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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

INTEREST.

On Fixed Deposits in Local Banks at current rate, as also the Interest allowed by the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation on Current Deposit Accounts, at the rate of 1 per cent, per annum on the daily balance to credit of Govern mcnt.

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS.

CONDEMNED STORES, &c.

CONSERVANCY CONTRACT FOR SHAUKIWAN, &c, :—

1st January, 1933, to 31st Decomber, 1935, at $215.00 per month,

CONSERVANCY CONTRACT FOR POKFULUM, APLICHAU AND ABERDEEN :-

1st January 1932 to 31st December, 1931, at $35.00 per month,.

PENALTY RATES FOR NON-FULFILMENT OF BUILDING COVENANT.

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:—

Poundage,-

Horse, Mule, Donkey, Buffalo or Dog, Sheep, Goat, Pig, Goose, Duck or Fowl,

Royalties,

C.S.O. No. 3 in 169 of 1932.

C.S.O. No. 1 in 469 of 1931.

....50 cents per diem.

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Notification No. 402 of

1911.

The China Motor Bus Company, Limited, and the Kowloon Motor Bus Com- pany (1933) Limited, for the privilege of maintaining services of Motor Luses on the Island of Hong Kong and the Kowloon Peninsula (including the New Territories) respectively for a period of fifteen years from the 11th June, 1933, shall pay certain royalties or percentages based upon gross annual receipts.

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The Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., shall pay to the Treasurer, as a Royalty for the concession, on the 1st day of July in every year during the aforesaid period of fifty years, commencing ou the 1st day of July, 1926, the sum of $4 in respect of each direct exchange line telephone which lins heen used and paid for during the whole previous twelve mouths by a subscriber. cases where direct exchange line telephones have been used and paid for by subscribers for periods of less than twelve months prior to the 1st day of July in each year, the amount of royalty to be paid by the Company shall be $1 for each direct exchange line telephone for each period of three months or less during which such telephone has been used and paid for by a subscriber.

The Hong Kong Tramway Company, Limited, shall pay to the Governinent

the following Royalties, that is to say :—

(a.) From 22nd September, 1914, for the period of twenty-five years, a Royalty amounting to five per cent. per konur of the profits of the Company.

(6.) After the said period of twenty-five years (22nd September, 1939) has expired and for so long as the Company shall exercise their said rights, powers and authorities a Royalty amounting to twenty-five per cont. per sunum of the profits of the Company.

For the purpose of this section profits shall be the gross takings of the Company less working expenses, and such working expenses shall not be deemed to include any interest or dividends upou any money's borrowed for the parposes of the Company.

The Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company, Limited, for the privilege of maintainning a passenger and vehicles ferry service for a period of fifteen yoars from the 12th June, 1933, shall pay certain royalties or percentages based upon gross annual receipts.

Unclaimed Balancos,-

Indivisible residue and unclaimed dividends, and Interest on funds in Court

transferred to the General Revenue of the Colony.

LAND SALES,

Premis on Sales at Public Auctions held in accordance with Notifications.

C.3.0. No 1 in 470 of

1932.

Ordinance No. 9 of 1925.

Section 47 of Ordinance

10 of 1902.

C.S.O. No. 2 in 1510 of

1925.

Ordinance 5 of 1929.

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