8th September 1846, and numbered 19, contains
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the words __ if there be
it may
any
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such at Hongkong ;
not be unadvisable to ascertain that-
the present system of registration here is in
accordance with the above sanction.
At present the certificate of registry
is signed by the Governor together with the
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reason for desiring to be fully assured that we have in the Colony such a collector as was contemplated by the authorities in England
(Signed) Paul Sterling
th.
19th April, 1848.
Victoria .
Colonial Treasurer. The monies collected
by
the latter are inland impositions in the
(Frue
nature of
- excise duties; viz. duty on goods
sold by auction _
sums payable for licenses to retail spirits and opium', _ and for cutting
stone and weighing salt _ all collected under
)
local ordinances.
the
When it is considered also that
- port of Hongkong is a free
paid at its
quay
or on
one ; - no duty
exports or imports _ and
that the Cape of Good Hope, before the
: appointment of a collector of customs there,
was as concerns ships
ships' registry,
the object of special enactments, it may
be an additional
Colonial Secretary