and Shave accordingly lost no time in giving due notice to the parties who work them, that a duty will for the future be payable to the British Government. This is not likely to be anything considerable, looking to the extreme poverty of the stone quarriers, but,
assertion of sovereignty it became highly necessary to prevent the payment of a tax to the Chinese Government.
By Ordinance No.11 of this year Licence of 50 Dollars is made incumbent on all venders of wines and spirits; four Licences have already been issued to Pawnbrokers at the rate of 250 Dollars each; and a Licence of 50 Dollars is necessary for all Auctioneers
A scale of judicial fees and fines is now under the consideration of the Chief Justice, and will be promulgated as soon as it has met with the sanction and approval of the Council - Official fees do not present any considerable prospect : but, it has been proposed to charge 1⁄2 per Cent on the first year's Salary of all appointments made within the Colony. A charge of 25 Dollars will be made on all marriage Licences without banns. Five Dollars are paid on every sailing letter to a Ship or vessel, and two dollars on ...
Keeping in view the English practice of entrusting to some of the principal inhabitants of every district the duty of levying and disbursing the monies locally required to meet all charges of a local nature, I have determined with the Concurrence of the Council on dividing the Town of Victoria into three distinct portions or districts, to be styled the centre,
the ...