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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.