| Date of Authority | Description | Amount Collected in 1972 |
|---|---|---|
| 28th Feb., 1844 | 1. For registering every Assignment, Mortgage or other Alienation | £5.00 |
| 2. For registering every Will or Judgment, or receiving any verified Certificate | 1.00 | |
| 3. For receiving for Safe Custody any Deed, Will, or other Instrument | 5.00 | |
| 4. For every Search | 1.00 | |
| 5. For Certificate of Receipt of any Document or certifying a Copy thereof, and every other Certificate | 982 14 2, $5.00 | |
| 7th Aug., 1845 | 6. For every uncertified Copy of any Will, Deed, Memorial or other Instrument, per folio of 80 words | 0.25 |
| 7. Preparing Transfer for Chinese | $9.00 | |
| 8. Affiring Public Seal to Lease | 5.00 | |
| Government Notification of 5th Sept., 1867 | For each Grave of 12 superficial feet, Ground Fee | $15.00 |
| Grave Digging | 1.00 |
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Pauper Funerals | Free |
| Children under 9 years, Ground Fee | $5.00 |
| Grave Digging | 1.00 |
| Officers, non-commissioned Officers and Privates in the British Army, and their Families | 0.75 |
| Officers, Warrant Officers, and Sailors in the British Navy, and their Families | 0.75 |
| Colonial Government Officers and their Families | 0.75 |
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Monuments or Enclosures covering more than 24 superficial feet and less than 40 feet | $50.00 |
| Monuments or Enclosures covering less than 24 superficial feet | 25.00 |
| Upright Head Stones and Flat Stones not occupying more space than the Grave | Free |
| Date of Authority | Description | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinance No. 5 of 1845, 12th July, 1845 | For the Signature of the Governor | $5.00 |
| For the Signature of the Colonial Secretary | 2.00 | |
| For the Seal of the Colony | 5.00 | |
| Ordinance No. 5 of 1845, 12th July, 1845 | For granting a Marriage License | $5.00 |
| Ordinance No. 8 of 1858, 10th May, 1858 | 1. First-class Boats or Vessels per annum | $10.00 |
| Second do. do. do. | 5.00 | |
| Third do. do. do. | 3.00 | |
| Fourth do. do. do. | 0.50 | |
| 2. Hawkers, per quarter | 0.50 |
Various Ordinances and Rules:
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AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH THE PRESENT RATES WERE PAID, AND SCHEDULE.
DATE OF AUTHORITY.
AMOUNT COLLECTED IN 1972.
£
d.
1. For registering every Assignment, Mortgage or other Alie-
nation,
28th Feb., 1844,
..$ 5,00
2. For registering every Will or Judgment, or receiving any
verified Certificate,
1.00
3. For receiving for Safe Custody any Deed, Will, or other
Instrument,
5.00
4. For every Searcli,
1.00
5. For Certificate of Receipt of any Document or certifying a
Copy thereof, and every other Certificate,
982 14 2
5.00
6. For every uncertified Copy of any Will, Deed, Memorial or
other Instrument, per folio of 80 words,
0.25
7th Aug., 1845,
7. Preparing Transfer for Chinese,
8. Affiring Public Seal to Lease,
.$ 9.00 5.00
Government Notification of..
5th Sept., 1867,
For each Grave of 12 superficial feet, Ground Fee,...$15,00
Grave Digging,
1.00
EXCEPTIONS.
Pauper Funerals,......
Free.
Children under 9 years, Ground Fee,
.$ 5.00
Grave Digging, ....
1.00
Officers, non-commissioned Officers and Privates in the British
Army, and their Families,
0.75
246 14 41
Officers, Warrant Officers, and Sailors in the British Navy, and
their Families,....
0.75
Colonial Government Officers and their Families,
0.75
MONUMENTS.
Monuments or Enclosures covering more than 24 superficial
feet and less than 40 feet,
.$50.00
Monuments or Enclosures covering less than 24 superficial feet, 25.00 Upright Head Stones and Flat Stones not occupying more
space than the Grave,..............
Free.
Ordinance No. 5 of 1845,
12th July, 1845,
For the Signature of the Governor,
.$ 5.00
For the Signature of the Colonial Secretary,
2.00
57 14 2
For the Seal of the Colony,
5.00
This last Fee is not charged when the Governor's Signature is paid for.
Ordinance No. 5 of 1845,
12th July, 1845,
7 5 10
For granting a Marriage License,..
$ 5.00
Ordinance No. 8 of 1858,
10th May, 1858,
1. First-class Boats or Vessels per annum,
.$10.00
Second do.
do.
do.,
5.00
1,124 10 5
Third do.
do.
do.,
3,00
Fourth
do.
do.
do.,
0.50
2. Hawkers, per quarter,
0.50
Regula Generalis of.....
31st Oct., 1854,
Ordinance No. 13 of 1856,
Ordinance No. 14 of 1850,
By Rules of Court passed,
And by Order XXX of the General Orders under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, No. 5 of 1864, passed the Legislative Council on the 15th August, 1864.
Ordinance No. 7 of 1862, Ordinance No. 1 of 1871,
21st June, 185li,
31st July, 1856,
360 16 6
12th Nov., 1846,
22nd Mar., 1862, || 3rd May, 1871, 1
3:6
04
Curried forward,........
2,415 1G
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