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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.
LAND REVENUE.
LEASED LANDA :-
Crown Rents on Lands leased for periods varying from 14 to 999 years.........
LANDS OCCUPIED BY CHINESE VILLAGERS, Squatters, &c., under Squatters'
Licences issued by the Surveyor General, viz.:-
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Villagers and Squatters at Hongkong at $1 per annum for 150 Square Feet.
Do.
do. at Kaulung at $1 per annum for 300 Cultivated Lands at Hongkong and Kaulung at 75 cents per annum per Mow
=733 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,
MARKETS:-
RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS.
Lands at $20 monthly....
Shops, from $15 to $21 monthly.
Stalls, from $1 to $2.50 monthly.
There is a premium paid in a lump sum by the persons to whom these leases are granted when the Shop, Lan or Stall is considered by the Lessees & very desirable holding.
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 $900 yearly. House No. 25, Queen's Road Central, known as Crosby's Stores, at $600 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 LIQUORS, $300 yearly.. Licence to retail Spirituous Liquors to Chinese people only, $120 yearly.
PAWNBROKERS' LICENCE, $350 yearly.
AUCTIONEERS' LICENCE, $300 yearly...........
LICENCES OF TENEMENTS FOR EMIGRANTS
For every 10 Inmates, if by the year, $5, and if by a shorter term, for every
10 Inmates, per diem, 10 cents,
EMIGRATION BROKERS' LICENCE, $200 yearly.
The leases are disposed of
at Public Auction Sales, held
accordance
in
with Notifications.
Ordinance No. 8 of 1858,
Section XX.
Government Notifications No. 230 of 18th Nov. 1879 and No. 2 of 6th January 1880..
} Secretary of State's De- spatch No. 222 of 2nd January, 1851.
Ordinances No. 9 of 1858,
and 5 of 1867.
Leased by Order of the
Governor.
C.S.O. No. 1775 of 1873.
Ordinance No. 9 of 1858,
and Govt. Notifications No. 316 of 14th Dec. 1880, and No. 64 of 12th Feb. 1881.
Ordinances No. 11 of 1844, and 10 of 1868, and C.8.0. Nos. 204 & 412 of 1881.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1860. Ordinance No. 5 of 1845,
and Government No- tification No. 97 of 25th June, 1857.
Ordinance No. 8 of 1858.
Ordinance No. 5 of 1874.