Fees in the Land Department, to which Your Lordship. justly objected as they stood in the schedule, the following will be the
amended scale.
On preparing any
Lease or grants,
of the annual
10 Per cent on the amount of the
the Public Seal to
Leases
Rental, will be dropped altogether.
Affining
this in been of being
or grants; this
5 Per cent
ad-valorem, has been fived for the future at-5 dollars on all. indiscriminately.
f
Registering any assignment mortgage.
or other alienation__ Although this fee
is
Annual_Rental
stated at 5 Per cent on the Annual Rental_
in the Schedule to which your Lordship. refers, yet in Ordinance . Nr. 3 of 18441 for the Registration of real property within the folony (already confirmed by Her Majesty ) the rate was altered, and the amount.
the fee om registration fixed.
at 5 Dollars
of
on
55
This
all, without reference to the value-
seems to be in conformity with the principle laid down in Your Lordship's
Despatch, and will therefore
unaltered
remain
I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,
Your Indships,
Most Obedient:;.
Humble Servant,
ysdans