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  4. Mémorandum de William Hamilton Merritt sur les finances publiques . - 17 décembre 1850
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Mémorandum de William Hamilton Merritt sur les finances publiques . - 17 décembre 1850

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Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
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17 décembre 1850 (indexed as 1850)
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Titre basé sur le contenu de la pièce. Le document est en anglais. La pièce portait originellement le numéro 001172.
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A handwritten memorandum on lined paper, written in ink in a long column with a heading at the top and a few struck-through lines and marginal notes at the left edge. The page is an archival manuscript document of dense cursive text, with a signature-like mark at the bottom right and a reference number written in the upper right corner.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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MemorandumThe Draft of a Minute now under the consideration of the Committee of Council, states, that a considerable reduction has been made in the salaries of various officers employed in the Customs Department on the recommendation of His Excellency Sir ... and that those reductions have met the approbation of the ... Committee, who think that the present salaries are considered reasonable.The Committee of Council will first by reference to the Customs Acts that the expenses of the Customs Department have been ... from fifteen thousand pounds in 1844, when the gross revenue amounted to ... thirty three thousand pounds in 1848 when the gross revenue only reached ... 336,000The objection urged against the Collectors of small ... receiving payment by a per centage on the amount collected, as before the Union ... of a salary is no answer to the ... of the expenditurethe 4th Geo 4 cap. 114 enacted that the same ... duties shall be paid on American Vessels coming good in ... by the Province of Canada as are or may be for the time being payable on001172The Draft of a Bounty now under the consideration of the Committee of Finance, that a saving of the Customs reduction has been made in the Salaries of various Officers employed in the Customs Department on thethe Committee of the Customs Department have ... the Committee ... for ... the Customs ... since 1830The objection urged against the ... of small salaries ... a fair ... on the Government ... Officers ... Excise ... a salary ... the expenditure ...the ... Act ... 13 & 14 Vict. c. 113 ... enacted ... the said Bounties shall be paid on Bounties ... of Canada ... as ... for the time being payable onRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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