1909 — Page 21

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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

DEEDS REGISTRATION,—Continued,

NEW TERRITORIES SOUTHERN DISTRICT MAINLAND :—

1. For Registration of a Conveyanco on Sale, to be charged 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.

50 ecuts for every $100

or part thereof,

2. For the Registration of a Lease or Agreement for a lease, to be charged on the amount of annual reut reserved.

50 cents for every $100

or part thereol.

3. For the Registration of a Lease executed in pursuance

of duly stamped agreement for the sume.

The same fee as on the Agreement but not excceding $1.

4. For the Registration of a Surrender of a Lease or

cancellation of an Agreement for a Lense.

The same fee as is pay- able on the Lease or Agreement itself un- der article 2.

5. For the Registration of a Mortgage or Agreement for a Mortgage whether the primary or collateral Security and for every doed or document extending the time of any mortgage and for every transfer of any mortgage, to be calculated upon the principal amount secured.

f. For the Registration of a Reassignment or redemption of any mortgage to be calenlated upon the principal amount secured by or under any such mortgage.

10 cents for every $100 or part thereof with a minimum fee of 50 eents.

5 cents for every $500 or

part thereof with a mia- imum fee of 10 cents.

Goverument Notification

No. 578 of 190%.

7. For the Registration of a Conveyance when no money

consideration or merely nominal consideration pusses,

$1 for the first lot and 10 rents for each addi- tional lot or portion of # lot after the first,

8. For the Registration of any Order or doenment issued under the Seal of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, Probate, Letters of Administration in respect of any land upon which Stamp or Probate Duty has been paid, Power of Attorney, Certificate of Satisfaction, and all other documents not herein provided for.

$1 for the first lot nud 10 cents for every addi- tional lot or portion of a lot.

9. For every uncertified copy of any Instrument of

record, per folio of 72 words.

25 cents.

10. For every certified copy of auy Instrument of record

not exceeling 3 folios of 72 words each.

For each additional folio.

$1.00.

50 cents.