PROPOSALS TO The Honourable House of Commons, Humbly offered and presented, for the Laying A Tax upon Raw Hides, &c.

By RICHARD ORGAN.

I. THE said Richard Organ, Humbly Proposes that a Duty be laid up­on Raw-Hides, &c. and not upon Tann'd Leather, because the Charges in Collecting the said Duty will be less, and the Tan­ners and Fell-Mongers will be only, or chiefly concern'd to pay it, who have long since raised their Commodities, upon hear­ing a Tax would be laid upon them, as much as if such Tax were already laid: And by this means some of them have got considerable Estates.

II. That the Duty to be laid upon Raw-Hides, &c. continue as long as that of the Hackney Coaches, and that the Duty to be laid upon Soap be joyn'd with it, which will be a Fund for a Million and an half of Mony, and that the Duties be as follows:

III. Every Cow, Ox, Bull, Steer and Heifer Hide, fold under 20 s. or for 20 s. and no more, to any Tanner or Fell-Monger, 2 s. Duty shall be paid to the King by such Tanner or Fell-Monger, or other Person who shall buy the same; and all such Hides as come to more than Twenty Shillings, Three Shillings Du­ty shall be laid upon them.

IV. Every Calves Skin Sixpence Duty, every Sheeps Skin a Penny, every Lambs Skin a Halfpenny.

V. All Bucks Skins, Goat Skins, and all Foreign Leather to be Tax'd as shall to the Honourable House appear most fit and convenient.

That in order to Collect this Duty there be an Office appointed at Lea­den-Hall, and that Two Pence per Pound be allowed to the several Collectors, and One Penny per Pound to the Receiver General; and that this Office extend to all Places within the Bills of Mortality.

That this Duty be Collected in all other Parts and Places of this Kingdom, by the Clerk of the several Markets, with the Allowances aforesaid; and that an Office be appointed in every City, to receive such Monies by them Col­lected.

That all Hides, Skins, &c. so bought be entred, and a Penalty as this Honourable House shall think sit, be laid upon all Persons who shall buy such Raw-Hides, &c. without entring the same, and Paying the Duties aforesaid.

The Benefit of such Duties may appear by this, that there are great quanti­ties of Leather Exported, and particularly Calves Skins. The King hath but a Shilling Duty for every Hundred Weight of them now, but hereby the Du­ty will arise to Six Shillings a Dozen.

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