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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature

or other Authority under which levied.

LICENCES, &c.,—Continued.

MONEY CHANGERS' LICENCES,.

$10 per annuin.

OPIUM COMPOUNDS LICENCES,

OPIUM MONOPOLY:-

$25 yearly.

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

28th February, 1913, at $99,600.00 per mensem, ...........................................................................

Ordinances 8 of 1887, Section 6, Sub-section 4. & 43 of 1909 and Govt.Notification No. 633 of 1902. Ordin-

ance No. 34 of 1910, Part IV, Section 73. Ordinance 23 of 1909 &

Government

Notin-

cation No. 66 of 1910.

Ordinanco 23 of 1909 & Government Notifi- cation No. 543 of 1909. Ordinances 8 of 1899, (Sec. 3) & 10 of 1899, (Sec. 129), & Govern- ment Notification No. 544 of 1904.

OTSTER FISHRries LicenceS.......

PAWNBROKERS' LICENCES :—

In the Contral District of Victoria, -

In the Eastern and Western Districts of Victoria,

Elsewhere in the Island of Hongkong,

Kowloon (old Territory) und Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon except (Shum Shui Po,). Elsewhere in the New Territories,

$1,500

$1,000

$ 750

$1,000 18750

$ 400

Fee payable yearly in adianco unless seça- rity fural-bed.

PERMITS TO UCT EARTH AND STONE, NEW TERRITORIES :—

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

PHARMACY,-Sec Chemists und Druggists Registration, page A 20.

Pilots' LICENCES,

Renewal of Licences,

POISON LICENces, WholesaLE:—

For each poison or preparation of prison suhl,

Prospecting Licences, New Territories,

STAMP DUTIES:-

$30.00

...$ 5.00 yearly,

$10.

.8500 half-yearly.

Note.-A document containing or relating to several distinct matters is to be sepa- rately and distinctly charged with duty in respect of earl of such matters, Auy document liable to stamp duty under more than our 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 document,............................

2. Affidavits, Statutory declaration or declarutions in writing on oath or affirmation tundle before any person authorised by law to take the same or to alminister an oath or affirmuation and not otherwise chargeable with duty,

$1

Excinption. 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 Churt or before any Judge or Officer of suck Court or to any offidavit or declaration made for the sole purpose of enabling any persun to receive any pension or charitable allowunec.

3. Affirmation,

Ordinances I of 1860, 21 of 1902, 15 of 1909 and 8 of 1911 aul Government Notifier- tion No. 267 of 1902.

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

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

Ordinance 12 of 1908 & Government Notifica- tious Nos. 567 and

973 of 1908.

Ordinance 7 of 1906.

Stamp Ordinauces,

1901-1911.

$3

4. Agreement, or any memorauduni of an agree- ment, under hand only, aist not otherwise specially ubargod with any duty, whether the mme be only evi- lence of a contruct or obligatory on the parties frian its being a written iustracïent,...

$1

Note.-Agreements as to letting or tenancy are in all cases chargoable as leases.

(See articles 32 and 34.)