented to accept the duty (April 23). and his Cabinet was constructed with a view to conciliate and to represent the different sections of the Liberal majority. Mr. Gladstone himself superadded to his duties as First Lord of the Treasury the ...

... by DO means diminished the supply of honey juice stored in our sugar lands. Well will it be for our island if instead of stamping out our industry the great bounty-made crisis should have the effect of improving the processes for reaping and manufacturing ...

... very glad to see them abolished, but the abolition being a matter for negotiation with the European Powers, he could hold out no definite hope in that direction. With regard to the imposition of a countervailing duty, he could make no prowise, as he was only ...