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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

STAMP DUTIES,—Continued.

20. Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, House, Building or Tenement, stipulating for a Rent granted in consideration of a fine or premium,

NOTE.-A Lease, executed in pursuance of a duly Stamped Agreement for the same, shall require a Stamp of one Dollar only, to be affixed on production of such Agreement.

21. Every Instrument in Writing under seal not otherwise specially charged with Duty under this Schedule,....

22. Policies of Marino Insurance and every copy, .

23. Articles of Clerkship, or Contract whereby any person shall first become bound to sorvo as a Clork, in order to his admission as an Attorney or Solicitor,

▲ Stamp of value equal to the joint value of the Stamps for a Conveyance in consideration of the fine and a Lease for the Rent.

$10.

10 cents cach,

$50.

24. Warrant of Attorney,

$5.

25. Copartnership Deod or othor Instrument of,

$5.

26. Cognovit and Arbitration award,..........

31.

Adjudication Fee,........

$1.

Telegraph Forms,...........

GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.

Any Deed, Instrument or Writing of any kind whatsoever made or oxcouted by or on behalf of Her Majesty or of any Department of Her Majesty's Ser- vice, or whereby any Proport or Interest is transforred to or any Contract of any kind whatsoovor is made with Har Majesty or any Person for or on behalf of Her Majesty or any such Department as aforesaid.

Nors.-The foregoing exemption does not extend to any Dood, Instrument or Writing, executed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Adminis- trator or by a Receiver appointed by any Court, or to any Deod, Instrument," or Writing rendered no- cessary by any Ordinance, or by the order of any Court; neither does it extend to a sale made for the recovery of an arrear of Revenue or Rent or in satisfaction of a Degree or Order of Court, in any of which caneos the purchaser shall be required to pay in addition to the purchase money the amount of the requisite Stamp.

Emigration Foes.

Application for a Certificate, Schedulo E, II, Cortificato granted undar

do.,

TAXES.

25 cents cach.

Ordinances No. 12 of 1866, & 5 of 1808, and Or ders of the Governor in Council of 9th June, 26th Oct., and 21st November, 1868.

$ 1.00 1.00

Ordinance No. 5 of 1874

Polico Rato at TĮ per cent. for Houses in the City of Victoris, and at 5 per cent. for Henace in British Kau-lung and the outlying Villages of the Colony; and the Lighting Rato at 14 per cent, the Fire Brigade Rate at 4 per cent, and the Water Rato at 2 per cent, per annum, for Houses in the City of Victoria.

Tho Rates are payablo Quarterly in advance between the first and last days of the first month in each quarter.

Thoso several Rates are chargeable on, and recoverable from the owners of the Tenements in respect of which the above assessments have been made.

Fixed annually by the Governor in Council, under Ord. No. 12 of 1975, & Government Notification No. 495 of 18th Dec., 1852.