(A 8)

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature' or other Authority under which levied.

LICENCES, &c.,— - Continuett.

MONEY Changers' Licences,.

$10 per annum.

OPIUM COMPOUNDS Licences,

OPIUM MONOPOLY :—

.$25 yearly.

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

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

(Ordinances 8 of 1887, Section 6, Sub-section 4, & 48 of 1909 and Govt.Notification No. 633 of 1902. Ordin- ance No. 34 of 1910, Part IV, Section 73. Ordinance 23 of 1909 & Chuvernment Notifi- No. 66 of 1910,

Or:linance 2:1 of 1909 & Government Notifi- ention No. 543 of1939. Ordinances 8 of 1899,

(Sec. 3) & 10 of 1899, (See, 129), & Govern- ment Notification No. 544 of 190.

Oyster Fisheries LicenVES,....

PAWNBROKERS' LICENCES :—

In the Central District of Victoria,

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

.$1,500 ......$1.000 .$ 750 ..$1,000 $ 750

100

Facs payable yearly in

trace unless secu- rity furnished.

Ordinances 1 of 1860, 21 of 1902, 15 of 1909 and 8 of 1911 and Government Notifica- tion No. 267 of 1902,

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

PERMITS TO CUT EARTH AND STONE, NEW TERRITORIES :—

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

PHARMACY,-See Chemists and Druggists Registration, page A 20.

PILOTS' LICENCES,

Renewal of Licences,

POISON LICENCES, WHOLESALE :—

$30,00

$5.00 yearly.

For each poison or preparation of poison sold,

.$10.

PROSPECTING LICENCES, NEW TERRITORIES,

$500 half-yearly.

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

Ordinanco 12 of 1908 & Government Notifica- tions Nos. 567 and

973 of 1908,

Ordinance 7 of 1906.

STAMP DUTIES—

Note. A doenment coutaining or relating to several distinct matters is to be sopa. 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 highest duty.

1. Adjudication as to the amount of stamp duty to be levied on any documenț.....................................

1. Affidavits, Statutory declaration or declarations in writing on oath or affirmation made before any person authorised by law to take the same 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 fourt or to any affi·lavit or declaration made for the sole purpose of enabling any person to receive any pension or charitable uliowance.

1. Affirmation, ....

1. Agreement, or any memorandum of an agreo- ment, under hand only, and not otherwing 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,....

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$1

Note.-Agreements as to letting or tenuury are in all cases chargeable as lensos.

(See articles 32 and 34.)

Stanip Ordinancos,

1901-1911,