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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH JULY, 1895.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 308.
The following Return of Stamp Revenue, for the first Half-year of 1894 and 1895, respectively, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th July, 1895.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the Revenne under the Stamp Ordinance, 1886, the Stamp Amendment Ordinance, 1894 the Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1889, the Medical Registration Ordinance, 1884, and for Telegraph Forms, Land Office Fees and Fees of the Supreme Court, for the first Half-year of 1894 and 1895, respectively.
Schedule Number.
DESCRIPTION.
Revenue in 1894.
Revenue in 1895.
Increase. Decrease.
123410 CON 00 a
Adjudication Fec, Agreement,
5
Arbitration Award,
Articles of Clerkship,
Attested Copy,
6
Bank Cheques,
7
Bank Note Duty,
Bill of Exchange and Promissory Note,
Bill of Lading,
10
Bottomry or Respondentia Bond, Average Statement,
11
Broker's Note,
12
Charter Party,
13
Copy Charter,
14
Conveyance or Assignment,.
15
Copartnership Deed,
16
•
Declaration of Trust,
17
18
19
Deed of Gift,
Duplicate Deeds,
Emigration Fees,
20
Foreign Attachment Bond,
21
Miscellaneous Instruments,
$
(.
$ C.
C.
13.00 1,197.50 1.00
21.00
8.00
1,521.58 19.00
824.08
18.00
58.00
1,031.20
62.00 1,300.88
4.00
269.68
23,416.25
34,093.57 | 10,677.32
8,255.78 10,835.50
2,579.72
10,521.50 | 10,704.10
272.60
87.50
55.20
17.70
29.00
81.50
52.50
2.626.10
2,358.60
267.50
440.00
396.00
44.00
2,251.50
6,118.30
3,866.80
48.00
58.00
10.00
20.00
10.00
10.00
25.00
100.00
75.00
190.50
238.90
48.40
115.00
115.00
166.00
241.80
75.80
190.00
180.00
10.00
22
Lease with Fine or Premium,
...
23
Lease on Agreement,.
24
Lease without Fine or Premium,.
457.45
604.05
146.60
25
Letter of Hypothecation,....
126.00
247.00
121.00
26
Mortgage,
922.30
1,614.10
691.80
Do. (ii) Additional Security,
323.00
43.00
280.00
Do.
(iii) Transfer,.
2.00
40.55
38.55
De.
(iv) Re-assignment,
50.87
136.51
85.61
Do.
v) on Agreement,
27
28
31
NAG-788*38
Nofarial Act,
74.00
67.00
7.00
Note of Protest,.
46.75
49.00
0.95
29
Policy of Insurance,
3,945.20
9,037.25
5,092.05
30
Power of Attorney.
370.00
540.50
Probate, or Letters of Administration,
6,304.00
8,478.00
170.50 2,174.00
32
Receipt Stamps, Impressed,.
200.74.
222.32
21.58
33
Servant's Security Bond,
126.40
316.50
190.10
34
Settlement,
35
Settlement on Agreement,
36
Transfer of Shares,
1,498.40
ADHESIVE STAMPS,
15,379.58
3,223.60 15,563.52
1,725.20 183.94
TELEGRAPH FORMS,
11.00
7.75
3.25
AFFIDAVITS, STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, &c., PROXIES,
70.00
70.00
BILL OF HEALTH,.
1,182.00
1.26 1,152.00
1.26
30.00
TOTAL,.............................
$ | 81,652.52 |110,014.84 29,014.07
651.75
DEDUCT DECREASE,..
651.75
TOTAL INCREASE FOR THE FIRST HALF-Year 1805, $ | 28,362.32
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Collector of Stamp Revenue.
STAMP OFFICE, HONGKONG, 6th July, 1895.