§ MR. BARNETTsaid, he would beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether a considerable number of stamp collectors are paid by a foe of twopence on every receipt they give for Excise Licences for Horses, Dogs, Carriages, &c.; and what necessity exists for persons taking out a number of Licences to have a separate receipt for each one?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERreplied, that it appeared the case was as stated by the hon. Gentleman. The ground on which this system was carried on was, because it was conceived that the manner in which the books were kept, and the counterfoils with which those persons were supplied, afforded a more efficient check than the issuing of licences altogether. Those persons were not strictly Government employés, but were paid upon the poundage system. He should look, however, into the question in order to see whether a more simple arrangement could not be effected, as in the case of Scotland.