BRITISH DUTIES
LONDON, ajay 13
In the House of Commons. Sir W. V. Harcourt moved an amendment, as previously notified, condemning the duties on grain, flour, and other foodstuffs of the first necessity. He declared the bread tax was the blackest spot on the Budget. "' >
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply, said there had been no general rise in the price of bread, and twitted the Opposition with their reluctance to vote supplies since they opposed all the taxation proposals.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 113, 14 May 1902, Page 5
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