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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

ON OPIUM MONOPOLY:—

LICENCES, Continued.

Leased to the highest bidder by Tender for one year from 1st March, 1882

to 28th February, 1883, for $210.000

FROM THE 1ST MARCH, 1883, the monopoly was abolished and the following arrange-

ments were brought into force-

For each ball of Opium boiled at the Government Factory

17

12

Licence to sell prepared Opium, per month

11

to keep a 1st Class Opian Smoking Divan

Opiam Dross Farm leased for the year ending the last day of

February, 1884

LICENCE FOR BOARDING HOUSE, $25 yearly....

MARRIAGE LICENCE:—

Certificate of Notice, Section 11

Marriage Licence, Section 12

Special Licence, Section 14

Marriage at the Office of the Registrar General...........

LICENCE TO CHINESE UNDERTAKERS, $10 yearly..

LICENCE TO MONEY CHANGERS, $5 yearly.........

LICENCE TO MARINE STORE DEALERS, $180 yearly...

Ordinances Nos. 2 of 1858, 1 and 7 of 1879, 3 of 1883, 4 of 1883, and 8 of 1883.

.8 2.25

25.00

1.00

}

$10.320

(Sec. 17 of Ord. No. 8 of

1879.

.$ 1.00

5.00

25.00

2.00

Ord. No. 14 of 1875.

Ordinance No. 8 of 1858. Ordinanco No. 9 of 1867,

Scca. 7 and 8. Ordinance No. 9 of 1875, and Regulations by Governor in Council of 14th Oct., 1875. ́Ordinance No. 3 of 1869, and Order of the Govr. in Council of 14th January, 1870.

Ord. No. 3 of 1809 and C.S.O. No. 3652 of 1873.

SPIRIT DISTILLERS, $100 yearly

FOR MAKING VARNISH, $10 yearly

STAMP DUTIES.

1. Agreement, or any Minute or Memorandum of“ an Agreement, not being under seal or of the nature of an Obligation for the paymer of Money, and not specially charged with Duty under this Schodulo, whether the same bo only evidence of a Contract or obligatory upon the parties, and Brokers' Notes or any Document having reference to the sale or purchase of any Merchandise, given by any Broker,

NOTE-If two or more letters are offered in evidence to prove an Agreement between the parties who shall have written such letters, it will be sufficient if any one of such letters be Stamped as an Agreement,

EXEMPTIONS.

Labol, Slip or Memorandum containing the hoads of any Fire or Marine Insurance to be effected.

Momorandum, Lotter or Agreement made for or relating to the sale of any Goods, Wares or Marchandise, or to the sale of any Shares in any Public Company, not being a Broker's Note or Document given by a Broker.

Seamen's Advance Note, or Mamorandum or Agree- ment made botwoon the Master and Mariners of any Ship for Wages.

Emigration Contract. Passage Tiokot.

2. Bank Notes, or other Obligations for the payment of money, issued by any Banker or Banking Company in the Colony for local Circulation, and payable to bearer on demand

50 conts.

A Stamp Duty of two thirds per cent, per annum per $100 of the average value of such Notes in Cir. culation. To be collected monthly on a Statement thereof to be furnished by each Banker or Banking Company to the Collector of Stamp Recense, at the end of each month.

Ords. No. 12 of 1866, and 5 of 1868, and Or. ders of the Governor in Council of 9th June, 26th Oct., and 21st November, 186.