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THE POOR-RITE.
Belfast, 13th June 1857.
SIR—In all that has been said on the subject of the equalization of the poor-rate, the general principle that ought to guide the Legislature has not, so far as I know, been clearly stated. It is this : the area of taxation ought to be the same as the area of administration. The union is the area of administration, and therefore ought to be the area of taxation also. This principle is equally opposed to a national rate on the one hand and the present parish rating on the other.
I believe I may say it is agreed among all thinking men that the law of settlement must be totally repealed, 'Union rating, and no law of settlement, would, I think, be a perfectly satisfactory arrangement of the questions respecting poor-law taxation.
Respectfully yours, J. J. M.
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