CO129-115 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [9-10] — Page 37

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determined

A

he had after much consideration

arrived at the conclusion that the only

Qora),

which remained available without

interfering with the freedom of the pat

a

was stamp duty

similar to that imposed

ehmenghart India and the straits settlements.

11.

Mill

receiving the first intimation of my apprehensions, as to the insufficiency of o

an

Revenue, pointed out to me that a Stamp

duty

was available for increasing

it, and directed me, if I found myself

unable to balance the Expenditure and

Revenue

my

26th May 1866.

4883

of a Stamp Act could conveniently

be resorted to

12.

The Council has after very full

consideration affirmed that the time has

arrived

for imposing such a law, and I

cannot see how any

other conclusion

is possible. Having received the Memorial

and

protest against the Stamp Ordinance before discussion in Committee of the Bill and Schedule, I was enabled to deal

very fully and carefully with the

arguments

adduced against it, and now enclose in

a printed form the Memorial and

my reply in full, being the only correct revise of that reply.

13.

I must refer Your Lordship to that

speech for a complete review

of the

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36 determined A he had after much consideration arrived at the conclusion that the only Qora), which remained available without interfering with the freedom of the pat a was stamp duty similar to that imposed ehmenghart India and the straits settlements. 11. Mill receiving the first intimation of my apprehensions, as to the insufficiency of o an Revenue, pointed out to me that a Stamp duty was available for increasing it, and directed me, if I found myself unable to balance the Expenditure and Revenue my 26th May 1866. 4883 of a Stamp Act could conveniently be resorted to 12. The Council has after very full consideration affirmed that the time has arrived for imposing such a law, and I cannot see how any other conclusion is possible. Having received the Memorial and protest against the Stamp Ordinance before discussion in Committee of the Bill and Schedule, I was enabled to deal very fully and carefully with the arguments adduced against it, and now enclose in a printed form the Memorial and my reply in full, being the only correct revise of that reply. 13. I must refer Your Lordship to that speech for a complete review of the
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determined

A

he had after much consideration

arrived at the conclusion that the only

Qora),

which remained available vistout

interfering with the freedom of the pat

a

was stamp duty

similar to that imposed

ehmenghart India and the straits suclements.

11.

Mill

recively Mr Cardicell hige

receiving the first intimation of my apprehensions, as to the incufficiency of o

an

Revsime, pointed out to me that a Stamp

duly

was A

MI OUTLI

available for increasing

it, and directed me, if I found myself

isable to balance the Rependiture and

Revenue

my

26th May 1866.

4883

of a Stamp lace could conveniently

resorted le

12.

be

The Connel has ofter very full

considuation affirmed that the time has

arrived

d for imparing such a love, and I

how any

cannot se how

ahur conclusion

WW

posible. Having received the Memorial

and

- protest against the Stamp Ordinance before discussion in Committer of the Bill and. Schedule, I was enabled to deal

very fully and carefully with the

arguments

adduced against it, and now enclose in

As a printed form the Memorial and

کی مد

Indorin

views of the

Recrue consistently risch just requirements of the public service, to

consider wich my Comicil whether the

livne had not arrived when the

imposition

protest wich

my reply in full, being the only correct revise of that reply.

13.

I must refer Your Lordship to that

speech for a complete review

of the

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