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This Ordinance makes car
paratively
few changes in the Ichedule of that of
1866, but
A0
there were
many opinions
concerning the possibility; of arranging the
incidence of laxation
life
productive
As
M...
in a
Ilamps inconvenient and equally
that adopted in the
Ordinance I did not object to
amount of inquiry field of discussion.
3.
greatest
With
a
amount
inte
بھی محمد
au
original!
legitimate
view to diciting
of information
a
the
نه
the
subject I appointed a Commision of inquiry carsisting of the Acing
Preasers the Chairman of the Chamber of Commmee, (he Haille: P. Ryrie) and Mr. P. W. Mitchell, Collector of Soup Revenue-
Enclosure Mr. 5.
I enclose the report of that Commissie (99th March) to which they have appended the account of a Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, at which the speakers who advocated the most extensive abolition of Itamp duties commanded the greatist applause.
As, however, I had before me the necessity of raising $110,000 per annumd by Stamp duties I felt bound to consider simply whither any of the proposed: schemes were likely to effect that object
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object more) conveniently than that already in existence. I confess, the fore, that I fraid but little attention to the confused dialogue of the Chamber whose members treated the subject without consideration for
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