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EPTEMBER 6, 1866.

Pied on, this Colony, is serious and prievens jrejn- erests of ait classes of the re- principle, inapplicable its circumstances, and this sively of the anonut to be -the retention or abandon- s in the Schedule to the ublisher.

-rialists are emphatically of any temp Tax must be dis

sects mi the welfare and e Colony. The trade which on in the Colony has grown induced partly by the pro- perty always to be had here, its being a conveniently si- conia to

r the producer to

orter on the one band, and

speculator

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ni

consump

the importer, ou the other.

tei alchutegus possessed by

ever,

did not suffice to bring

€, til it was

_$

il it was largely favoR-

influences, aud

and fortuitous

The catablishment of heavy

merly at

at Macao, drove native Commerce over bere, these axes have now ncased trade dist

renamed here, be-

return-

tanoguing to gain by this is litherto, and, the lowent in the great whole, it

of consideration a ciple for which You

By of

1.

our Momo-

MAPHO-

Again, after the destruc Factories at Canton, in 1856,

708

be called a turning point

of Houghong

or the

the Mer-

cessation

ation of hostilities, whelber, in the utter absence

ou trade bere, it was :

* Decez. the expense of building at keeping seperate Establish- to do business that could be well here, and, finding, as the Chinese, on whom the

3,

were willing to come here

y have almost entirely aban

as an Emporium or place 4 wise and prudent course in the Coldny, kept the

sary to

raise the re

requisite

evenue in a purely local and

, and by carefully abstaining

fear

ng

in the minds of

carried

send to the residents

ere, who send to

taxation

out, upon

heir trausse

ver be

attract new trade hither and eady secured. The residents ays readily paid this local dis

because t

them to do st pays

Forsed, bas mainly

y inducements, as there is no

business to

to he sent here, just as readily be transacted

Your Memorialista believa tional Revenue, necessary to uld always gladly be

al

be paid by

here, who, ove and all, are their livelihood upon the in- and commerce to the port, increase of which, it is so ent that the previous cha

here should not be eunallest degree

to the Chinious ex- rospect ar Excellency, in your letter on the subject of this tax, sentence in that letter which tes the danger of imposing it, by a tax of this nature will inds of absent traders

, the

rs, and lead them to send Altpwizora. The enteco is

it a system capable of imme- -on and expansion according

exigencies." It is this

That is the evil äl the

Preposition, as, pass tax avowedly as the future

of mecting any

Public

It may arise, amounts to a Chat, if money is needed for the Colony, Trade must be or altered Stamp ont. While an

on the Henicy a

to

letter Four Meu:oria- so point out, that though the top tax was originally given rely a temporary measure to be alleged defcit for 1867, Your Pxcellency's arowal that 2320,00 is Exed an tition to the Colonial RB- drivel from this source, dnction of ineasure will

this Ireaded, as its positively per acter, and certain espan

e he required, is thus en- the Polley of the Colonial for the future. That the istence of the dread or appre- hich they allude, and that its prejudicial to The welfare of are maiters beyond doubt,

baseless socied

Fave already

Your

sub-

erce in more ways than one.

i.

ic

Sona

that

Your Excellency, the wilst oth the feeding

eflect, of any Stamp tax, is fone attention from the fact,

Es

legislation here has been

with the present convie-

because it is not on

pus obje tion to

ey,

the

their

expendi

but an ansions protest eing paid for in this way, an off of readiness to be yeerssary amot, year by neesion sises, in the mode them, or in any other way ly to be productive of evil

• Community.

sition addition to object-

of a Stamp tax as he Ele wrong, even for providing Ary defcit, de most solemnly Protest against the even more

icy, declared in Your Excul-

–, of seizing the opportunity, of

7

in alleged need of money, for

porary and transitory purpose, on the Colony, and its trade,. itional tax of $120,000, bling. seventh of the present annual argament Your Memorialists our of taxation in this

in

at it is not politically expedient

evenue from meormore specifio

if this be true as an abstract

of political economy. surely the

ce the existence of the Colony,

e have followed this course

Sr demar

(:1) the part of thos# Heicat to show, that Hongkongs an exceptional stances, is

818- dealt with ruust he tires, and not in the manner.

or theory

the

aty abstract to the

many other

of any Stamp tax, partly to the nd partly to the operation, of asure, on which Your Memor- not dilate, but they may point auces, the severity and stringen

No. 1125. SEPTEMBER 6, 1866.1

for the reception he had accorded to them but hoped that he would take their arge ments into serious consideration, He

THE CHINA MAIL.

cy of the provisious punishing breaches of the Ordinance, the difficulty and cost of collection, and almost certain evasion of it by such of the Chines as remain here, its would add that many gentlemen unavoid. and unnoticed in the memorial and protest. Texations intricacy, and its inequality, in leaving muutused a urge Lody of Residents

individually wea who, if not

wealthy, are booughs wealthy as classes or interests, endy. to contribute to these local requirements.

Your Memorialists in conclusion beg to their conviction that though this is

rown Calony, and they can be taxed by an Order in Council, or an express Opice from the Government to the Governor here te lury a tax, or raise a submbly, yet when. in compliance with the

perious course of practice here, the C-

cil, as such, are asked to pass, or reject, a meaare involving the mere more of

bad

Note-If two or more letters are offered in evi- dence to prove an Agreement between the par- *ther who shall have written such letters, it will be sufficient if any one of euch letters be Stam ped as an agreement.

EXEMPTION. Label, Spor Memorandum containing the heads of any Fire or Marine Insurance to be effected.

Memorandum, Letter or Agreement made for or relating dize, or to the sale of any Shares in any Public Co

the sale of any Goods, Wares or Merchan-

Memorandum or Agreement made between the

Domediately after the Gentlemen form- and he had recommended the course, tary contribution, and convicted any of Master and Marinors of any Ship for Wages.

CHINESE DEPUTATION.

ing the preceding deputation bad left, the

the Colonial Secretary's office :-

Li yun Cheong, Guok Acheong, Wang

Beng.

manent increase of revenue could be

for the mere

mere purpose of inceting the Ordinance alleged deficiency of 1867. The whole case the pediency necessity of

the

2. Bank Notes, or other Obligations for the pay-

raising the requisite sums. Your Munio Chenug Sun, Kin Nam, Keng Tai, Wo for the Stamp duty depended on the Go Stamp as giving dent of Money issued by any Banker or Banking,

Mr Li yum Cheong who acted as Spokes-usual expenditure in the sping up the validity to their bargains, in harmony with Company in the Colony for local circulation and

themselves further entitled to ring before short time to prepare it that they had!duction in the same degree; for the Cemember who had disapproved of 18 2

as it

| circulation was given by the Press to those ration in this climate greater weight than explanations, which nevertheless were co- in Europe. He denied that the cost of a reeer voir should be thrown on the house- pletely ignored subacquently by the meeting,

holders alone; and as to the gunboat the Hence the value of those documents was in cost it entailed should evidently be borne by bly absent at Canton and Macao would

paired as being irrelevant, and directed the

general revenue, and not by each house have signed the memorial had they been against a proposal which

holder, as which ho

he had not m

as though he were contributing На and never intended to make. able to do so,

to the expense of the Police for The Deputation then left.

shown that there was a perpetually increas- his street. The gunboat was intended for ing deficiency, which raust be dealt with the suppression of piracy. His Excellency either by mcreasing revenue or by dimin referred to statements ruade at a meeting ishing expenditure. He had stated his in Aug. 1864, protesting against the Mili reasons for preferring the former

Stamp Act the present Memorialists of inconsistency as a measure by which the necessary best condition of the Chinese, and added that

per- in the statements they made respecting the Levishaive Comanding Orders of following Chinese Merchants and others re- |

even the weak argument of the Chinees

of s ceived by Ilis Excellency the Governor in the Stamp Act temporary in its operation probe is not borne out by experience in a Stamp where the Chinese regarded the additional rialists are then entitled to have their fleas on that subjori received through the

Surveyor Cene their own custous, and which they think payable to bearer on demand, กษ the Non-Oficial Munt- recognized mest, and as fi rellen.

stated that the deputation had ral's department. Strike that off and the well worth the cost. Indeed, the amended

wy of ti ∙bers of the

brought a memorial in the original Chi Revenue and Expenditure could be balan-schedule met the views the only official

been strances were of no avail, they conceive nese, there having

No other such a very cell.

were capable of

originally stood. His Excellency fancied it the Governices the strong opinions they not been able to render a translation. were not at liberty to close themint, nor would really met those of many others originally enterasio on the mandior, and fiendly, though His Excellency remarked that it acemed to they be justified in doing so, till it could be opposed to the measure, and indeed it was respectfully, to urge

Excelency to a hint that this deputation was an offshoot from known what profit. ccald be realised by the quito evident from the too of a portion of reconsitutat on of what is, at best, f mere

the other and cquired whether the speak

subsidiary contage. His Excellency then the Press that the Memorialists did not ro- question of expuliency, affecting their inter- or quite understand the purport of the peti- referred to the items that bad been suggest present public feelings generally as they had

that it was a

was a ed for excision from the estimates, and ex- supposed. His Excellency adverted to one unsiteral, if not the best judges, at least memorial requesting

**the But the discussion of grievance of the Memorialists, viz: as the best exponents of the balance of

happily selected. auch details was really but an

a Stamp Ordinanco." benet or prejudice that may result from

questiment expansive powers of a of the main question. That

It (said

he had mentioned that as appeared His Excelibacy) je, whether there be really strongst the advantages of mich faxa. any reasonable ground to suppose, or tion. They many years expenditure should be less would remind them that, he mention a fool of John Chinaman. They want to than now on works of utility and ornament, ed that point, be equally alluded to such more thke the taxes off their own shoulders, for for promoting sanitary objects and repro- tion" whilst the objection of expansiveness

general Bill's capability of immediato contras the tarp duty will fall most heavily on convenience, or rend ring the great houses and put them on yours; perty which now fes unproductive. If our lay more or less against every scheme

Those who saw a capability of get you to make a petition that you last road and our last drain and our taxation. they may be more heavily taxed to save their final repairs to Public buildings, if in fact expansion in Stamps had not failed to dis9. backs.

which thing marks

progress in a com- every

cern it also in the Police and Water Rates, "THE SPOKESMAN.In such a case we have

notyet smitten by could be all and even to pross it to the ext

xtout of class Durity acted under a misapprehension,

completed by the end of 1867, nost a

st assured legislation. Ilis Excellency pointed out THE GOVERNOR. I should think you had.ly it would be unwise to introduce a Stamp that the Governor in council would have Do you know how much the stamp duty or other tax of a permanent character to power to annul or lessen the duty on any would cost Messrs PRESENTATION OF THE MEMO. matter of shiners Jardine's alone in the tide us over so short an interval as twelve item, but had no power, to add to or in- otherwise, when the suvi received, discharged bri

papers

Yet those who signed the Memo-crease. His Excellency concluded by say- ers alone! Why $3,600 mouths.

rial and Protest know well that of all publicing he should be well pleased, a year I am informed.

if he found THE SPOKESMAN.Yes, but this act we expenditure the one which tells moet in on discussion that without undue sacrifice the inci- informed will affect our daily trade. It conserving the reputation of Hongkong as of Revenue he can redistribute

3. Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes or other Obligations for the Payment of Money not included in the last preceding Article and not being Choques

or Orders for

the

tand and upon which they ought to be tion. The spokesman repliecy to recon- prossed his opinion that they had not been more point, but that was the heaviest demand, if drawn hent of money at aight or on

the monsore.

sider the

Hisi

the Stamp Act and avoid the injury to trade which would resuit on its pro- untigation. The Chinese were ready to

my extra taxes or rates ou houses in which

Case

each man would pay a fair share. THE GOVERNOR -Itseeins me that

If drawn in sets,

singly,.

4 Bill of Lading or Acknowledgement of or for) any Goods or Effects to be exported, for each part

every set,

F

5. Bond or other Obligation concerning Respon-

Expenditure as is not of immediate or uropean friends must have been making/er it is desirable if practicable, that for bottom of the whole proposition," He dentia and Bottomry,

Your Memorialists therefore humbly beg Your Excellency to reinsider the question, to defer such portion of the vital import to the Colony to a more auspicious periodi ; to raise any Sninske that may be presently needed by some other, and less hurtful method, and to postpone indianitely the further con- sideration of any Stamp Tax or at least

until all other available and usual sources of taxation have been exhausted.

And Your Memorialists will ever pray:

RIAL AGAINST THE STAMP ACT TO THE GOVERNOR.

are

the

taxation in manner

to those

A pause of S

of some

6. Charter Party or any Agreement or Contract

transfer of Shares or Stock in any Public Com., for the charter or hiring of any sea going ship or.

7. 8. Power of Attorney, 9. Protest, Note of, by any Conranader or Mas

Protest, N

10. Any Notarial Act whatsoever not otherwise charged in this Schedule,

11. Receipt or Discharge given for the payment

:

of Money or in acquittal of a debt paid in Money or

acquitted exceeds $10,

EXEMPTIONS. Letter sent by Post, acknowledging the arrival of a Currency, or Promissory Note, Bill of Exchange, or any security for Money.

Receipt, or Discharge written upon or contained in

AL 2.45 this afternoon a deputation is not only the large foreign houses who will the best commercial centre for the groat dence of the proposed whom it will and any Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note, Deed or consisting uf Messrs Maclean, Bosman, suffer, but we Chinamen, as we every day financial operations of commerce in this more acceptable duration was broken by other Instrument charge with Duty under this Scho Schwarzkopf. Nissen, Parry, Kaye, Ryrie, interchange great numbers of documents Sassoon, Pallanjee, Lapraik, Walker, which will come under the duty. Besides ponditure on useful and sanitary, and the Goveruor suggesting that the Council dule, and daly Stamped, Crawford, McDouall and Peard, waited people will be making mistakes, they will But steps for 25 on bills for $5000 and so on un His Excellency, the Governor to present THE HOVORSELE W. H. RENNIE, here a memorial against the proposed Stamp askeri the spokesman if he knew what the Act. The spokesman, Mr Maclean, pro- duties intposed by the schedule were.

THE SPOKESMAN-No, not exactly; only ceeded to remark that the present depu tation had the honor of waiting upon is the general frets.

of the colony. had been obliged

Ha

Excelleues, in accordance with his per- know the exact item of which you complaaditure and then came to the second transactions were comparatively for

fore felt that the memorial about to be

read to His Eisecilency might be in many points imperfect, as not having advanced some arguments which might have been brought forward, and as not being as ex- plicit as could have been wisher on the points noticed, the must therefore re- quest the indulgence of His Excellency as

present

Dance,

Here there would be

of

חד

i

The

There would

12. Probates anil Letters of Administration with or without the Will annexed,

mited,

..

14 Mortgage,

175

A Stamp Duty of half per cent $100 of the average value of such Notes in Circulation du each half year to be cal ring culated by the value of such circulation on the last

each

month during

$1.

Notes in Saturday of

such half year, from State.

ment thereof to be furnished by

each Banker or Banking Com pany to the Collector of Stamp Revenue and verified on Oath by the Banker or the Manager or Agent and Accountant of such Banking Company.

50 cents on each part of the set.

10 cents.

When the Sum secure does not ex- cred $10,000, $10, when abore $10,000, $20.

$5.

See Article 19.

$2.

25 cents.

$1.

3 cents.

The same ad valores Duty as on

a Conveyance to be calculated

value. -upon the

of Estate and Efects for or in respect of which such a Probate or Leb tera of Administration shall be granted exclusive of what the deceased shall have been pas esse of or entitled to as Trustee for any other Person or Persons, and not benefici- ally.

25 cents for every $100 or part of

$100 of the consideration. Mo- ney or amount secured up to $1,000, and $2 for every $1,000 or part of $1,000 after the first $1,000,

$25.

$25.

See Article 13.

The same as on the Assignment.

Same as a Mortgage. -

The same hity as the Original when such Duty does not ex- cred 50 centa.

If

$10 but does not see Ori

f the Duty chargeable on the Original exceeds If the Duty on the Original exceeds $20, Provided that such Duplicate or Counterpart This is the list of alterations that re Stamp shall be affixed upon the production of the quire mention. We give the amended sche-Original Deod, Instrument or Writing bearing its dule in full hereunder.

proper Stamp and not otherwise,

$1.

$2.

$3.

part of the world is the Government ex-

limits) ornamental should go into Committee on the Aut, and (within reasonable works. I hope that such expenditure uo objection being offered the Council went

rears. into Committee

accordingly His Excel- will never be less than in recent years. inte His Excellency trusted they would never leney remarked, before going into Commit

to full un ordinary duty borrow old only increase the burde fee, that he had been fuforiaed that the

amended fees under the to do so

ächedule would produce. $120,000.

Bills of Kachange THE GOVERNO Well you see you dont financial condition" riefly described the hot drawn for?

of the Colony

which here are

very large amounts, and to borrow

though "judicial thus

amount of business in mission, in consequence of a resolution You've made a mistake in coming here.

for means to meet current

dollars was

пля усту

the large,

number of pastel at a nomerously attended meeting There is an idea that this act will drive the

few, so of the public of Hongkong, which had been Chinese from the Colony. You need not branch of the subject. He ridiculed the that the revenue froin that source would be convened to consider what steps should

be afraid of

fears that had been expressed as to the less than he had calculated. of any such thing.

13. Conveyance, Assignment or Instrument of THE SPORERMAN. We understood the effect of a Stamp duty, which was to con- not be, he was told, more than $105,000 be taken to place before the Governor a

matter differently. But we would rather vert Thougkong into a howling wilderness, obtainable under the schedule. However, any kind or description whatsoever not specially. protest against the imposition of the Stamp

charged with Duty under this Schedule executed Act proposed by His Excellency. Before pay some largo, som once a year than be and send the shipping which crowds this if the Act failed to produce the amount for the transfer for valuable consideration either

troubled every day.

liarbour to magnificout proceeding as spokesman of the deputation

by crense license fees to an amount. necessary He was enti¦ crense

way of Mortgage or otherwise of any Property TRE HON. W. H. RENNIE-Well you can muddy shallows us to take refuge in the quired, the Governor in Council might in- to read the memorial in question, Mr buy your Stamps once a year...

tled to ask in what manner the freedom of

of to make the

up

moveable or immoveable, or of any light, Title, deficiency, Maclean would on behalf of its members, THE GOVERNON,This is a peculiar idea. the ort would be narrowed, and what

in, to, or upon the saine, Port

claim, or Interest Act and schedule were then goue. Whers in a

secured is unli- ? What through,

Mortgage the Sum on goods?

and alterations made as follows: beg to offer one or two remarks. It had The Chinese come here to ask me to impose cuties would be levied

what Or

The kinty on Bank notes is to be calcu-

Desde other Instrument of Gift, or of Exchange unfortunately happened that when is a tax which would bear wore heavily on. Port charges would be Excellents had been requested by the them at large time suy peasible stamp interference with the liborty of the Fort latert on the value of notes in one union-

or Settlement where no Money consideration or a former Deputation which waited on him duty. They evidently don't know what could possibly result? Not one special on the last Saturday of each month "

Ju falare aided turn case of the kind had been pointed out. All

the half year, lustead of on each merely Nominal Money consideration passes,

EXEMPTION. to paskpose the meating of the Logislative there the spokesman) I shenid si vise your was vague and declamatory, prophecy. Ille Satımday." Commeil, he bud eunsidered that twenty bringing a

translation of auf stated

Transfer by mere Endorsement of a duly Stamped of shares or stock in any public Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note or other Nego memorial you quoted the spice, Hongkong, och being four hours was a sufficiently long time to

The spokesman then that

essentially like Hongkong, cach being company,, instead of being one Dollar, to pocurd. In consequence of this only 48 he wished to inform His Excellency that a depot for the produce of other countries be ad valorem as follows 30 cents' fut tiable Instrunient, or of a Bill of Lading, and hours were at the disposal of the unmittee the latter part of the meuarial contained for subsequent distribution, At Singapore every $100 or part of $100 of the consider-Trausfer by Assignment of a Policy of Insurance.

to 15. appointed to draw up the memorial and a petition that he would reconsider clauses the working of the net was satisfactory, ation Money or amount secured ap

of Re-assigument any

Mortgaged Property, obtain signatures thereto. It was there 5, 7, and 8 of the Harbour and coasts ordi- ani a statement officially made, was en- $1,000, and $2 for every $1,000 or part of

dorsed by the Governor, that no com- $1,000 after the first $1,000. This is Also 16., Letter or other lustrument of Hypothecation GOVERNOR.-Ah, you had better plaint is made that it offers any impodi- the rate of duty on Conveyances, Mort-accompanying deposit of Doonments of Title to ang make a separate memorial of that and come inent to business? The Hongkong Act gages, Leases, and instruments for transfer

Property,

17. Duplicate or Counterpart of any Deer, In- another day.

would be simpler than that of Singapore, of property generally. THE SPOKESMAN hoped II E. would

24 heads of only

Notice of intention of Protest by Masstrument or Writing of any description whatever take their request in the particular into duties there, there were 11. The facts ter of a vessel" is struck out: and the chargeable with duty under this Ordinance,

anocrtained at Singapore disposed of mine.

"Protest note" duty is reduced from $150 cents but does not exceed $10,

If the Duty chargeable on the Original exceeds consideration.

THE GOVERNOR.As the ordinance now tenths of the objections to the proposed to 25 cents. stands it imposes no unfair duty upon junk Bill. Why there and worthy apprehen- stead of "Public" in the note to General The word "Official" administrator, in- mxsters Those of English and French give to the

to these vagur

apprehen Exemptions, to the wording and arguments of the peti-vessels have to go the Harbour Master's of- sinne greater weight, than to the tion (if foundeak) on this ground, fice, and hitherto Chinese have not. It is conclusions which reas

reason forced on thent He knew oue fay they shoull have to do so in future.

raply which had been given, and indeed the Memorialiatsused it without any difidence, in the assumption that they represental all the interests of the Colony and spoke

its unanimous voice. This His THE GOVERNOR.Well the ordinance is Excellency distinctly denied. He would protection against pirates. It's no doubt admit to the fullest degree the weight due very hard for any native merchants having to the position and individual intelligence dealings with pirates, and it serves them of the

When piracy disappears altogether ther aling Memorialists. And he fur right.

it would be difficult to perlaps we may do away with the ordi- find a more intelligent Community that this in proportion to its numbers, Novor

The GOVERNOR remarked that these Bis Excellency then dismissed the de-theless he could: recognize a Merchant's or putation who did not seem over and above Banker's experience and intelligence with public monies were to be spent in a manner wail pleased with their success.

out being surprised if he became suddenly for the benefit of commerce, in improve ments inducing and attracting trade and of seeing the wisdom of forcing mer incapable him to pay a per centage towards the commerce and helping to make this colony Publie

exigencies. Therefore would the the

he He asked, commercial mart of this coast. if there was any object in defer- hole fairly decided otherwise than by tale ring the pasangs of the sot. He did nut and for every additional $1,000 or any part thereof WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, more tak-think the

felt so much opposed to it to it of the

the very

appeared to bait was not His Excellency defended the the ast in

the principle of it.

There seemed to ha Excellency the Governor presiding. The principle of the Act, and remarked on the dissatisfaction as to

the

but to schedule, minutes of the previous meeting having recommendation by the memorialists that

· NOTE.—À lease, executed in pursuance of a duly the act. He was not married to any parti "forner wise andă. been confined,

form of schedule, but wished that

Stamped Agreement for the some, shull require His Excellency reminded the Council be followed up by raising the rates on

a Stamp of One Dollar only, to be affixed on.

such Agreement. production expedient. That

of Since then, cent on the rantal, therefore, say the Me-

21. Every Justritment in Writing under seal not } Stamp Act had been affirmad.

sure was certainly very firm, was proved by otherwise specially charged with Duty under this however, certain lembers of the Council morialists, householders should now pay his conviction of the necessity of this mea- a minority, quite in accordance with the more because they already pay so much. ing a tew days since received another

of the Council, had entered a protest He would argue in the reverse that in pro- bis almost beginning bis administration in Schedule,

GENERAL EXEMPTIONS. doc, ment embody the opinions express against the principle of the Bill. His Ex- portion as there had been previous legis. this colony by the introduction of this act.

The GOVERNOR proposed that the act and whatsoever made or executed by or on behalf of Her Any Doed, Instrument or Writing of any kind. ed in this memorial, he hut prepared a cellency directed the clerk to read the pro-lation" of that kind the more it became the

of the Goverment to devise some schedule do now pass. This being tbird Biajesty or of any Department of Her Majesty's Ser- written reply thereto, which would be test which was rend accordingly. read at the Council table presently. The protes which was signed by the lies, instead of unfairly laying every now

fterit, spreuve, for vising the necessary, sup reading the votes had already been taken

1 Thro

In the course of conversation the Gover- vice, or whereby auy Property or Interest is trans-

ferral to or any Contract of any kind whatsoever is ! With respect to their complaint, however, unofficial members, recapitulated the objec

burthen on one specics of tions with which the public must be now

property. familiar; the protesters believed the ing everything on the houso rates would tions all question according to his instrue-made with Her Majesty or any person for or on ba

involving separate logis- proposed increased expenditure to be un- really make scarcely any perceptible differ- lation for the Chinese inhabitants must in half of Her Majesty or any such Department as

but it would make ence to the leading firma,

home for future and regarded a Stamp Act as go

approval. Whether Applied to the Junk A very sensible and painful difference to this

and Legislation. lient. BOLLUT then proceeded to ad- class of persons, who found it already very ordinances he had not determined. Hia

Eis Excellency then adjourned the he spoke of. The answer he intended to dress the Conueil in a long and vigorous difficult to procure suitable or healthy place in their hands would however afford speech, in which he replied at orbe to the abodes, and he would give to that conside. Council Indefinitely. evidence that he had well considered the ghjections made at the recent public meet matter. He would observe, however, with ing, and to those contained in the protest and memorial. We are unable to do more

its chief points.

He gladly

There were

Mr Maclean the proceeded to read the memorial, which he did in a clear and em phatic way.

At the conclusion he stated But it had been signed by 115 persons re- presenting firms of alt shades of impor tance and by 250 private and professional persons, who formed the most important part of the community, government of Egera excepted, of course, only a few other comparatively unimport- ant interests. Mr Mael an, added, that - with referance to the Schedule published in last Saturday's Gazette the Deputation saw nothing contained therein which would tent to modify the opinions expressed in the memorial. They would again point out that their objections to the Stamp Act did not arise from a captious aversion to Epending money, which they offered to

THE SPOKESMAN. Yes, but foreign ves- suls don't leave port or arrive more than once or twice a month! Our junks do so twice a day sun

sometimes.

nance.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

that

A meeting of the Legislative Conncil was ing the votes on

such

subject

We take the following from the report in 18. Lease or Agreement for a Lease made for a) the Press. schedule, His EXCELLENCY asked Mr Whit- or more lives or others

His fistulang totems of the term of years or for a period-determinable with one contingent in consider- tall, if he had any objections to that eche-ation of a Sum of Mouoy paid in the way of pre- dule, and if he did not think it better than mium, one or the like if without rent, the old one.

Mr WRITTALL agreed that if any Stamp Act were necessary the new schedule was not ao bad as the old one.

The same ad valorem Stamp as on a Conveyance see Article 18.

19. Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, House Building or Tenement at a Rent without any the Lente in for a payment of any sum of Money by way of fine or pre-

mium :-

When the Rent calculated for a whole Year shall not exceed in value $100,

Above 100 but not exceeding $ 250.

$1

$

€250

25

$ 500.

,;

$1,000

$2,500

$500.

$1,000..

$2,000.

$5,000

20. Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Jand, House, Building or Tencorent, stipulating for a

pay under another system of taxation, has fuld, ou the above date at which the whole persons who expect to pay the greater por-as they if that was so bad to the Rent granted in consideration of a fine or premium.

from a conviction that the proposed mea gure was one fraught with danger to Colony. His Excellency in reply observed that he was always glad to receive a respectful. representation on any subject from the inhabitants of a colony, he had the honor to govern. In this instance. however, har

of the Hon. Members, were present Histion of it.

גל

be no

that at the last sitting the principle of the bonises, Those rates amounted to 12 per council should dcom mostperience of thei

e-and prudent legislation should all the wisdom and

A

rules

Very

of having only 48 hours, to prepare their mom riul he would observe that from press of business and other rea- sons he had had only 20 hours at politically his disposal to propere the document

regard to the short time accorded at the than self once more in a position to p

nor remarked that

THE STAMP ACT.

AMENDED SCHEDULE.

Containing a Specification of the Deeds, Instruments and Writings which require

report of the former deputation for a post-found ponement of the Council Meeting, that it give the Council and the Community at was from no personal feeling but simply large such explanations, as he hoped would that the vacation was drawing on and smo remove many misapprehensions connect of the official members would have other with the measure submitted for placing the finances of the Colony on a sounder footing. important duties to attend to not only here he had amended the original Schedule, and to be Stamped under this Ordinance, and of the proper Stumps for such Deeds, Instruments but elsewhere. The Acting Colonial Se-

was ready to amend its

t still eretary, for instance, had to make a visit to

provements could be suggested. It had the various ports. He wouhave giren a never been his intention to raise more than week had he merely acted on personal $120,000, the probable annual deficit, and considerations.

to do this he purposed to modify the Sche dule of the Singapore Act, so as to meet the limited requirements of the Colony. All this he had stated, and very extensive

Mr. MACLEAN replied on behalf of the deputation that he thanked His Excellency

further, if i im-

and Writings.

1. Agreement, or any Minute or Memorandum of an Agreement not being under seal or of the nature of an Obligation for the payment of Money, and not specially charged with Duty tnder this Schedule, whether the same he only evidence of a Contract or obligatory upon theparties,

60 cents.

aforesaid.

NOTE-The foregoing exemption does not entend to any need, Instrument or Writing, executed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Off- cial Administrator or by a Receiver, appointed by any Court; neither does it extend to a sale made for the recovery of an

arrear

of Revenue or Rent or in satisfaction of a Decres or Order of Court, in any of which cases the purchaser shall be required to pay in addition to the pur- chase money the amount of the requisite Stamp. When

of several Deeds, Instruments or Writings a doubt shall arise which

is the principal, it shall be lawful for the parties to determine for themselves which shall be so deemned.

more Deeds In any case however where there aro

than one, every otlier Deed that the principal requires Stamp of Two Dollars and every such collateral Deal shall specify by its contents which other is the princi- pal Deed,

Any Deed, Instrument or Writing required by the foregoing Schedule to be Stamped may be written on one or more Stamps if the value of the Stamps used amount to the value required by the Schedule.

When for Less is for a perintending

One Fear.

period unt panding

One kour,

ཅི་ྋ

0.50.

1.00

1.00

2.00

2.00

4.00

4:00

8.00

10.00

20.00

20.00

40.00

5.00

10.00

A Flamp of value equal to the joint value of the Stamps for a Conveyance in consideration of the fine and a Lease for the

Benk

$10.