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The amount of credit notes issued by the State banks rose some £50, 000, 000, in consequence of which the value of paper receded, and the gold exchange, which before the war had been 15 per cent. , rose from 50 to 60 per cent. The total cost of the war was £102, 000, 000, or 8s. Per head per day. Of the sum of £211, 560, 000 due for the war. South two-thirds, or, roughly, £150, 000, 000, was raised in Treasury bills, exchange bonds, and loans, while one-third, or £75, 000, 000, was raised by ta...xation. Of this sum of £75, 000, 000, more than half— viz. , £40, 680, 000 — was obtained by raising the income-tax, the remainder being obtained by in- direct taxation — i. E. , 1. Raising the tea, beer, brandy, and tobacco duties. 2. Introduction of import tax on sugar of 4s. 2d. Per cwt. 3. Introduction of corn and meal tax of 3d. Per cwt. Of corn and 5d. Per cwt. Meal. 44 FINANCE AND WAR 4. Introduction of an export tax on coal of Is. Per ton. In issuing the Treasury bills, loans, and bonds, great care was taken to influence the market as little as possible, and to create an atmosphere of speculation.
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