Wine, the Vine, and the Cellar |
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... paid them 4/6 for each entry ; and when it was of importance to get the cask off on the same day , what was called a Reading - out entry was neces- sary , for which an additional 1/6 was charged . The next day , on showing the Excise ...
... paid them 4/6 for each entry ; and when it was of importance to get the cask off on the same day , what was called a Reading - out entry was neces- sary , for which an additional 1/6 was charged . The next day , on showing the Excise ...
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... paid . I have often thought of an amusing piece of red - tapism connected with these proceedings . The Act of Parliament stated that all casks brought into the docks must be bonded ; and thus a cask that was to be sent from the quay ...
... paid . I have often thought of an amusing piece of red - tapism connected with these proceedings . The Act of Parliament stated that all casks brought into the docks must be bonded ; and thus a cask that was to be sent from the quay ...
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... paid when they are landed . The company to whom the docks belong employ only their own servants . When a cask is placed in their cellars , it must remain till the duty is paid or it is exported , with- out being either filled up or ...
... paid when they are landed . The company to whom the docks belong employ only their own servants . When a cask is placed in their cellars , it must remain till the duty is paid or it is exported , with- out being either filled up or ...
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... for greater strengths . Since then the consumption ( duty paid ) has been- 1861 1862 1863 • 10,787,091 gallons 9,803,028 دو 10,478,401 99 Such are the unadorned facts of the actual trade in wine , but let anyone examine the Report for.
... for greater strengths . Since then the consumption ( duty paid ) has been- 1861 1862 1863 • 10,787,091 gallons 9,803,028 دو 10,478,401 99 Such are the unadorned facts of the actual trade in wine , but let anyone examine the Report for.
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... paid was only 10,478,401 gallons . The same has been going on for some years , the consequence of which is , that speculative shipments have greatly exceeded the actual demand , and that the docks and other bonded vaults are crammed ...
... paid was only 10,478,401 gallons . The same has been going on for some years , the consequence of which is , that speculative shipments have greatly exceeded the actual demand , and that the docks and other bonded vaults are crammed ...
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