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TEACHERS of organic chemistry have often expressed the opinion that alcohol used for purposes of education and research should be relieved of the heavy duty levied upon it.;Two years ago, attention was directed to the need for action in the matter, and at the Glasgow meeting of the British Association in 1901, a committee was appointed, with instructions to approach the Board of Inland Revenue, with the object of endeavouring to secure the removal of this tax upon scientific work. As the result, the following regulations have been issued by the Board and published in the daily Press:—
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MEERS, J. Duty-Free Alcohol for Scientific Purposes . Nature 67, 164 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/067164a0
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