Report from the Select Committee on the Tobacco Trade (1844)
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- Name
- Report from the Select Committee on the Tobacco Trade (1844)
- Description
- Report of the House of Commons Select Committee appointed to examine the state of the tobacco trade, the effects of recent legal changes, smuggling, and adulteration. The committee examined manufacturers, merchants, and revenue officials, took extensive evidence, and recommended legislative measures. Directly relevant to understanding trade regulation, smuggling incentives, and revenue policy in the broader context of 1840s British commerce.
- Date
- August 1844
- Related To
- Robert Peel
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Emigration and Diaspora
- Type
- Parliamentary Record
- Date Created
- 1844-08
- Creator
- House of Commons Select Committee on Tobacco Trade
- Audience
- The House of Commons
- Identifier
- 565
- Language
- English