$10 per annum for each private box at Hongkong or Shanghai.
The commission charged is as follows (according to the currency the Order is drawn in).
| Orders up to | Commission |
|---|---|
| $20 Rupees | $0.20 cents |
| $50 | $0.40 cents |
| $70 | $0.60 cents |
| $100 | $0.80 cents |
| $150 | $1.00 |
Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied: Ordinance 1 of 1887.
| Orders up to | Commission |
|---|---|
| $10 | $0.20 cents |
| $25 | $0.40 |
| $35 | $0.60 |
| $50 | $0.80 |
| $60 | $1.00 |
| $75 | $1.20 |
| $85 | $1.40 |
| $100 | $1.60 |
Government Notification No. 517 of 6th Dec., 1895.
| Orders up to | Commission |
|---|---|
| £1 | 12 cents |
| £2 | 24 cents |
| £3 | 36 cents |
| £4 | 48 cents |
| £5 | 60 cents |
| £6 | 72 cents |
| £7 | 84 cents |
| £8 | 96 cents |
| £9 | $1.08 |
| £10 | $1.20 |
Government Notification No. 607 of 31st December, 1898.
| Orders up to | Commission |
|---|---|
| £1 | $0.08 cents |
| £2 | $0.16 |
| £3 | $0.24 |
| £4 | $0.32 |
| £5 | $0.40 |
| £6 | $0.48 |
| £7 | $0.56 |
| £8 | $0.64 |
| £9 | $0.72 |
| £10 | $0.80 |
Government Notification No. 29 of 18th Jan., 1895.
| Note Value | Commission |
|---|---|
| 25-cent | 1 cent |
| 50-cent | 1 cent |
| $1.00 | 2 cents |
| $2.00 | 4 cents |
| $3.00 | 6 cents |
| $4.00 | 8 cents |
| $5.00 | 10 cents |
| $10.00 | 20 cents |
Government Notification No. 441 of 1st Dec., 1893.
Ordinance 8 of 1858, Section 20.
Leased to the highest bidder by Tender for one year from 1st January to 31st December, 1898.
Government Notification No. 474 of 20th Nov., 1897, and C.S.O.62 of 1897, Confidential. The leases are disposed of at Public Auction Sales, held in accordance with Notifications.
Crown Rents on Lands leased for periods varying from 75 to 999 years.
Ordinance 17 of 1887, Sec. 8, Govt. Not. 416 of 1893 and C.S.O. Confidential 63 of 1897.
Sole privilege of slaughtering animals for the food of man within the Colony granted to the highest bidder by Tender for one year from 1st January to 31st December, 1898, for $42,372.
Ordinance 17 of 1887, Sec. 18, and Govt. Not. No. 237 of 1890.
Shops, Stalls — Let either from month to month, or for a term of years, for such rent as shall appear to the Registrar General just and reasonable.
C.S.O. No. 549 of 1891, C.S.O. No. 1289 of 1897.
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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
Box RENTS:—
$10 per annum for cach private box at Hongkong or Shanghai.
MONEY ORDERS :-
The commission charged is as follows (according to the currency the Order is
drawn in).
On India and Ceylon :--
Orders up to $20 Rupecs,
Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.
.$0.20 cents.
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50
"
70
29
"
"
100 150
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0.40 0.60
"
Ordinance 1 of 1887.
0.80 ""
On other Countries in dollars or yens:-
Onlers up to $ 10,
.$1.00
$0.20 cents.
91
$ 25,
$ 85,
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$ 50,
17
11
$ 60,
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$ 75,
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$ 85, $100,
0.40
12
0.60
0.80
**
$1.00
$1.20
27
$1.40 $1.60
27
On the Australian Colonies:—
Orders up to £1, .....
12 cents.
Orders up to £ 6,
.72 cents.
£2,
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£3,
.24 ..36
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"
£4, .........48
97
25
"
"
"
£5,
60
"
"1
£7,...... £8,.........96 £9,
....$1.08 £10,.........$1.20
On the United Kingdom and on Countries drawn through London :-
.$0.08 cents. Order up to £ 6.......$0.48 cents.
Government Notification
No. 517 of 6th Dec., 1895.
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Government Notification No. 607 of 31st Dec- ember, 1898.
Government Notification
No. 29 of 18th Jan., 1895.
Order up to £1,
£2,
0.16
19
"
31
19
£3,
0.24
量
39
£7. 0.56 £8,...... 0.64
99
£4,
0.32
29
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**
£5,
0.40
**
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£ 9,...... 0.72 £10,...... 0.80
39
11
LOCAL POSTAL NOTES,—
Commission charged on issue of a 25-cent note,.........................
1 cent.
50
1
**
"
19
"
$ 1,00
2 cents.
"
"
$ 2.00
4
"
11
$ 3.00
6
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$ 4.00
8
22
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$ 5.00 $10.00
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Government Notification
No. 441 of 1st Dec., 1893.
RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES.
BUILDINGS,-
Rent of Whitfeild Station, $360 per annum,
Rent of Old Government Pavilion, Peak, $200 per annum,
LANDS NOT Leased :—
Villagers and Squatters Holdings inside City
of Victoria,
Villagers and Squatters in Outlying Vil-
lagos,
Villagers and Squatters at Kowloon,
$1 per annum for 150 square feet.
$1 per annum for 300 square feet. $1 per annum for 300 square feet.
Cultivated Lands in Hongkong and Kowloon, at 75 cents per annum per Mow
=733 square yards,
STONE QUARRIES :——
Leased to the highest bidder by Tender for one year from 1st January to 31st
December, 1898.
Hongkong,... Kowloon,
LEASED LANDS :-
.$8,600.00 per annum. .$7,260.00 per annum.
Crown Rents on Lands leased for periods varying from 75 to 999 years,
SLAUGHTER-HOUSES:
Sole privilege of slaughtering animals for the food of man within the Colony granted to the highest bidder by Tender for one year from 1st January to 31st December, 1898, for $42,372,
MARKETS:-
Shops,
Stalls,
Let either from month to month, or for a term of years, for such rent
as shall appear to the Registrar General just and reasonable.
C.S.O. No. 549 of 1891, C.S.O. No. 1289 of 1897.
Ordinance 8 of 1858,
Section 20.
Government Notification No. 474 of 20th Nov., 1897, and C.S.0.62 of 1897, Confidential. The lenses are disposed of nt Public Auction Sales, held in record- ance with Notifications. Ordinance 17 of 1887,
Scc. 8, Govt. Not. 416 of 1893 and C.S.O. Confidential 63 of 1897.
Ordinance 17 of 1887, Sec. 18, and Govt. Not. No. 237 of 1890.
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