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354 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH OCTOBER, 1867.
6. The Stamp duty on Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and other Obligations, specified in Section 3 of the said Schedule for the payment of Money not exceeding Fifty Dollars, shall, for the first Half Year subsequent to the commencement of the said Ordinance, be 50 Cents, or if drawn in sets, 25 Cents for each part of a set.
7. The Maximum Stamp duty payable on any one Letter or other Instrument of Hypothecation under Section 16 of the Schedule of the said Ordinance shall not, during the first Half Year from the commencement of the Ordinance, exceed the sum of 25 Dollars.
8. Stamps shall be impressed or embossed at the Stamp Office, and Adhesive Stamps sold, between the hours of 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. every day, authorized Holidays excepted.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
No. 147.
Approved in Council,
RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Additional Order made by His Excellency Governor SIR RICHARD GRraves MACDONNELL in Council, under "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866," is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th October, 1867.
"STAMP ORDINANCE, 1866.”
[No. 12 of 1866.]
ADDITIONAL ORDER
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Made by His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL in Council, this 4th day of October, 1867.
The Stamp Duty on a Charter Party shall be, during the first half-year subsequent to the com- mencement of the said Ordinance, Three Dollars, and also if in sets for each Second, Third and subsequent part of every such set, One Dollar.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
No. 148.
Approved in Council,
RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Rules of the Stamp Office, approved by His Excellency Governor SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, are published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.”
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th October, 1867.
RULES OF THE STAMP OFFICE.
1.--The Office will be open for the transaction of business from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. every day (Sundays
and authorized holidays excepted.)
2.--All applications for Impressed Stamps must be made upon a printed form of Requisition which
will be supplied gratuitously.
3.-Adhesive Stamps can be obtained upon payment, without a Requisition.