(17)
AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH THE PRESENT RATES WERE PAID, AND SCHEDULE.
DATE OF AUTHORITY.
AMOUNT COLLECTED IN 1877.
Brought forward, .
£
12,535
d.
7 3*
Order of the Governor in Council of....
30th Mar., 1875,
For every Ship,......
.One cent per ton.
3,121 14 8+
Steamers of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steam-boat Company, Limited, entering the waters of the Colony by Day, and all Chinese Junks,
Free.
Order of the Governor in Council of
11th July, 1874, 1
For Registration, including Filing of one Affidavit,..
.$25.00
For Filing further Affidavits or other Documents, each,...... 0.50
For Inspection of Register,
0.50
0 2 1
For Office Copies, per folio,
0.25
and for every Signature thereto,
1.00
Attorney General,-
For investigating and reporting on the Title of the Applicant, 25.00
Ordinance No. 8 of 1875,
13th July, 1875,
Vessels plying for hire within the Waters of the Colony, $5 per an.
25 10 5
Do.
do. outside do.
do.
$10 **
Ordinance No. 5 of 1876, ........
26th April, 1876,
78 2 6
For every Licence,.
.$5.00
By
Order of the Governor, these fees are now paid into the Treasury,
2nd Mar., 1876,
125 14 24
TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF REVENUE of 1877,
£
15,886 11 2
N.B.-The Fees on Leases are accounted for in the Treasury Accounts under the Head of Land Revenue, as directed by the Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounts, in their Report of 23rd December, 1846.