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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislaturo or other Authority under which levied.

STAMP DUTIES,—Continued.

14. Bill of Lading, or ship's receipt where bills of lading are not used—

When the freight is undor $3, for each part of every

10 cents.

20 cente.

set,

When the freight is $3 or more, for each part of { every sel, ........................

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Exemption.-Bill of Lading for goods shipped by any Government Officer on account of Government.

15. Bond, or other obligation concerning Respon- dentia and Bottomry, and Averago Statement, or Boad where no statement is drawn up,

Bond for securing the payment or repayment of money not otherwise provided for, or for the transfor or re-transfer of stock, or accompanying the deposit of Titlo Deeds to any immovablo property,

Bond,

16. Broker's Note, or any document having rofor- ence to the sale or purchase of any merchandiso, givon by any broker,

17. Charter Party, or any Agreemont or Contract for the charter or hiring of any sea-going ship or vessel, to be charged on the estimated freight,

18. Copy Charter Party, 19. Collateral Security, 20. Contract,

21. Conveyance, or Assignment on sule, to be levied on the amount or value of the consideration money, such consideration money to include any sum payable by the purchaser in respect of any mortgage or other debt remaining upon the property purchased, or released by such purchaser to the vendor. (Soo also Article 25),...

10 cents for every $100 or

part thereof.

See Mortgage, 38.

See also Articles 6, 29-31,

46.

$1.

10 cents for every $100 or

part thereof.

$5.

See Mortgage, 38. See Agreement, 4.

50 cents for every $100 or

part thereof.

Exemption.-Transfer by mere endorsement of a duly stamped Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note or other negotiable Instrument, or of a Bill of Lading. Instruments for the sale, transfer or other disposition either abso- lutely or by way of mortgage or otherwise, of any ship or vessel, junk or boat or any part, interest, share, or property of or in any ship, vessel, junk or boat,

Order-in-Council of 31st July, 1905 :—Any document relating to land in the New Territories excented in pursuance of the provisions of the New Territories Land Ordinance, 1905.

22. Copartnership, Deed or other instrument of,...

23. Declaration,

24. Declaration of Trust,-...

$25.

See Affidavit, 2.

$30.

23. Deed or other instrument of Gift, assignment, or exchange, where no money consideration, or a morely Nominal money consideration passes,

$50.

· Ordinancu 38 of 1902.

Deed or other instrument of Assignment by a Trustee to the cestui que trust, where no money consider- ation or merely nominal money cousideration passes,...

Deed of Assignment where no money consider- ation or a merely nominal mouoy consideration passes in cases where such Deed of Assignment is merely con- firmatory of an Assignment on which the full conveyance duty has been paid,

$20.

$20.

Note.—The Collector of Stamp Rovonne shall, unless the two deeds referred to in the lust paragraph are comprised in one and the same document, denote by au entry under his band mude upon the Deed stamped with the $20 duty, that the full conveyanco duty (if more than $20) has been paid upon the other.