MACDONALD, C.J.B.C.:—This is an appeal against an absolute order for mandamus obtained by a mining company commanding the Minister of Finance to forthwith ascertain and take into consideration the acquisition costs to the Pioneer Gold Mines of B.C. Ltd.,

LACROIX, J. Sess.:—L’accusé est traduit devant moi pour répondre à l’accusation suivante:

MACLEAN P.:—The suppliant is a company engaged in the business of dressing and dyeing furs, for others and not for its own account. By virtue of the Special War Revenue Act 1915, and amendments thereto, and within the periods

Middleton, J.A.:—These two cases are appeals in the nature of special cases from the decision of His Honour Judge Me- Gibbon, acting Judge of the County of Peterborough, pronounced on the 16th day of Feb., 1934, under the provisions of sec. 84 of

HUGHES, J.:—This action was brought against the respondent for the recovery of $499.48 alleged to be due as a debt for stamp taxes payable on sales of shares of stock under the Special War Revenue Act.

MAcDONALD, C.J.B.C.:—The action is brought to recover the amount of certain revenue stamps which it is claimed the defendant wrongfully omitted to affix to stocks and bonds sold by him as a broker. Part VII of the Special War Revenue Act,

TELLIER, C.J.—The following is the provision of the Special War Revenue Act, R.S.C. 1927, c. 179, sec. 86 on which the plaintiff relies :—

MARTINEAU, J.:—Seeing that the plaintiff claims from the defendant the sum of $14,976.80 with interest at 24 of 1% per month since December 1, 1930, as special taxes on the sale and manufacture of merchandise from 1921 to the end of October 1929

MACLEAN, P. :—In this information the plaintiff seeks to recover from the defendant a certain sum of money alleged to be due and payable as sales tax, under sec. 86 of the Special War Revenue Act, as amended by ec. 54, s. 11,

Duff, C.J.C.:—The respondents are a company engaged in the business of wholesale dealers in, and dyers and dressers of, raw furs. They purchase raw furs or skins from trappers and other persons, dress and dye these skins and sell them to furriers who