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the Canadian R. & S. Ey. The Agent of that Company has hinndly handed

A

copy of his letter is you

their

the matter, but his objections do not call for any refly from weight of little importance, in face of the preponderating ofcisions expressed by his colleagues

in the shipping trade of the Port. I may add that

Government adopt

the shongly shipping

the

if

expresscal

views

of

to

munity, it should assist your depart.

the

mont materially in overcoming difficulty now experienced in oblain-

ving

a chech

uperi

issue to which

refere.

the impressed stamp

your

arcular letter.

Yours faithfully,

(?) 8. Mackintosh.

Hou: N. G. Mitchell - Innes,

Collector of Stamp Revenue.

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Circular.

C. O.

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The Collector of Stamp Revenue

has issued a

the 9th instant

cúcular letter dated

suggesting certain changes in stamping Locuments; a_ mong the proposals is ore concerning Bill of Lading which reads as follows; "So for

Bills of Lading and local "Insurance Policies are concerned', if

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" the Stamp Office were supplied by the " various Forms and Agencies with a " stock of their in trumcnts, accompanied the number to be stamped

by

note of

under several values.

"These forms could then be kept in

to all

" stock by the Stamp Office, and be sold, in he case of bills of lading, " comers, in that of insurance policies, 'to the Agents.

This is

a

move in the

right

the

best

direction but we think that perhaps