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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority nuder which levied.

SPIRIT LICENCES,—Continued,

Chinese Wine and Spirit Shop Licence :-

(a.) City of Victoria West of the line formed by the Albany

Nullah,

........$ 650) Payable in a quarterly

(b.) City of Victoria East of the line formed by the Albany

Nullah,

(c.) Quarry Bay, from Tsat Tsz Mai Police Station to the

S.E. boundary of Shankiwan M.L. 1,

lustalmenta fua-imauce.

*

........$ 550

.$ 400

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.8 400 .$ 350

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(d.) Shankiwan, from the S.E. boundary of Shaukiwan M.L. I to the boundary of War Department land East of Ali Kung Ngam,

(c.) Aberdeen and Aplichuu,

(f) Tsim Sha Tsui, Yaumati and Hunghom, and that portion of the Kowloon Peninsula which is South of a line drawin from Nullah Street, Mong Kok Tsui, to the centre of the road between K.M. Lots 52 and 53 at Shek Shan, (9.) Sham Shui Po and the remaining portion of Kowloon not

included under (f.).

.8 550

Ordinauces 8 of 1893

and 37 of 1902.

.$ 400

(h.) Kowloon City and the remainder of New Kowloon,

.$ 350

Chinese Restaurant Licence :—

When the valuation of the premises necupied is--

Under $500, a licence fee of .

....................$ 300 Annually, in advance.

$500 or more but under $2,000, a licence fee of ......$ 600 Over $2,000, a licence fee of

.$ 900

*

20 Annually, in advance.

Eating-houses where no intoxicating liquors are sold,

In Victoria, Elsewhere,

Spirit Licences, New Territories :-

Chinese Wine and Spirit Licence, Distillery Licence,.......................... European Wine and Spirit Licence,

STAMP DUTIES :——

.$ 25.00 payable half-yearly in advance, .$ 25.00 $100,00

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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 higbest duty.

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

2. Affidavits, Statutory declaration or declarations in writing on oath or affirmation made before any person authorised by law to take the samo 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,

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

$3

Note-Agrecmouts as to letting or tenancy are in all cases chargeable as leases.

(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 stook,.

See Mortgage, 38.

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

Ordinance 38 of 1902.