THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH JANUARY,
Comparative STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE UNDER THE Stamp Amendment Ordinance, 1868, THE Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, AND THE Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1874,
during the Years 1878, and 1879, respectively.
Number f Article
in the Schedule.
Revenue Revenue
DESCRIPTION:
in 1878.
in
Increase. Decrease:
1879.
$
C.
$
C.
C.
1
Agreements and Broker's Notes,
1,456.00
1,483.25
2
Bank Notes,..
19,141.25 20,441.15
27.25 1,299.90
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes,
28,890.75 | 26,060.70
2,830.05
Bank Cheques,
616.02
792.80
176.78
Bills of Lading,
14,615.20 | 14,815.60
200.40
Bonds, Bottomry and Respondentia, and Average Statement,
68.50
Charter Party, &c.,
4,582.00
73.00 4,263.00
4.50
...
Transfer of any Shares in any Public Company,
8,563.00
6,307.50
8
Fowers of Attorney,
584.00
570.00
319.00 2,195.50 14.00
9
Notes of Protest,
32.50
17.25
15.25
10'
Any Notarial Act not otherwise charged,
289.00
357.00
68.00
11
Receipts for Money exceeding $10 (Adhesive Stamps),.
7,768.20
6,481.62
1,286.58
Do.
do.
do. $10 (Impressed Stamps),
89.70
221.58
131.88
20
21
RARLARI=-28 a. aaaa8
12
Probates and Letters of Administration,
1,468.25
997.25
13
Conveyances or Assignments,
7,080.75
5,267.50
13
Deed or other Instrument of Gift,
125.00
75.00
471.00 1,813.25 50.00
14
Mortgage,..
1,269.50
1,177.50
.92.00
14
Where in a Mortgage the Sum secured is unlimited,
50.00
50.00
15
Re-assignment of any Mortgaged Property,
74.00
75.75
1.75
16
Letter or other Instrument of Hypothecation,
1,388.00
1,006.50
17
Duplicate of any Deed chargeable with Duty,
337.75
244.00
881.50 93.75
18
Lease or Agreement for a Term of Years,
19
Lease or Agreement for a Lease without Fine or Premium,.
631.75
639.50
7.75
Lease or Agreement for a Lease in consideration of a Fine
•
or Premium,..
Every Instrument in Writing under Seal not otherwise
578.50
510.00
68.50
specially charged with Duty,.....
24
25
26
Sec. 1
22
23 Articles of Clerkship,
Co-partnership Deed,
Adjudication Fee,
Policies of Marine Insurance,
3,677.20
3,764.60
87.40
Warrant of Attorney,
230.00
245.00
15.00
Cognovit and Arbitration Award,
17.00
11.00
8.
6.00
5.00
2.00
3.00
ADHESIVE STAMPS sold, exclusive of the 3-cent Stamps
under Article 11,
24,508.47 19,673.78
4,834.69
Telegraph Forms,
78.50
99.50
21.00
Duty received under The Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, on :-
Service of Suinmons, Subpoena, Citation, or Order,. Arrest or Seizure in Execution,....
Duty received under The Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance,
38.00
28.00
36.00
10.00 36.00
1874, on :---
Application for a Certificate,
Certificate granted,
Application for a Certificate, Schedule E. II,
120.00
Certificate granted under
do.,
110.00
127.00 105.00
7.00
5.00
TOTALS,.......
$128,519.79 116,043.33
2,048.61 14,525.07
DEDUCT INCREASE,
2,048.61
TOTAL DECREASE FOR THE YEAR 1879,
Stamp Office, Hongkong, 2nd January, 1880.
No. 7.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Return has been laid before the Legislative Council.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th January, 1880.
..........$ | 12,476.46
ALFRED LISTER, Collector of Stamp Revenue.
W. H. MARSII,
Colonial Secretary.