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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority ander which levied.

SPIRIT LICENCES,—Continued.

Chinose Restaurant Licence:-

When the valuation of the premises occupied is-

Under $500, a licence fee of

$500 or more but under $2,000, a licence fee of Over $2,000, a licence fee of............................ Eating-houses where no intoxicating liquors are sold,

In Victoria, Elsewhere,

Spirit LICENCES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES:—

$ 300 Annually, in advance.

$ 600 $ 900

$

5

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20 Annually, in advance.

Ordinances 8 of 1898

and 37 of 1902.

Chinese Wine and Spirit Licence,

Distillery Licence,...

European Wine and Spirit Licence,

SULPHURIC ACID AND NITRIC ACID LICENCES,.

STAMP DUTIES ;–

.$ 25.00 payable half-yearly in advance. .$ 25.00 .$100.00

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..$ $ 1.00 half-yearly.

Note. A document containing or relating to several distinct matters is to be sepa

rately and distinctly charged with duty in respect of each of such matters. Any document liable to stamp duty under more than one article of this schedule shall be charged under that article which imposes the highest duty.

1. Adjudication as to the amount of stamp duty to be levied on any document,..

2. Affidavits, Statutory declaration or declarations in writing on onth or affirmation made before any person authorised by law to take the same or to administer an oath or affirmation and not otherwise chargeable with duty,

$1.

$3.

Exemption. This Article shall not apply to any such affidavit or declara- tion made for the immediate purpose of being filed or used in the Supreme Court or before any Judge or Officer of such Court or to any affidavit or declaration made for the sole purpose of enabling any person to receive any pension or charitable allowance.

3. Affirmation,

Ordinance 8 of 1899, & Government Notifica- tion No. 356 of 1902.

(Ordinance 1 of 1873, as amended by Ordi- mance 20 of 1902.

$3.

4. Agreement, or any memorandum of an agree- ment, under land only, and not otherwise specially charged with any duty, whether the same be only evi- dence of a contract or obligatory on the parties from its being a written instrument,..

$1.

Note.-Agreements as to letting or tenancy are in all cases chargeable as lenses.

(See articles 32 and 34.)

Agreement or Contract accompanied with the de- posit of Title Deeds to any immovable property or for securing the payment or repayment of any money or stock,

See Mortgage, 38.

Exemptions.-Label, slip, or memorandum containing the heads of any Insurance to be effected by means of a duly stamped Policy or Risk Note.

Memorandum, letter, or agreement made for or relating to the sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or to the sale of any shares in any public company, not being a Broker's note or document given by a Broker.

Seaman's advance note, or memorandum, or agreement made between the master and mariners of any ship for wages.

Emigration Contract.

Passage Ticket,

Ordinance 38 of 1902.