CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8] — Page 451

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" the contributor, and to vex them the " person - Where it is otherwise, very

" person subject to the tax is put "more or less in the power of the " tax gatherer, who can either

either aggravate

obnoxious

" the tax upon any "Contributor, or extort by the terror " of such aggravation, some present " or perquisite to himself - The " uncertainty of taxation Encourages "the insolence and,

I favors the

" corruption of an order of men who

" are naturally unpopular, even

When they are neither insolent nor " corrupt. The certainty of what " each individual ought to pay " is in taxation, a matter of so

"great importance, that a very

"considerable

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degree of inequality,

"It appears, I believe from the experience

" of all

all nations, is not near so great " an evil, as a very small degree of " uncertainty "

This maxim condensed was the Governor's proposition just two years ago got Sir Brooke on behalf of the

Chinese

arguing against it although it is a principle which John Stuart Mill

lays

"has been so generally

concurred in that it has become classical.

(Signed) J. Russell

Police representation

Colonial Secretary

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" the contributor, and to vex them the " person - Where it is otherwise, very " person subject to the tax is put "more or less in the power of the " tax gatherer, who can eithereither aggravateobnoxious" the tax upon any "Contributor, or extort by the terror " of such aggravation, some present " or perquisite to himself - The " uncertainty of taxation Encourages "the insolence and,I favors the" " corruption of an order of men who" are naturally unpopular, evenWhen they are neither insolent nor " corrupt. The certainty of what " each individual ought to pay " is in taxation, a matter of so"great importance, that a very"considerableit449degree of inequality,"It appears, I believe from the experience" of allall nations, is not near so great " an evil, as a very small degree of " uncertainty "This maxim condensed was the Governor's proposition just two years ago got Sir Brooke on behalf of theChinesearguing against it although it is a principle which John Stuart Milllays"has been so generallysoconcurred in that it has become classical.(Signed) J. RussellPolice representationColonial Secretary

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19" the contribulir, and to weny ther " person - Where it is otherwise, wery" person eubject to the lax is put "more or less in the power of the " tax gatherer, who can eithereither aggravateobnoxious" the lax upon any "Contributor, or extort by the terror " of such aggravation, come present " or perquisite to himself - The " uncertacity of laxation Encourages "the insolence and,I favors the"" corruplette of an order of even who" are naturally unpopular, evenWhen thity are neither insolent nor " corrupt. The certainty of what " each individual ought to pay " is in taxation, a realler of so"great importance, that a very"considerableit449degree of inequality,"It appears, I believe from the experience" If allall nation's, is not hear so great " an evil, as a very emoll degree of " uncertainty "This messin condensed was the Governor's proposition just two years ago get tir Brooke on behalf of theChineseargulo agamish it although it is a principle which John thwart Frilllays"has been to generallysoconcurred in that it has become classical.مستیIme Cefey)Shave th(Repied) J. RussellPolice reapstrateColonial Secretary

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" the contribulir, and to weny ther " person - Where it is otherwise, wery

" person eubject to the lax is put "more or less in the power of the " tax gatherer, who can either

either aggravate

obnoxious

" the lax upon any "Contributor, or extort by the terror " of such aggravation, come present " or perquisite to himself - The " uncertacity of laxation Encourages "the insolence and,

I favors the

" corruplette of an order of even who

" are naturally unpopular, even

When thity are neither insolent nor " corrupt. The certainty of what " each individual ought to pay " is in taxation, a realler of so

"great importance, that a very

"considerable

449

degree of inequality,

"It appears, I believe from the experience

" If all

all nation's, is not hear so great " an evil, as a very emoll degree of " uncertainty "

This messin condensed was the Governor's proposition just two years ago get tir Brooke on behalf of the

Chinese

argulo agamish it although it is a principle which John thwart Frill

lays

"has been to generally

concurred in that it has become classical.

مستی

Ime Cefey)

Shave th

(Repied) J. Russell

Police reapstrate

Colonial Secretary

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