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(A 8)

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonini Logislature

or other Authority nuder which levied.

LICENCES, &c.,—Continued.

MONEY CHANGERS' LICENCES,..

.$10 per annum.

OPIUM COMPOUNDA LICENCES,

OPIUM MONOPOLT:—

$25 yearly.

The Opium Farm, including Dross Opium, leased from 1st March, 1910, to

28th February, 1913, at $98,600.00 per mensem, ........................................................................

Ordinances & of 1887, Section 6, Sub-section 4, & 4% of 1909 and Govt. Notifention Na. 633 of 1902. Ordinance 23 of 1909 & Government Notifi. No. 66 of 1910.

Ordinance 28 of 1909 & Government Notifi- cation No. 543 of 19.9.

Ordinances 9 of 1899, (Sec. 3) & 10 of 1899, (Sec. 129), & Goveru- ment Notification No. 544 of 1904.

OTSTER FISHERIES LICENCES,

PAWNBROKERS' Licences :—

In the Central District of Victoris,

.$1,500 .$1,000

...............................$ 750 | Fees payable yearly in

In the Eastern and Western Districts of Victoria, Elsewhere in the Island of Hongkong, Kowloon (old Territory) aml Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon except (Sham Shui Po), Elsewhere in the New Territories,

$1,000 .$ 750

400

PERMITS TO CUT EARTH AND STONE, NEw TerritoriES :—

$1 per mensoin for each four or less number of workmen employed.

Pharmacy,—See Chomists and Druggists Registration, page A 20.

PILOTS' LICENCES,

Renewal of Licences,

POISON LICENCES, WHOLESALE :—

For each poison or preparation of poison sold,

PROSPECTING LICENCES, NEW TERRITORIES,

STAMP DOTIES :——

advance unless Mon- rity farulshed.

$30.00

..$ 5,00 yearly.

$10.

$500 half-yearly.

Note.—A document containing or relating to several distinct matters is to be sepa- rately and distinctly churged with duty in respeer of ench 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 highest duty.

1. Adjudication as to the amount of stamp duty || $1

to be levied on any document,--

2. Affidavits, Statutory declaration or declarations in writing on oath or affirmation made before any person authorised by law to take the same or to admluister an oath or affirmation and not otherwise ebargeable with duty,

Exemption. This article shall not apply to any such affiducit 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 declaratiom made for the sole purpose of enabling any person to receive any pension or charitable allowunco.

8. Affirmation, ....

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

$3

Note.-Agreemonts as to latting or tousney are la all cases chargeable as lenses.

See articles 32 aud 84.)

Ordinnnees I of 1860, 21

of 1902 and 15 of 1909 and Government Notification No. 267 of 1902.

Orlinnure 8 of 1899 & Government Notifica- tion No. 328 of 1905.

Ordinance 3 of 1904 and Government Notifica- tion No. 425 of 1904.

Ordinance 12 of 1903 & Government Notifica- tions Nos. 567 and

973 of 1908.

Ordinance 7 of 1906.

Ordionuce 44 of 1909.