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Vicarage valuation and local tax reform debate
The Home Office directed Mr. Smith to review evidence before the Select Committee on vicarial properties and report to Mr. Cross. Proposals discussed include selling Halifax land, selling leasehold reversions, and modifying vicarage rates to raise income. The committee's recommendations and potential settlements were debated amid church and public support. In Glasgow Parkhead a tax dispute led to a sheriff sale of Archibald Pollock’s household goods after his refusal to pay augmentations to the stipend, drawing wide local sympathy and calls for an indignation meeting.
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Smith
Home Office
Select Committee
House of Commons
Cross
Halifax
Mr. Mills
Mills
Jackson
Curren Raves
Gainscow
Parkhead
Calton
Court of Session
John Murray
Archibald Pollock
The
Free Church
Pollock
Priestcraft
Scotland
England
Rome