The Quarterly Review, Volumes 157-158John Murray, 1884 |
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Page 62
... remains practically unaltered in amount . Educa- tion , science , and art , absorb 41⁄2 millions , or nearly half the total increase . The mere growth of our population must of course enhance the cost of civil administration , and in ...
... remains practically unaltered in amount . Educa- tion , science , and art , absorb 41⁄2 millions , or nearly half the total increase . The mere growth of our population must of course enhance the cost of civil administration , and in ...
Page 64
... remains certainly no greater , probably less than before , its distribution has been very much altered . With regard to their incidence , our taxes may be distributed under four principal titles ; taxes on drink and tobacco , taxes on ...
... remains certainly no greater , probably less than before , its distribution has been very much altered . With regard to their incidence , our taxes may be distributed under four principal titles ; taxes on drink and tobacco , taxes on ...
Page 67
... remains nearly the same as it was twenty years ago . The other two elements have undergone a very great and very significant change . We now derive 55 per cent . of our tax - revenue from drink and smoke , and only 7 per cent . from ...
... remains nearly the same as it was twenty years ago . The other two elements have undergone a very great and very significant change . We now derive 55 per cent . of our tax - revenue from drink and smoke , and only 7 per cent . from ...
Page 80
... remains where it is , except that the household franchise of the boroughs will have been extended to the counties , the wage - receiving classes will constitute an overwhelming majority of the whole electorate - a majority so large that ...
... remains where it is , except that the household franchise of the boroughs will have been extended to the counties , the wage - receiving classes will constitute an overwhelming majority of the whole electorate - a majority so large that ...
Page 81
... remains unaffected . They are called on to pronounce upon every question of national policy , with the knowledge that the burden of increased expenditure will not touch them ; that , be Vol . 157.-No. 313 . the consequences what they ...
... remains unaffected . They are called on to pronounce upon every question of national policy , with the knowledge that the burden of increased expenditure will not touch them ; that , be Vol . 157.-No. 313 . the consequences what they ...
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