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on the 31st December
No. 6.
forward to securing $1875 have been fully realized -
I have the hour to be.
Sir
Your Most Bredient
tumble Servant,
Приводитиму
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
The following Comparative Statement of Revenue collected by the Collector of Stamp Revenue in the years 1877 and 1878 is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th January, 1879.
C. MAY,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
Comparative Statement of the Revenue under the Stamp Amendment Ordinance, 1888, the Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, and the Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1874, for the Years 1877 and 1878, respectively.
Number
of Article
in the
Schedule.
Do.
DESCRIPTION.
Receipts for Money exceeding $10 (Adlusive Stamps),
do. (Impressed Stamps),
Probates and Letters of Adiuinistration, Conveyances or Assignments, Deed or other Instrument of Gift, Mortgage,
Where in a Mortgage the sum secured is unlimited, Re-assignment of any Mortgaged Property,
Letter or other Instrument of Hypothecation,
Duplicate of any Deed chargeable with Duty,
Lease or Agreement for a Term of Years,
89.70 281.75
Revenue in 1877.
Revenue in 1878.
Increase. Decrease.
$
f.
$
$
1
Agreements and Broker's Notes,
1,571.50
1,450.00
115.50
2
Bank Notes,
19,512,46
19,141.24
371.21
3
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes,
29.060.10
28,890.75
178.55
3
Bank Cheques, .............
926,74
816.02
310.72
+
Bills of Lading,..
19,791.60
14,615.20
5
Bonds, Bottomry and Respondentia, and Average Statement,
48.00)
6
Charter Party, &C.,
6,368,50
68.50 4,582.00
823.60 20.50
786,50
7
Transfer of any Shaves in any Public Company,
5,632.50
8,583.00
4,990.50
8
Powers of Attorney,
076.00
Notes of Protest,
Any Notarial Act not otherwise charged,
36.00 206.00
5,347.74
......
584.00 32.50 289.00 7,768.20 89.70
8.00
3.50
84.00
2,420.46
1,286.50
1,438,25
5,097.00
7,080.75
1,389.75
50,00 007.00
125.00
75.00
1,209,50
162.50
50.00
50.00
61.75
74.00
12.25
3,079.00 210.00
1,988.00
309.00
$37.75
127.75
Lease or Agreement for a Lease without Fine or Premium,
565.75
091.76
66.00
Lease or Agreement for a Lease in consideration of a Fine or Premium, Every Instrument in Writing under Seal not otherwise specially charged with Duty, Policies of Marine Insurance,...
400.50
578.50
178.00
3,277.00
9,677.20
399.90
Articles of Clerkship,
...
Warrant of Attorney,
...
Co-partnership Deed,
165.00
230.00
85.00
Cognovit and Arbitration Award,
30.00
17,00
7.00
See, 1
Adjudication Fee,......
3.00
600
2.00
Telegraph Forms, ................
€7.50
78.50
11.)
Duty received under The Sheriff"& Ordinance, 1879, ou : Service of Summons, Subpoena, Citation, or Order,
41.00
98.00
3.00
PATATA
Arrest or Seizure in Execution,
26.00
30.00
10.00
Duty received under The Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance,
1274, on:
Application for a Certificate,
Certificate granted,
25.00
25.00
Application for a Certificate, Schedule E. 11,
05.00
Certificato granted under
Jo.,
Adhesive Stamps sold, exclusive of the 3 cent Stamps under Article 11,
103 00 24,133.99
TOTALS,...
118,599.43
120.00 110.00 24,508.47
128,519.70
25.00
7.00 74.49
11,774.14
1,703.78
**2= |22211220229ann*a8j
Stamp Office, Hongkong, 3rd January, 1879.
DEDUCT DECREASE,
TOTAL INCREASE FOR THE YEAR 1878,
1,799.78
9,980.30
ALPRED LISTER, Collector of Stamp Revenue.
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