§ LORD CLAUD HAMILTONasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, If the decision of the House of Lords in the case of the North London Railway upon the two points; first, of stoppage of trains at every station; and, secondly, the charge on third class return tickets, will lead him to make any modification or re-adjustment in the mode of assessing the Passenger Duty?
THE CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-QUER, in reply, said, he understood that the decision of the House of Lords was in favour of the Board of Inland Revenue in regard to the mode in which the duties were to be levied on passengers, and not only confirmed the view which the Inland Revenue Board always contended for, but carried it somewhat further. It was the intention of that Board to adhere to that which they had always maintained was the proper mode of assessing passenger duty; but they would not attempt to avail themselves of that part of the judgment which seemed to carry their claim further than they had previously applied it.