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Officers and soldiers of Her Majesty's Forece stationed in Colonies in which Stamp duties
are
imposed under local acts
from the payment of stamp
duty on receipts given for money paid out of Imperial Revenue.
2.
In
reply
I have the
-honour to inform Your Lordship that steps will be taken during the forthcoming dession to m
assimilate the law
of
this
Colony
to that of England in this
:respect by introdusing an
Ordinance
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Ordinance to amend the recent
Stamp Ordinance, (Iber Majesty's gracious confirmation of which
was e
conveyed in Your Lordship's
| despatch, No 1844 of the 8th July sitti
in such a way
as to make
provision for the desired exemption,
I have the honour to be,
My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
5.M. Bowen
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