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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

PAWNBROKERS LICENCES:

In the Central District of Victoria,

$1,500

In the Eastern and Western Districts of Victoria,

1,000

Elsewhere in the Island of Hongkong,

750

Kowloon (old Territory) and Sham Shui Po,

1,000

New Kowloon except (Sham Shui Po), Elsewhere in the New Territories,..

750

400

PERMITS TO CUT EARTH AND STONE, NEW TERRITORIES :—

Fees payable yearly in advance unless oc- rity furnished,

$1 per mensom 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 :—

For each poison op preparation of poison sold...............

PROSPECTING LICENCES, NEW TERRITORIES, STEAM-LAUNCH AND MOTOR BOATS LICENCES:-

Vessels under 10 tons,

10 tous to 20 tous,

For vessels licensed to ply only within the Harbour Limits.

..$10

.$30.00

5.00 yearly.

.$10.

$500 half-yearly.

For vessels licensed to ply to and from and between any places in the waters of the Colony.

$20 per annum.

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

Ordinance 84 of 1910 & Government Notifien- tion No. 328 of 1905.

Ordinance 3 of 1904 and Government Notifien- tion No. 425 of 1904. Ordinance 9 of 1916 & Government Notifien- tion No. 371 of 1916. Ordinance 7 of 1906.

20

**

to 30

**

30

to 40

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40

*

to 50

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50

**

to 60

The above scale is for 12 mouths.

20

30

40

GO 60

30

40

50

60

70

For six months six-twelfths of the fee will be charged, for nine mouths nine-twelfths, and so on at the rate of oue-twelfth for each month, But no fee is to be less in amount than three- twelfths.

Sec. 37 of Ordinance 10

of 1899, and Schedule of Ordinance, Table E(Government Noti- fication No. 169 of 1908), As amended by Government Noti- fication No. 141 of 1917.

Anchorage Pass......

Special Permit

Day Clearance

Night Clearance

THEATRICAL Licences..........

WATERWHEEL LICENCES :—

$0.25

0.25

0.25

1.00

Various.

Ordinance 18 of 1908.

(a) If on Crown land, Crowu rent $1.00 per annum.

(4) If ou private property, Free.

$1 per annum to be paid for right to use water in the case of both (a) and (b.) STAME DUTIES:—

Note.-A document containing or relating to several distinct matters is to be

separately 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 document.................

All documents which bear no stamp duty when presented at the Stamp Office to be charged Adjudica- tion Fee.

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,

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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, or which is intended solely for use outside the Colony. (Order in Council 18th February, 1915.) 3. Affirmation,

$3

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

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

(See articles 32 and 34.)

Agreement or Contract accompanied with the de- posit of Title Deeds to any inmovable property or for securing the payment or repaynieut of any money or stock.

as leuses.

See Mortgage, 35.

Ordinance 34 of 1910 and Government Notification No. 328 of 1905.

Stump Ordinances, Nos. 16 of 1901 and 35 of 1911.

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