| Category | Rate | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| All Steamers plying only between Hongkong, and Canton or Macao, and entering the Waters of the Colony by Day, and all Chinese Junks | Free | Section 33 of Ordinance 26 of 1891, and Schedule of Ord., Table P |
| All Steamers plying only between Hongkong, and Canton or Macao, and entering the Waters of the Colony by Night | 2 cents per ton | Section 33 of Ordinance 26 of 1891, and Schedule of Ord., Table P |
| For every Ship entering Hongkong | 1/2 cent per ton | Section 33 of Ordinance 26 of 1891, and Schedule of Ord., Table P |
| Licence Type | Rate | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| ARMS,-Licence to Deal in | $5 yearly | Ord. 17 of 1891, Sec. 9 |
| AUCTIONEERS LICENCE | $300 yearly | Rating Ordinance 1888, Ordinance 5 of 1892, Government Notification No. 299 of 2nd July, 1892, and Government Notification No. 520 of 17th December, 1892 |
| Billiard Tables and BOWLING ALLEYS Licences | $50 | Ordinance 21 of 1887 |
| BOARDING-House Licences | $25 | Ordinance 21 of 1887 |
| BOAT LICENCES | Various | Section 17 of Ordinance 26 of 1891 |
| Boat Type | Capacity/Length | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Class Boat | 800 piculs capacity and upwards | $20.00 |
| 2nd Class Boat | under 800 and not less than 450 piculs capacity | $10.00 |
| 3rd Class Boat | under 450 and not less than 100 piculs capacity | $5.00 |
| 4th Class Boat | under 100 piculs capacity | $3.00 |
| 1st Class Lighter | 6,000 piculs capacity and upwards | $35.00 |
| 2nd Class Lighter | under 6,000 and not less than 4,000 piculs capacity | $30.00 |
| 3rd Class Lighter | under 4,000 and not less than 2,000 piculs capacity | $25.00 |
| 4th Class Lighter | under 2,000 piculs capacity | $20.00 |
| Rowing Boats plying for hire for Passengers only | 1st Class boats measuring upwards of 40 feet in length | $10.00 |
| 30 to 40 feet in length | $7.00 | |
| 20 to 30 feet in length | $5.00 | |
| 12 to 20 feet in length | $3.00 | |
| less than 12 feet in length | $1.00 | |
| Village Boats | $0.50 | |
| Cinder Boats, Bum Boats, Hawkers' Boats, and Marine Dealers' Boats | 1st Class boats measuring upwards of 40 feet in length | $5.00 |
| 30 to 40 feet in length | $3.00 | |
| 20 to 30 feet in length | $2.00 | |
| 12 to 20 feet in length | $1.00 | |
| less than 12 feet in length | $0.50 | |
| Water Boats | Same as Rowing Boats | |
| 1st Class Hulk | 2,000 piculs capacity and upwards | $20.00 |
| 2nd Class Hulk | under 2,000 and not less than 1,000 piculs capacity | $15.00 |
| 3rd Class Hulk | under 1,000 piculs capacity | $10.00 |
| Fish-drying Hulks | $20.00 | |
| Other Boats not specified above | 1st Class Boat, 800 piculs capacity and upwards | $20.00 |
| 2nd Class Boat, under 800 and not less than 450 piculs capacity | $10.00 | |
| 3rd Class Boat, under 450 and not less than 100 piculs capacity | $5.00 | |
| 4th Class Boat, under 100 piculs capacity | $3.00 |
The Rates are payable quarterly in advance within the first month of each quarter. These Rates are chargeable on, and recoverable from the owners of the Tenements in respect of which the above assessments have been made.
| Location | Rate |
|---|---|
| In the City of Victoria | 13 per cent |
| In that portion of the Hill District bounded on the North, South and West by the 600-foot contour, and on the East by a line drawn North and South passing through the Wanchai Gap; and in such other portion of the Hill District as may be hereafter, by order of the Governor, notified in the Gazette | 10 |
| In the remaining portion of the Hill District | 8 |
| In Yanmati, Kowloon Point and Hunghom (as shown in a plan marked 'Rating A” signed by the Director of Public Works and deposited in the Land Office) | 7 |
| In any other place | 5 |
Ordinance 26 of 1891, Sec. 39, and Schedule of Ordinance, Table U.
(A2)
SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
Act of Colonial Legislature
or other Authority under which levied.
LIGHT DUES.
For every Ship entering Hongkong
All Steamers plying only between Hongkong, und Canton or Maçno, and entering the Waters of the Colony by Day, and all Chinese Junks, All Steamers plying only between Hongkong, and Canton or Macao,
and entering the Waters of the Colony by Night,..
....................2} cents per ton.
Section 33 of Ordinance
....Free.
26 of 1891, and Sche- dule of Ord., Table P.
fofa cent per ton.
LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE
SPECIFIED.
$5 yearly.
Ord. 17 of 1891, Sec. 9.
ASSESSED TAXES:
13 per cent.
ARMS,-Licence to Deal in......
In the City of Victoria,
In that portion of the Hill District bounded on the North, South and -
West by the 600-foot contour, and on the East by a line drawu North' and South passing through the Wanchai Gap; and in sneh other portion of the Hill District as unny be hereafter, by order of the Governor, notified in the Gazette,.............
In the remaining portion of the Hill District,
&&
In Yanmati, Kowloon Point and Hunghom (as shown in a plan marked 'Rating A” signed by the Director of Public Works and deposited in the Land Office),
In any other place,
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8
+
..101
7
19
The Rates are payable quarterly in advance within the first mouth of each quarter. These Rates are chargeable on, and recoverable from the owners of the Tenements
in respect of which the above assessments have been made.
AUCTIONEERS LICENCE,
Billiard Tables and BowLING ALLEYS Licences,
BOARDING-House Licences,,
BOAT LICENCES:
$300 yearly.
.......$ 50
**
.$ 25
"1
Rating Ordinance 1888, Ordinance 5 of 1892, Government Notifien- tion No. 299 of 2nd July, 1892, and Gor- crument Notification No. 520 of 17th De- cember, 1892.
Ordinance 21 of 1887.
Ordinance 21 of 1887.
( Section 17 of Ordinance
26 of 1891.
2nd
1st Class Bont,.........800 pieuls capacity and upwards,
under 800 and not less than 450 pienls capacity, under 450 and not less than 100 pieuls capacity, under 100 piculs enpacity,
2nd
Do.,
3rd 4th
Do.,
Do..
1st Class Lighter, 6,000 pieuls capacity and upwards,
Cargo Boats.
.$20.00
10.00
5.00
3.00
Lighters.
..$35.00
3rd
4th
"
under 6,000 and not less than 4,000 pieuls enpacity, under 1,000 and not less ilmu 2,000 pients enpreity, under 2,000 pieuls expacity, ..............
30.00
25.00
20.00
Rowing Boats plying for hire for Passengers only,
2nd
29
11
3rd
from from
"
1st Class boats mensuring upwards of 40 feet in length,
30 to 40 feet in length,........................ 20 to 80 feet in length,.
.$10.00
7.00
5.00
4th
froin
31
"
12 to 20 feet in length,.
3.00
5th
less than
*
12 feet in length,
1.00
Village Boats,
0.50
Cinder Boats, Bum Boats, Hawkers' Bouts, and Marine Dealers' Boats, 1st Class boats measuring upwards of 40 feet in length,
.$ 5.00
2nd
19
3rl
4th
"
5th
"
from 30 to 40 feet in length,
20 to 30 feet in length,
3.00
2.00
11
12 to 20 feet in length,
less than 12 feet in length, Water Bonts.
Licence fees are the same as those for Rowing Boats,
1st Class Hulk, 2,000 pienls capacity and upwards,
1.00
"
0.50
Fish-drying Hulks,
.$20.00
2od 3nl
"
"
under 2,000 and not less than 1,000 piculs expocity, under 1,000 pienla enpacity,
15.00
10.00
Other Boats not specified above.
1st Class Boat, 800 piculs capacity and upwards...
20.00
2nd
"1
3rd
4th
n
under 800 and not less than 150 piculs capacity, under 450 and not less than 100 pients capacity, under 100 piculs capacity,.......
10.00
5.00
3.00
Ordinance 26 of 1891,
Sec. 39, and Schedule
of Ordinance, Table
U.
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