Dog Tax - Laverton. 1796 -1797
The following link takes you to a list of names of dog owners
in the Laverton area for that year. This is followed by extracts
from Sporting Magazine, describing debates from the House
of Commons on Mr. Dent’s Motion for the House to resolve
itself into a Committee on the Dog Tax and a Proposal by Mr. Pitt
after the rejection of Mr. Dent’s Motion.
Also, The Dog Tax in Verse, addressed to the self appointed
Chancellor of the Exchequer.