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the farm, and must be ultimately paid by the 
consumer? In which case the high price of 
the articles of consumption must be rivetted 
to them for ever, without any possibility of 
feduciion. 
Does Mr. Brooke recolledt, that all kinds 
of building materials are at a very high price 
in this kingdom, and which have not been a 
little increased by the Minister having kindly 
‘ laid his fingers" upon bricks, fir-timber, 
&c. &c. ? As Mr. B, seems so alert at re- 
commending laws to be made and broken, 
it would be a blessing to the country if he 
would persuade the Minister to take his fin- 
gers off' all kinds of building materials in any 
way employed in agriculture ; because, in a 
number of indireef ways, those very taxes 
ultimately fall upon the poor, by the conse- 
quent increased price of those necessaries of 
life which are produced from the land — 
bread, milk, potatoes, beef, and mutton. 
Probably Mr. Broolte will, at the same 
time, recommend the Legislature to make up 
the deficiency, wliich would arise to the re- 
venue from this measure, by a double tax 
