1908 — Page 4

(A.2).

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authorityk under which levied

LIGHT DUES.

For every Ship entering Hongkong,

All Steamers plying only between Hongkong, and Canton or Macao, or the West River or any River in the interior of Kwangtung: Province and entering the Waters of the Colony by Day, and all Chinese Junks,

1 cent per ton.

Section 32 of Ordinance 10 of 1899, Table

Free.

...of a ct. per ton.

All Steamers plying only between Hongkong, and Canton or Macao,

or the West River or any River in the interior of the Kwangtung: Province and entering the Waters of the Colony by Night,..

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

ARMS,Licence to deal in, ....

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for sporting purposes only,

ASSESSED TAXES:-

In the City of Victoria,

In that portion of the Hill District bounded on the North, South and West by the 700-foot contour, and on the East by a line drawn North and South passing through the Wanchai Gap; and in such other portion of the Hill District as may be hereafter, by order of the Governor, notified in The Gazette, ·

$1,200 yearly. Ord. 2 of 1900, Sec. 10.

10:

13 per cent.

In the remaining portion of the Hill District and in Quarry Bay,....................... 81 In Yuumati, Mongkoktsui, Kowloon Point, lunghom, and Hunghom

West,

....12 In Shaukiwan East and West, Shaukiwan Road, Tsing Shui Ma Tau, Po Kau Wat, Tung Lo Wan, Whitfeild including North Point, Sai Wan Ho, Tai Kok Tsui, Fuk Taun Heung and Hok Un,.........................10₫ In Aberdeen, Wong-nei-chung, San Tsun cr Tai Hang, Sookonpo, Kwat Chun Lung, To Kwa Wan, Ma Tau Wei, Sham Shui Po, Kow- loon City and Causeway Bay (outside the City Boundary), In any other place,

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The Rates are payable quarterly in advance within the first month of each quarter. These Rates are chargeable on, and recoverable from, the owners of the tenements

in respect of which the above assessments have been made.

AUCTIONEERS' LICENCES,

BILLIARD TABLE AND BOWLING ALLEY LICENCES,

Rating Ordinance, No. 6 of 1901, Ordinance No. 28 of 1902, Govt. Notification No. 390. of 1903, Govt. Noti- fication No. 591 of 1905, and Govt. Noti- fication No. 378 of 1907.

$600 yearly.

$100

.$ 25

Ordinance 8 of 1887 and Government Notifica- tion No. 633 of 1902.

Ordinance. 10 of 1899.

BOARDING-HOUSE LICENCES,..

BOAT

Boat LICENCES:--

I. Passenger Boats.

For boats in class A, $3 for each 10 feet or part of 10 feet; in length with a

minimum fee of $3 and a maximum fee of $15.

For boats in class B, $2 for each 10 feet or part of 10 feet in length with a

minimum fee of $2 and a maximum fee of $10.

Village boats,

II. Lighters, Cargo and Water Boats.

Under 100 piculs,

From 100 to 200 piculs,

"

200 to 300

300 to

400 17

"

400 to 500

39

500 to 600

600 to

700

700 to

800

19

800 to

900

27

900 to 1000

""

99

1000, to 2000

39

"1

2000 to 3000

""

3000 to 4000

39

4000 to 5000

""

5000 to 6000

19

" 6000 to 7000

$ 6

10

14

18

22

26,

30

34

88

42

46

50

54

58

62

66

70

74.

78

82

7000 to 8000

8000 to 9000

9000 to 10000

Over 10,000 piculs,

N.B. A vessel exceeding 2,000 piculs shall be deemed to be, a "Lighter".

Ordinance 10 of 1899, Sec. 40, and Schedule

of Ordinance, Table "U.

(Govt. Notification No.

169 of 1908.)