...still governs Great Britain's relations with her colonies in this matter, provided that Parliament "will not impose any duty, tax or assessment whatever,...or the West Indies; except only such duties as it may be expedient to impose for the regulation of commerce; the net produce of such duties to be always...

...country. This was the famous Taxation of Colonies Act (18 Geo. Ill, c. 12) providing that Parliament " will not impose any duty, tax, or assessment whatever,...or the West Indies ; except only such duties as it may be expedient to impose for the regulation of commerce ; the net produce of such duties to be always...

...Parliament pledged itself by solemn statute which provides that ' from and after the passing of this Act the King and Parliament of Great Britain will not impose any Duty, Tax, or Assessment payable in any of His Majesty's Colonies, Provinces, or Plantations in North America or the West Indies...

...and plantations in North America and the West Indies." It declared that the king and parliament would not impose any duty, tax or assessment whatever, payable in any of the colonies in North America or the West Indies, except any such duties as it might be expedient to...

...words what was clearly intended to be a binding pledge : That from and after the passing of this Act the King and Parliament of Great Britain will not...payable in any of His Majesty's Colonies, Provinces or Plantations in North America or the West Indies ; except only such duties as it may be expedient...

...authority of the same, That, from and after the passing of this act, the King and parliament of Gr eat Britain will not impose any duty, tax, or assessment...or the West Indies ; except only such duties as it may be expedient to impose for the regulation of commerce ; the net produce of such duties to be always...

...thereafter the King and Parliament of Great Britain would not (with an exception not now material) impose any duty, tax or assessment whatever, payable in any of His Majesty's Colonies in North America or the West Indies (1). And the policy of the Imperial authorities has been to leave...

...Apprehensions concerning Taxation," 18 Geo. 3, c. 12, which declared, "From and after the passing of this Act the King and Parliament of Great Britain will not impose any Duty, Tax or Assessment whatever" on the colonies, except for purposes of commerce, the revenues of which to be kept in the colony. »...

...aangenomen (toen het voor Amerika te laat was) : „That the King and Parliament of Great Britain wül not impose any duty tax or assessment whatever, payable in any of HM 's colonies, provinces and plantations in North America and the West Indies, except only such duties...

...— declared that no tax would hereafter be imposed by the King and Parliament on any of the colonies in North America or the West Indies 'except only such duties as it may be expedient to impose for the regulation of commerce' : and the net produce of these duties was...