CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7] — Page 52

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This Ordinance makes car

paratively

few changes in the Ichedule of that of

1866, but

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there were

many opinions

concerning the possibility; of arranging the

incidence of laxation

life

productive

As

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in a

Ilamps inconvenient and equally

that adopted in the

Ordinance I did not object to

amount of inquiry field of discussion.

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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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