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BRITISH EMPIRE AT WAR
by persons resident in the United Kingdom; and it is additional to income-tax and super-tax.
There has been no serious opposition to any of the new taxes, as the country recognizes their necessity.
Notwithstanding the heavy burden of taxation, the British public have responded nobly to relieve the sufferings of the wounded and others hurt by the war. Country mansions and town-houses have been turned into hospitals; places for the welfare and entertainment of soldiers and sailors have been provided; and voluntary contributions to hundreds of patriotic funds have reached unprecedented figures.
Whilst the financial requirements of Great Britain and for the aid of
