THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH JANUARY, 1880.
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 of Article
in the
Schedule.
DESCRIPTION"
Revenue
in
Revenue in
Increase. Decrease:
1878.
1879.
$ C. $ C.
C.
Hdow~G A 00 00 10 --
Agreements and Broker's Notes, Bank Notes,.
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes,.
Bank Cheques,
Bills of Lading,
Bonds, Bottomry and Respondentia, and Average Statement,
1,456.00
1,483.25
19,141.25 | 20,441.15
27.25 1,299.90
28,890.75 | 26,060.70
2,830.05
616.02
792.80
176.78
14,615.20 | 14,815,60
200.40
...
68.50
73.00
4.50
Charter Party, &c.,
4,582.00
4,263.00
Transfer of any Shares in any Public Company,
8,563.00
6,367.50
Fowers of Attorney,
584.00
570.00
319.00 2,195.50 14.00
Notes of Protest,
32.50
17.25
15.25
10'
11
Any Notarial Act not otherwise charged,
289.00
357.00
68.00
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
12
13
13
14
15
16
17
19
20
21
22
24
25
26
RAULIUO7-28 2 88788
Probates and Letters of Administration,
1,468.25
997.25
Conveyances or Assignments,
7,080.75
5,267.50
Deed or other Instrument of Gift,
125.00
75.00
471.00 1,813.25 50.00
Mortgage,
1,269.50
1,177.50
.92.00
14
Where in a Mortgage the Sum secured is unlimited, Re-assignment of any Mortgaged Property,
50.00
74.00
50.00 75.75
...
1.75
Letter or other Instrument of Hypothecation, Duplicate of any Deed chargeable with Duty,
1,388.00
1,006.50
337.75
244.00
881.50 93.75
18 Lease or Agreement for a Term of Years,
Lease or Agreement for a Lease without Fine or Premium,. Lease or Agreement for a Lease in consideration of a Fine
631.75
639.50
7.75
•
or Premium,..
Every Instrument in Writing under Seal not otherwise
578.50
510.00
68.50
specially charged with Duty,..
Policies of Marine Insurance,
3,677.20
3,764.60
87.40
Articles of Clerkship,
Warrant of Attorney,
Co-partnership Deed, .......
230.00
245.00
15.00
Cognovit and Arbitration Award,
17.00
11.00
6.00
Sec. 1
Adjudication Fee,
5.00
'2.00
3.00
ADHESIVE STAMPS sold, exclusive of the 3-cent Stamps
24,508.47
19,673.78
4,834,09
under Article 11,
Telegraph Forms,
78.50
99.50
21.00
Duty received under The Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, on :--
Service of Summons, 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,
Certificate granted under
do.,
120.00 110.00
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,
.$ 12,476.46
ALFRED LISTER, Collector of Stamp Revenue.
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.
W. H. MARSII,
Colonial Secretary.