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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,

.$50 per aunum,

OPIUM MONOPOLY :——

Prepared Opium is sold at the following weights and prices

1st Quality of 3 Taels, 2nd Quality of 1 Tael,

$30.75)

$10.00

..$3.75

Ordinances 8 of 1887, Section 6, Sub-section 4, and Govt. Notifica- tion No. 520 of 1914. Ordinance No. 34 of 1910, Part IV, Sec- tion 73.

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.18

1

37

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Hongkong and

$ 1.90 | New Territories

01

.06 .03

+

.$ 0.65

(Southern

$ 0.33

>>

17

3rd Quality of .03

Dross Opium, .04

2nd Quality of .04

"

3rd Quality of .03

PAWNBROKErs' LicenceS :—

F3

District).

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.$ 0.20

+

.8 0.16)

$ 0.44

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.02

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*

New Territories

Ordinance

No. 4 of

1914 and Government Notification No. 350 of 1914.

.$ 0.22

.$ 0.20 |

(Northern District).

Fees payable yearly in advance unless seco- Hity furnished.

Ordinance 1 of 1860 and Government Notifica- tion No. 267 of 1902.

In the Central District of Victoria,

In the Eastern and Western Districts of Victoria, .......$1,000

Elsewhere in the Island of Hongkong, Kowloon (old Territory) and Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon except (Sham Shui Po), Elsewhere in the New Territories,

.$1,500

$ 750

$1,000

.$ 750

.$ 400

PERMITS TO CUT EARTH AND STONE, NEW TERRITORIES :—

$1 per mensom for each four or less number of workinen employed.

PHARMACY, See Chemists and Druggists Registration, page A 21.

PILOTS' LICENCES,

Renewal of Licences,

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POISON LICENCES, WHOLESALE ?—

For each poison or preparation of poison sold,

PROSPECTING LICENCES, NEW TERRITORIES,

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STAMP DUTIES:—

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

$30.00

$5.00 yearly.

$10.

.$500 half-yearly.

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

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

973 of 1908. Ordinance 7 of 1906.

Note. A document containing or relating to several distinct matters is to be sepa- rately and distinctly charged with duy in respect of each of snel 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 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 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 tu receive any pension or charitable allowance.

3. Affirmation,

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

$3

$1

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

(See articles 32 and 34.)

Stamp Ordinances, Nos.

16 of 1901 and 85 of 1911.