C.S.O. 380/88.
805
[No. 19-10.8.31.-1.]
A BILL
INTITULED
An Ordinance to amend the Official Signatures
Fees Ordinance, 1888.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:----
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Official Short title. Signatures Fees Amendment Ordinance, 1931.
2. Section 2 of the Official Signatures Fees Ordi- Amendment nance, 1888, (as amended by section 2 of the Principal of Ordinance Civil Medical Officer, Change of Name Ordinance, 1928, No. 1 of and by section 14 of the Police Force Amendment 1888, s. 2. Ordinance, 1929), is amended by the substitution of Ordinance the figure $10 for the figure $5 in paragraph (1) and 1928. by the substitution of the figure $5 for the figure $2 in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and No. 18 of (10).
No. 5 of
Ordinance
1929.
Objects and Reasons.
This Ordinance raises to $10 the fee for the signa- ture of the Governor, except as provided by the Land Registration Ordinance, 1844, where, however, the fee is also $10 at present. This Ordinance further raises to $5 the fee for the respective signatures of the Colonial Secretary, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Colonial Treasurer, Director of Public Works, Inspector General of Police, Harbour Master, Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, and Clerk of Councils.
August, 1931.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Attorney General.