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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

LAND REVENUE.

LEASED LANDS :-

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.:—

Villagers and Squatters at Hongkong at $1 & $14 per an. for 150 Square Feet.

at Kaulung at $1 per annum for 300

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at Shau-ki-wan and other Villages $1 per annum for

400 Square Feet.

Cultivated Lands at Hongkong at $1.50 and 75 çcuts and at Kaulung at 75

cents per annum per Mow=7334 square yards,

STONE QUARRIES :—

Lensed to the highest bidder by Tender for one year from 1st January to 31st.

December, 1882,

MARKETS:-

RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS.

Laus at $20 monthly

Shops, from $15 to $21 monthly

Stalls, from $1 to $2.50 mouthly

There is a premium paid in a lump sum by the persons to whom these leases are granted when the Shop, Lau or Stall is considered by the Lessees a very desirable holding.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS:-

Post Office-Quarters leased to Postmaster General at $300 yearly

House No. 25, Queen's Rond Central, known as Crosby's Stores, nt $2,100

yearly,

Latrines—at 60 cents per seat, monthly................

Slaughter House :-

Leased to the highest bidder by Tender 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 LICENCE TO Retail Fermented and Spirituous Liquors at places not nearer than

2 miles from Government House at Victoria, $300 or under,

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 shorter term, for every

10 Inmates, per diem, 10 cents

EMIGRATION BROKERS' LICENCE, $200 yearly.

LICENCES FOR Billiard TablES AND BOWLING ALLEYS, $50 yearly

The leases are disposed of at Public Auction Sales, held in accord- ance with Notifications..

Ordinance No. 8 of 1858,

Section 20.

Government

Notifica-

tious No. 405 of 19th Nov., 1881, and No. 6 of 7th January, 1882.

Ordinances No. 9 of

1858, and 5 of 1967.

Leased by Order of the

Governor.

C.S.O. No. 1775011873.

Ordinance No. 9 of 1858, and Government No- tifications No. 397 ol 12th Nov,, 1881, and No. 451 of 31-1 Den. 1881.

Ordinances No. 11 of 1844, and 10 of 1868.

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 N», 5 of 1874,

Ordinance No. 5 of 1945, Order of the Gavr. in Commeil of 8th July, 1875, and C.S.0, No. 1095 of 1876.