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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

Box RENTS:-

$10 per annum for each private box at Hongkong or Shanghai.

MONEY ORDERS:—

The commission charged is as follows (according to the currency the Order is

Ordinance 1 of 1887.

drawn in).

Up to $10, or 20 Rupees,

$25, or 50 Rupees,

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$35, or 70 Rupees,

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$50, or 100 Rupees,

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150 Rupecs,

On the Australian Colonies as follows:-

Orders up to £1,

£2,

.24

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£3,

.36

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£1,

48

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£5,

.60

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0.20 cents.

0.40 conts.

0.60 cents.

0.80 cents.

$1.00

12 cents. | Orlers up to £ 6,...................72 cents.

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£ 7......

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£8,. £9,...... £10,.

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$1.08

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.$1.20

On the United Kingdom and on Countries drawn through London as follows :-

Onler up to £1, ......$0.08 cents.

Order up to £ 6,..............$0.48 cents.

£2,

0.16

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£3,

0.24

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£4,

0.32

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£5,

0.40

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LOCAL POSTAL NOTES,-

94

97

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£ 7,...... 0.56 £8,..... 0.64 £ 9,...... 0.72 £10,...... 0.80 "

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1 cent.

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2 cents.

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$ 2.00

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$ 4.00

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Government Notification

No. 29 of 18th Jan., 1895.

Government Notification

No. 517 of 6th Doc., 1895.

Government Notification

No. 441 of 1st Dec., 1893.

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES.

BUILDINGS,

Rent of Whitfeild Station and Nos. 5/8 Lung Ou Lane, the latter was sold in

August, 1896,

LANDS NOT LEASED:—

Villagers and Squatters Holdings inside City

of Victoria,

Villagos and Squatters in Outlying Vil-

lages.

$1 per annum for 150 square feet.

$1 per annum for 800 squaro fect. $1 per ammum for 300 square feet.

Vi lagers and S justters at Kawloon, ................ Cultivated Lands in Hongkong and Kowloon, at 75 cents per annum per Mow

=7844 square yards,

STONE QUARRIES :--

Lensed to the highest bidder by Public Auction for one year from 1st January

to 31st December, 1896.

Ilongkong,...... Kowloon,

Leas:D LANDS: —

.$7,050.00 per annum, $8,800.00 per auuum.

Crown Rents on Lands leased for periods varying from 75 to 999 years,

SLAUGHTER-Hous ́s :-

Sole privilege of slaughtering zuimals for the food of man within the Colony granted to the highest bilder by Tender for one year from 1st January to 31st December, 1893 for $42,750,

MARKETS:-

Shops, Stalls,

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Let either from mouth to month, or for a term of years, for such rent

us shall appear to the Registrar General just and reasonable,

CATTLE DEPûr, 2 cents per

duy,

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head per SHEEP DEPOT, 3 cents per head admitted,

SWINE DEPOT, 5 cents 19 CHINESE CEMETERIES FRES—

Section A, frce ... 50 cents for digging grave, etc.,

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B, $ 1.00...$1.00

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C, $ 2.00...$1.00

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D, $10.00...$1.00

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E, $15.00...$1.00

C.S.O. No. 549 of 1891.

Ordinanco 8 of 1858,

Section 20.

Government Notification No. 429 of 16th Oct., 1895, and C.S.O. 1042 (i) of 1895. The lenses aro disposed of at Public Auction Sales, held in accord- ance with Notifications. Ordinanes 17 of 1887,

Sec. 8, Govt. Not. 416 of 189 and C.S.O. Confidential 58 of 1895. Ordinance 17 of 1897,

Sec. 18, and Gort. Not. No. 237 of 1890. C. S.'s Letter No. 147

of 1895.

Bye-laws made under

Section 18 of Onli Dance 21 of 1887.

LAUNDRIES:-

Let from month to month, at $10 per month cach,

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C.S.O. No. 2168 of 1893.