... advertfisig, so that the abolition of the stamp duty would be practically equivalent to sabsidising the trade in secret remedies, The arguments that have been used in support of the proposal to abolish the medicine stamp duty are also ?? ...

... hours' discussion on the matter, thgy casme to the conclusion that it was the duty of the Govetnm ert to put down this vile syatem of trading, which had the effect of stamping out a branch of British trade and bringing sabontan enormous amount of distress ...

... paseed ia their most important assemblies - votes and resolutions inspired throughout by a deadly hatred of the. Church. The abolition in the rcbools of every kind of religionu inetruction, and the foundingof institutions in which even girls are to be withdrawn ...

... elties, enrich- 'idg the nation ; abolishing sweating and imaproving the position of skilled workmen. Free Trade- Ipmoving; al! duties from articles of general con- 'sumptien. leligious Freedora-RlemovMl of all religious tests and disabilities. Political Freedom ...

... the settlement of the land question, the free h5 breatkfst table (great applause), the assimilation of the death duties, the abolition of the plurality vote d and the edoption of the one man onevote system, le Insatad of tbeir having no pro ramme, he ...

... a provision that it upon the death of any person estate duty or estate and settlement estate duty become payable in respect of any settled property, the commissioners may allow such duty or duties on any past thereof to be paid with interest at three per ...

... Obarles Robbouee as chairman of the committee, at the same time complimenting him on the manner in which he bad discharged the duties iu the pest, Mr G. L, Lopes seconded, and the reso. lution wax carried. In replying, Sir Charles said their work in the past ...

... there Inia ?? corretness about 'the. eatimate, The last item in -stamps i- Ieneral' stamps; and .I -am glad to -bs a le-b announce 'that the increase on there. hna--been £357,000. The duty.on 'companies' capita, Wich -has been celerfully paid' (laughte ...

... operation Of the esate duty. Whieh hcs practically killed the old probate duty and, the old estate duty, and materlaily interfered with the receipts from the legaoy duty amd from the sucoelon duty. The net reoeipts from legacy ...

... facldenital to the ?? O esCtimaSted. they gladly added their sipgareus the Commission's interim report, which reouru to the abolition of relpeated p10014ecit~n andsit tjs recalcitrant. sagaist the vlcaw4og5 ?? - so longer be subjected to 'he same trattme~ ...

... the workers. It was a question which greatly troubled the reformer how to get the people to take an interest in the work of stamping out the dirt and pestilence created by the overcrowding of the poor. Neither social reformers, the Church, nor the teachers ...

... li he did receive such an application it would be his duty to grant it. POST CARDS. In reply to Mr Henniker Heaton, Mr BAIKES Eaid there are seven provincial ceatrei at which the duty and stamping fees for post cards could be paid, after wrhich the owners ...