saw of te sented foa stringency and the semi Possibility of finding anything else to tax, the Provincial Treasurer must be congratulated upon having at last thought of a means to increase the revenue, though he modestly gives the credit elsewhere,. Proclamations ate now out to the effect that in future merchants importing goods into the country are to pay half the Customs duty only at, the port of entry. They are to got a receipt to show they have paid thes¢ des and then when their goods a brought up" country to the place where they are to be sold, the merchants are to produce this Customs receipt and pay the other half of the Customs' duty. The same ap= ies to. goods for export. It is tated that has adopted this plan and the Civil Governor has given permission for it to be used here. Paying half the Customs duty locally will do away with all these other little taxes on goods which the merchants have: to pay at reser
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