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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
Act of Colonial Legislature
or other Authority under which levied.
LAND REVENUE.
LEASED LANDS :-
Crown Rents on Lands leased for perioda varying from 14 to 999 years, ....
LANDS OCCUPIED BY CHINESE VILLAGERS, SQUATTERS, &o., under Squatters'
Licences issued by the Surveyor General, viz. :—
Villagers and Squatters at Hongkong at $1 per annum for 150 Square Feet,
do. at Kau-lung at $1 per annum for 300
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Do. Cultivated Lands at Hongkong and Kau-lung at 76 cts. per annum per Mow
=793 yards,......
STONE QUARRIES:-
Leased to the highest bidder by Public Auction for two years from 1st
January, 1880, to 31st December, 1881,...............................
PREMIUM ON SALES OF LEASES:—
In addition to the Annual Rental which is fixed, leaseholds are disposed of by Public Auction for a premium paid down in a lump sum by the highest bidder,................
The leases are disposed of at Public Auction Sales, held in accordance with Notifications.
Ordinance No. 8 of1858,
Sec. XX.
Government Notification No. 230 of 18th Nov., 1879.
Secretary of State's De
spatch No. 222 of 2nd January, 1851.
RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS.
MARKETS:
Lana ........................................at $20 monthly,
Shops, from $15 to $21
Stalls, from $1 to $ 2.50
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There is a premium paid in a lump sum by the persons to whom these leases
are granted.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS:-
Post Office-Quarters leased to Postmaster General at $300 yearly, House No. 23, Queen's Road Central, known as Crosby's Stores, at $000 yearly, Latrines at 60 cents per seat, monthly, Slaughter House:—
Leased to the highest bidder by Public Auction for one year from 1st
January to 31st December,.....
LICENCES.
LICENCE TO`Retail Fermented and Spirituous Liquons, $300 yearly, LICENCH TO RETAIL SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS to Chinese people only, $120 yearly,...
PAWNBROKERS' Licence, $350 yearly,
AUCTIONEERS' LICENCE, $900 yearly..............
LICENCKS OF TENEMENTS POR EMIGRANTS :—
Ordinances No. 9 of 1868,
and 5 of 1887.
Leased by Order of the
Governor.
C.S.O. No. 1,775 of 1879.
Ordinance No. 9 of 1858, and Govt. Notification No. 243 of 2nd Deo., 1870.
Ordinances No. 11 of 1844, and 10 of 1808, and C.S.O. No. 8,205 of 1880.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1800.
Ordinance No. 5 of 1845,
and Government No- tification No. 07 of 20th June, 1857.
For every 10 Inmates, if by the year, 85, and if by a shorter term, for every Ordinance No. 8 of 1858.
10 Inmates, per diem, 10 cents,....
EMIGRATION BROKERS' LICENCE, $200 yearly,
Ordinance No. 5 of 1874.