text_original: In 1869 he had 416 ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM [1868  been able, by an ingenious alteration in the date of payment, to take a penny off the income tax, and had largely reduced the taxes on locomotion. He had also, with characteristic pedantry, abolished the one shilling registration duty on imported corn.
text_transcription: IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY NINE HE HAD BEEN ABLE BY AN INGENIOUS ALTERATION IN THE DATE OF PAYMENT TO TAKE A PENNY OFF THE INCOME TAX AND HAD LARGELY REDUCED THE TAXES ON LOCOMOTION HE HAD ALSO WITH CHARACTERISTIC PEDANTRY ABOLISHED THE ONE SHILLING REGISTRATION DUTY ON IMPORTED CORN
phonemes: ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn hiː hæd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm [wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt bˌɪn ˈeɪbəl, baɪ ɐn ɪndʒˈiːniəs ˌɔltɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪnðə dˈeɪt ʌv pˈeɪmənt, tə tˈeɪk ɐ pˈɛni ˈɔf ðɪ ˈɪŋkʌm tˈæks, ænd hæd lˈɑːɹdʒli ɹᵻdˈuːst ðə tˈæksᵻz ˌɔn lˌoʊkəmˈoʊʃən. hiː hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ, wɪð kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk pˈɛdəntɹi, ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt ðə wˈʌn ʃˈɪlɪŋ ɹˌɛdʒɪstɹˈeɪʃən dˈuːɾi ˌɔn ɪmpˈɔːɹɾᵻd kˈɔːɹn.