WHO TAXES US ?
TO THE EDITOR.
Sir,A day or two ago I went to purchase an article at one of our hardware shops, which I knew had been selling for 7« 6d a couple of months since. I was told that the price was 9s. On my remonstrating I was reminded that a new tariff had come into operation. The Government tax us an additional 5 per cent, and the tradesman makes it 20. —I am, &c., H.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9091, 27 June 1888, Page 6
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