A Visit to Japan, China, and IndiaS. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877 - 294 pages |
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Page 193
... increase of assessment , thus converting the tax - collectors into pro- prietors , and it did so at a time when , as was pointed out by Sir John Shore ( afterwards Lord Teignmouth and Governor - General ) , owing to a great recent ...
... increase of assessment , thus converting the tax - collectors into pro- prietors , and it did so at a time when , as was pointed out by Sir John Shore ( afterwards Lord Teignmouth and Governor - General ) , owing to a great recent ...
Page 198
... increase the consumption . Chancellors of the Exchequer may find an increased consumption a help to their Budget , but the action of the British Parliament has been to throw impediments in the way of drinking . Contrast this with the ...
... increase the consumption . Chancellors of the Exchequer may find an increased consumption a help to their Budget , but the action of the British Parliament has been to throw impediments in the way of drinking . Contrast this with the ...
Page 214
... increase to the re- venue . The question then arises , what can be done to reduce expenditure ? The great item on this side the account is the army , which is stated to cost 16,000,000l . I have alluded to this subject in the last ...
... increase to the re- venue . The question then arises , what can be done to reduce expenditure ? The great item on this side the account is the army , which is stated to cost 16,000,000l . I have alluded to this subject in the last ...
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