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(c) Compradore Order.
purposes of the definition of pill of Exchange, which is
expressed as not including a compradore order.
This definition was inserted for the
(d) Exchange contract. Thie definition was inserted for the
purposes of the new exchange contract cancellation note
duty.
(e) Letter of Typothecation. This is based on article 36
of the schedule to Ordinance To. 16 of 1901, but it is
restricted to deposits with a banker.
(f) officer of His Majesty's Service.
This definition was
inserted for the purposes of section 34 of the Ordinance.
(8) Partnership Instrument. It will be noticed that the
definition is not limited to instruments used in the for-
mation of a partnership.
(h) Person. This was inserted for the purposes of the sixth
column of the schedule. It was inserted in committee,
and by an oversight no marginal note was added.
(i) Servants security agreement.
This definition is taken
from article 46 of the schedule to Ordinance No. 16 of
1901.
(j) Share.
This definition was adapted from 54 and 55 Vict.
c.39, .122, but the term share was used instead of the
word stock. The marginal note should have read "share"
Sub-sections (E) and (6) of section 5 make the payment of
stamp duty a civil debt, and the non-payment of stamp duty a criminal
offence, except where in the schedule stamping is stated to be
voluntury.
8.
Section 6 makes all unstamped instruments inadmissible in evi-
dence or for registration, even though, at the time when the instru-
ment is tendered, the payment of duty has not yet, by lapse of time,
become a civil debt or a criminal liability.
7.
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