Excerpt from University Lectures Delivered by Members of the Faculty in the Free Public Lecture Course, 1916-1917, Vol. 4 We have suggested that the actual increase Of our taxes may be less than the apparent increase. This is probably true and we may conveniently divide our discussion into two parts, dealingfirstwith thereasonsfor such increasesashaveoctmn'ed, and second with increases that are apparent rather than real. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.