The Rebuilding of London After the Great FireArnold, 1951 - 333 pages |
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Page 57
... position to provide it . The City was already faced with the expenditure of some £ 100,000 for the restoration of its public buildings . A direct tax , which was its usual way of meeting extraordinary expenses , was clearly out of the ...
... position to provide it . The City was already faced with the expenditure of some £ 100,000 for the restoration of its public buildings . A direct tax , which was its usual way of meeting extraordinary expenses , was clearly out of the ...
Page 57
... position . Parliament was arguing fiercely over taxation absolutely necessary to carry on a fairly popular war . It was not in the least likely to levy anything for London , whose citizens were actually clamouring for the repayment of ...
... position . Parliament was arguing fiercely over taxation absolutely necessary to carry on a fairly popular war . It was not in the least likely to levy anything for London , whose citizens were actually clamouring for the repayment of ...
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... position had improved by some £ 26,000 , and the debts due to the City by slightly less . Even after the subtraction of £ 17,000 gross , for sales of Royal Contract Lands , and of whatever sum a modern auditor would deem a sufficient ...
... position had improved by some £ 26,000 , and the debts due to the City by slightly less . Even after the subtraction of £ 17,000 gross , for sales of Royal Contract Lands , and of whatever sum a modern auditor would deem a sufficient ...
Contents
PREFACE | 15 |
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON | 21 |
PLANS FOR A NEW LONDON | 40 |
Copyright | |
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