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Messrs. EDIroEs:-My attention has been called 10 lhe following paragraph copied under your ediio- rial head of yestsrday from the Flag Of the Unioni

 ''1'he only measures of general interest introduced which have not been essul, in pln oih- CT. are lhe tax blll repurledby he committee of ways and means; and the substitute offered by Mir. Phil lips providing for the addition of 20 per cent to ihe present tax bill. These propositions failed for the simple reason that we Il founded opinion existed in the legislature that they absolutely unnecessary The bill from the committee of ways and means was estimated to raise S5O0.OOO The proposition of Mr Philips would ave brought S4OO,' into the Treasury. The Ir pay the interest on the State debt due to the lst January, 1916, inclusive, having been provided, and the present revenue blll being amply sufficient to meet every possible con- lngency, il would not have been either prudent or wise have increased the burhens which our people are compelled to bear. At the next session II will he necessary perlaps to the taXes but for the present the legislature did well m refusing to do so.'

 | should certainly fee mu embarrassed it were true, here charged, that had urged an increase oflaxes under circumstances 'hieh rendered nehe' D, udsnt nor ,pse e 6hens which our pso pie are compelled to bear." But the other hand should regard that embarrassment as overwhelming

 if had shrunk from the responsibility of advocating d measure, however onerous, if the interest and the honor of the country demanded it.

 | The taxes of the last year, exclusive oi licenses amount to S285, ,0C0; and inclusive of licenses, de ducimg Tor insolvences, &c, may be Set dow as paying into the treasury the nell sum oi S27h. .0Os Add 10 which 25 per cent. increase bS.OOs