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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

SPIRIT LICENCES,—Continued.

Chinese Restaurant Licence :—

When the valuation of the premises occupied is--

Under $500, a licence fee of

$500 or more but under $2,000, a licenco feo of Over $2,000, a licence fee of

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Eating-houses where no intoxicating liquors are sold,

Ju Victoria,

Elsewhere,

SPIRIT LICENCES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES:-

Chinese Wine and Spirit Liceuco,

Distillery Licence,.......

European Wino and Spirit Licence,

SelPHERIC ACID AND NITRIC ACID LICENCES,-.

STAMP DUTIES:-

$ 300 Annually, in advance,

.$ 600 $900

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20 Annually, in advADOR

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

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Ordinauces 8 of 1899

and 37 of 1902.

$ 1.00 half-yearly.

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

Ordinance 1 of 1873, as amended by Ordin- auce 20 of 1902.

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Note.—A document containing or relating to several distinct matters is to ho

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

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

2. Affidavits, Statutory declaraţion or declarations in writing on oath or affirmation mile before any personi authorised by law to take the samo or to administer an onth 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, ........

4. Agreement, or any memorandum of au ngree- ment, under hand 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,..

$3.

$1.

Ordinance 38 of 1902.

Note.-Agreements as to letting or tenaney 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 Dish 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 muriners of any ship for wages.

Emigration Contract.

Passage Ticket,