198
received
مان
that I was
Petition alleging enforcing the law upon comparatively
It documents which had been in use before the determination of the Government to make the Chimere say the Stamp
with respect to documents brougfit
into use
year.
since
the beginning of this
3.
I take this opportunity of
reporting
that the increase
the
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in
my financial Statement
continues.
on
sending
Mie
lust
before the
Letter
gran's
duty had become generally tension, and
tragung
that I would not prosecute
in future, on any
document which
Staves revenne which I referred to
had been in bona fide
first of the present year
2.
hhis Petition I referred to the
Attorney General and to the Collection of
Stamps. and, acting
the
recommendation thee have both
ziven, I now authorize prosecutions
Jonly for
violations
of the Starip Ordnance
"
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retions, Mr. Lister, in a
dated 7# Saruary 1878 says: -
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The amounts collected during the
year is $118,539. Is being $14,693.74
in excess of that collected during 1876.0 In his subrequent went dated 2? March 1878 the Collector gives the following figures for the her