However, the national stamp tax, has not yet been put into force here, though counties on both sides of us are collecting it, In fact, a zealous official in the neighbouring county, through which our goods must be transported from the end of navigation, held up our boxes of drugs, which' were purchased in Shanghai, and demanded so many dollars per box. After some time it was possible to explain to him that these bulk goods in transit did not come under the provisions of these regulations and they were released. I heard a tax official the other day make the remark th did not matter how high the taxes were 0 long as everyone had to pay alike!" This is surely a very profound economic Tt seemed to be toga group to whom he w Rice has adv about 17,000 cash per bushel of 40 attics and the dollar has arrived at 5,400, Small coins are accepted at 10 per cent. Jess than the large dollar and most shop prices for goods priced in silver are named on the basis of small money.
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