| Item | Description | Date of Authority | Amount (£ s. d.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For registering every Assignment, Mortgage, or other Alienation | 28th Feb., 1844 | 5.00 |
| 2 | For registering every Will or Judgment, or receiving any verified Certificate | 28th Feb., 1844 | 1.00 |
| 3 | For receiving for safe Custody any Deed, Will, or other Instrument | 28th Feb., 1844 | 5.00 |
| 4 | For every Search | 28th Feb., 1844 | 1.00 |
| 5 | For Certificate of Receipt of any Document, or certifying a Copy thereof, and every other Certificate | 28th Feb., 1844 | 650 12 8 |
| 6 | For every uncertified Copy of any Will, Deed, Memorial, or other Instrument, per folio of 80 words | 28th Feb., 1844 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Preparing Transfer for Chinese | 7th Aug., 1845 | $2.00 |
| 8 | Affixing Public Seal to Lease | 7th Aug., 1845 | $6.00 |
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| For each Grave of 12 superficial feet, Ground Fee | $15.00 |
| Grave Digging | $1.00 |
| Category | Ground Fee | Grave Digging |
|---|---|---|
| Pauper Funerals | Free | Free |
| Children under 9 years | $5.00 | $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 | — |
Total for Exceptions: 115 14 7
| 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 |
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| For the Seal of the Colony | $5.00 |
| For the Signature of the Governor | $2.00 |
| For the Signature of the Colonial Secretary | $5.00 |
Note: This last Fee is not charged when the Governor's Signature is paid for.
Total: 13 15 0
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Notice of Marriage, Section VIII | Nil |
| Certificate of Notice, Section XI | $1.00 |
| Marriage Licence, Section XII | $6.00 |
| Special Licence, Section XIV | $25.00 |
| Marriage at the Office of the Registrar General | $2.00 |
Total: 42 10 0
| Class | Description | Fee per Annum |
|---|---|---|
| First-class | Boats or Vessels | $10.00 |
| Second-class | Boats or Vessels | $5.00 |
| Third-class | Boats or Vessels | $3.00 |
| Fourth-class | Boats or Vessels | $0.50 |
| Hawkers | per quarter | $0.50 |
Total: 1,311 0 5
| Authority | Date | Amount (£ s. d.) |
|---|---|---|
| Rules of Court passed | 12th Nov., 1840 | — |
| Ordinance No. 13 of 1856 | 1st July, 1856 | — |
| Ordinance No. 14 of 1856 | 1st July, 1856 | — |
| Registrar General (Rogula Generalis) | 31st Oct., 1854 | 780 4 0 |
| 21st June, 1800 | — |
By Rules of Court passed and by Order XXX of the General Orders under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, No. 5 of 1864, passed the Legislative Council on the 15th August, 1864.
Carried forward: 2,825 16 0
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AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH THE PRESENT RATES WERE PAID, AND SCHEDULE.
DATE OF AUTHORITY.
AMOUNT COLLECTED IN 1876.
£
d.
28th Feb., 1844,
Alienation,.
5.00
verified Certificate,
1.00
Instrument,...
5.00
1.00
Copy thereof, and every other Certificate,
650 12 8
5.00
or other Instrument, per folio of 80 words, .
0.25
+
7th Aug., 1845,
.$ 2.00 6.00
Government Notification of.
For each Grave of 12 superficial feet, Ground Fec, Grave Digging,
5th Sep., 1807,
.
.$15.00 1.00
EXCEPTIONS.
Pauper Funerals,
Free.
Children under 9 years, Ground Fee,
5.00
Grave Digging,
1.00
Officers, Non-commissiond Officers and Privates in the British
Army, and their Families,
0.75
115 14 7
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 Seal of the Colony,
For the Signature of the Governor,.
For the Signature of the Colonial Secretary,
**This last Fee is not charged when the Governor's Signature is paid for.
$5.00
2.00
13 15 0
5.00
Ordinance No. 14 of 1875,...
7th Sept., 1875,
Notice of Marriage, Section VIII,
Nil.
Certificate of Notice, Section XI,
.$ 1.00
42 10 0
Marriage Licence, Section XII,...
A
Special Licence, Section XIV,.....
6.00 25.00
Marriage at the Office of the Registrar General,
2.00
Ordinance No. 8 of 1858,
10th May, 1858,
10.00
Second do.
do.,
do.,
5.00
1,311 0 5
Third
do.
do.,
do.,
3.00
Fourth
do.
do.,
do.,
0.50
0.50
Rogula Generalis of .
31st Oct., 1854,
21st June, 1800,
Ordinance No. 13 of 1856,.
Ordinanca No. 14 of 1856,
Slat July, 1856,
780
4 0
12th Nov., 1840,
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.
Carried forward,..
2,825 16 0
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