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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE &c.,—Continued.

LICENCES:

VEHICLES, OTHER, LICENCES:—

Tricycles, yearly,

$ 6.00

Private Ricksha, yearly,

20,00

Private Chair, yearly,

2.00

Public Rickslin, Hong Kong, yearly, (paid quarterly in advance),..................................

36.00

Public Ricksha, Kowloon, New Kowloon, Hill District, and Caine Roud

Level, yearly, (paid yearly in advance),.............

24.00

Ordinance 40 of 1912;

Public Rickstra, New Territories, yearly,

12.00

Public Ricksha, Owner driven in New Territories, ycurly,

1.00

Duplicate Ricksha Licence,

1.00

Govt. Notifiention No. 549

of 1935.

Public Chair, yearly,

4.00

Duplicate Chair Licence,

.25

Truck, yearly,

48.00

Cart or Van or Horse or Bullock drawn Vehicles, yearly,

24,00

Hand-propelled Petrol or Oil Pump, yearly,...

Vehicles, Other, Drivers:—

60.00

Private Chair and Ricksla Driver, yearly,

Public Chair, yearly,

Publie Ricksha, yearly,

Tricycle, yearly,

.30

.30

Ordinance 40 of 1912;

.30

.30

.30

Govt. Notification No. 549

of 1935.

Truck, yearly,

Vehicles, Motor Special Licensing Fee-Foreign Registration,..............

Ordinance 32 of 1932.

20% of Invoice Price plus freight and Insurance, less cost of tyres.

Wireless Receiving, Yearly......

12.00

Wireless Other,.

Ship Station Yearly......................

25.00

Amateur Transmission Station Yearly

20.00

Ordinance 18 of 1936,

Dealers Yearly,

50.00

Examination fee for operators' certificates of proficiency

5.00 to 30.00

Limited Receiving and Publishing, yearly,

Duplicate Licence or Certificate.

600.00 1,00

INTERNAL REVENUE.

ASSESSED TAXES (Rates):-

All tenements provided with Government filtered water.................. All tenements provided with Government unfiltered water All tenements for which no provision is made for water......

171 16%

15%

Provision of water supply shall be deemed to be made for a tenement although it bas no connection with the Government watermains or waterworks, if such tenement is situated within 200 yards from a Government watermain, The Rates are payable quarterly in advance within the first mouth of each quarter. These Rates are chargeable ou, and recoverable from, the owners of the tenements

in respect of which the above assessments have been made.

BETS AND SWEEPS TAX:-

On every bet made on any totalisator or pari-mutuel authorised under the Ret- ting Duty Ordinance there shall be paid a duty according to the following scale:

Where in any year ending on the 31st day of March the totul gross receipts from the sale of tickets at such totalisator or pari-mutuel

do not exceed $3,000,000

exceed $8,000,000 but do not exceed $4,000,000 exceed $4,000,000 but do not exceed $5,000,000 exeeed $5,000,000 but do not exceed $6,000,000 exceed $6,000,000

1% of euch total; .14% of such totul; .2% of such total; 24% of such total; ...3 % of such total.

On every Cash-sweep ticket sold and on every Cash-sweep chance allocated by list there shall be charged a duty of 5 per cent. of the amount paid, contributed or

subscribed.

The Secretary, Treasurer and every Steward and Member of the Committee of management of the Club, as well as the Club itself if a Corporation, aball be jointly and severally liable for the duty payable.

Rating Ordinauce 6 of 1901, Amendment Ordinance 16 of 1931.

Ordinance 40 of 1931, Amendment Ordin- ance 17 of 1933, Amendment Ordin- ance 26 of 1934. Re- solution of Legislative Council of 13th Sop- teraber, 1934.

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