PARLIAMENTARY.
....! Wellington, November 2. y In Committee on Ways and Means.: yesterday, the new stamp duties wete considered. . , , , . x The item of !Ehcumbrauces," was negatived by.3sj.tP:;lß. i ' The items "Mortgages," and "Bills of Sale,"-were withdrawn. , X ■? - t? r': Receipie tstampa jyvevp t to twopence on sums above £2.. u^Atf amendment ■ to make the minimum £5, was negatived by 82 to 25.
The dutyrof twopence ou bank cheques :waa .agreed to by 40 to 14. A/ier a long debate, the duty on cereals , was -carried by 3Q to 14. The duty on 'timber was agreed to. Mr. Yogel then brought down tUe following new duties, which were agreed to after a. short. discussion : — Soap, 33 6d per cwt.; Malt, Is 6»l per bushel ; Hope, 3d. per lb. The duty on rice was increased to a half-penny per lb. The Stamp duties will commence ou Ist December, and the import duties on 28th iustant. ... During the debate, Mr. Yogel stated that ihe. Customs revenue for the first quarter of the present year showed a falliug off of £7000 compared with "the corresponding period of the previous year. The export of sold during last quarter was larger than iv any similar period of foregoing years.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 259, 2 November 1871, Page 2
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202PARLIAMENTARY. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 259, 2 November 1871, Page 2
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