THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, STH MARCH, 1884.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 76.
161
wing Return from the Collector of Stamp Revenue, for the Month of February, i fer general information.
By Command,
R lonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th March, 1884.
W. H. MARSII,
Colonial Secretary.
JARATIVE STATEMENT of the Revenue under the Stamp Amendment Ordinance, 1368, the Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1874, and for Telegraph Forms, Land Office Fees and Fees of the
Supreme Court, during the Mouths of February 1883, and February 1884, respectively.
Revenue
bedule
Number.
DESCRIPTION.
in 1883.
Revenue in 1884.
Increase.
Decrease.
$55
C.
$
C.
$ C.
$ C.
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Agreements and Broker's Notes,...
385.60
156.50
229.00
Bank Notes,
3,023.97
3,307.13
283.16
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes,
1,500.10
1,906.85
400.75
Bank Cheques,
118.50
118.00
0.50
Bills of Lading,..
946.20
1,452.10
505.90
Bonds, Bottomry and Respondentia, and Average Statement,
0.50
0.50
Charter Party, &c.,
339.00
258.00
$1.00
Transfer of Shares,
1,361.50
1,964.50
003.00
Powers of Attorney,
48.00
52.00
4.00
Notes of Protest,
13.00
13.00
10
Notarial Act,
30.00
20.00
10.00
Receipt Stamps, Impressed,
9.93
37.98
28.05
Do.
Adhesive,
482.43
441.33
41.10
12
Probates and Letters of Administration,.
15.50
70.75
Conveyances or Assignments,
553.00
527.25
Dood of Gift,
25.00
25.00
Mortgage,
48.50
96.00
Mortgage to secure an unlimited sum,
Reassignment of Mortgage,
12.25
6.25
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55.25
95.70
47.50
6.00
Letters of Hypothecation,.
6.09
4.00
2.00
17
Duplicate Deeds,
4.00
42.00
88.00
Lease for a Term of Years,.
19
Lease without Fine or Premium,....
16.00
50.50
31.50
Lease with Fine or Premium,
Miscellaneous Instruments,
10.00
30.00
20.00
Policies of Marine Insurance,
Articles of Clockship,
191.90
375.40
183.50
Warrant of Attorney,
...
Copartnership Deed,
10.00
15.00
5.00
26
Cognovit and Arbitration Award,.
1.90
1.00
Sec. 1
Adjudication Fee,
1.00
0.00
5.00
ADHESIVE STAMPS exclusive of 3 cent Stamps Article 11A, 3,092.34 TELEGRAPH FORMS,
2,931.42
6.50
3.75
100.92 9.76
Daty received under The Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, on :-
Day received under The Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance,
1874, on :--
Service of Summons, Subpoena, Citation, or Order,.
Court Fees,
4.00
400
6.00
6.00
Application for a Certificate, Certificate granted,
18.00 13.00
10.00 8.00
TOTALS,..
8 | 12,278.12 | 13,995.21 2,989.11
DEDUCT DECREASE,..
TOTAL INCREASE IN FEBRUARY 1884,
Top Office, Hongkong, 1st March, 1884.
577.02
$ 1,662.09
ALFRED LISTUR. Collector of Stamp Dai