THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1886.
Agreement or Contract accompanied with the deposit of Title Deeds to any immovable property or for securing the payment or re-payment of any money or stock,...
See Mortgage, 26.
Exemptions. Label, slip, or memorandum containing the heads of any Insurance to be effected by means of a duly stamped Policy or Irish Note.
Memorandum, letter, or agreement made for or relating to the sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or to the sale of any shares in any public company, not being a Broker's note or document given by a Broker.
Seaman's advance note, or memorandum, or agreement made between the master and mariners of any ship for wages.
Emigration Contract.
Passage Ticket.
3. Arbitration Award,
4. Articles of Clerkship, or Contract whereby any person shall first become bound to serve as a clerk in order to his admission as an Attorney or Solicitor,
Assignment, by way of security, or of any security,
Upon a sale,.........................................
6. Attested Copy of any Document chargeable with Stamp Duty under this Schedule,
Average Statement,
6. Bank Cheque payable on demand to any person, to bearer, or order,
7. Bank Notes, or other obligations for the payment of money issued by any Banker or Banking Company in the Colony for local circulation and payable to bearer on demand,
$1.
$50.
See Mortgage, 26.
See Conveyance, 14.
$1.
See Bond, 10.
2 cents.
Two-thirds per cent. per annum on the average value of such notes in circulation. To be collected monthly on a statement thereof to be furnished by each Banker or Banking Company to the Collector of Stamp Revenue at the end of each month, and to be signed by the Banker, or Manager, or Agent, and by the Accountant of such Banker or Banking Company.
2 cents.
Bill of Exchange of any other kind whatsoever except a Cheque or Bank Note and Promissory Note of any kind whatsoever except a Bank Note,
From $0 to $10, 50 cents.
$10 to $50, 2 cents.
$50 to $250, 5 cents.
$250 to $500, 10 cents.
$500 to $1,000, 20 cents.
$1,000 to $2,000, 50 cents.
$2,000 to $3,000, $1.00.
$3,000 to $5,000, $1.50.
$5,000 to $10,000, $2.00.
$10,000 to $15,000, $3.00.
Every $5,000 additional or part thereof, $0.50.
Note 1.-A Bill of Exchange for exactly $50 is to be charged 2 cents, and so throughout the table.
Note 2.-When Bills of Exchange or other such documents are drawn in sets of two or more, half the above duties to be charged on each part of a set. If the Duty be 5 cents the first part of the set shall be charged 3 cents, and the other parts 2 cents each.
Note 3.-In the case of Bills in sets drawn out of the Colony, the whole duty shall be payable on that part of the set which is first presented for payment or acceptance, or is first otherwise negotiated, the other parts of the set being free.
9. Bill of Lading, or ship's receipt where bills of lading are not used, for each part of every set, 10 cents.
Exemption.-Bill of Lading for goods shipped by any Government Officer on account of Government.
10. Bond, or other obligation concerning Respondentia and Bottomry, and Average Statement, or Bond where no statement is given, 10 cents for every $100 or part thereof.
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