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(No. 353.)
Sir,
FEES RECEIVED IN PUBLIC OFFICES
LAND OFFICE.
Colonial Office, Victoria, 7 August 1845. I AM commanded by his Excellency the Governor to inform you, that letters No. 297 and 201 of last month, from this office, are cancelled, and you are in future to levy only a fee of 5 dollars each lease in addition to the fees fixed by Ordinance No. 3. The 10 per cent. hitherto levied upon upon lenses will, of course, now cease, and the exemption is to extend to all leases not yet taken
out.
In the preparation of transfers, &c. for the Chinese, a fee of 2 dollars is to be levied to cover the expenses of the clerk kept by the Land Office, for the sole purpose of drawing up such convey-
ances.
To Charles St. George Cleverly, Esq.
Acting Surveyor-general.
&c. &c. &c.
I have, &c.
(signed);
I'm Caine, Officiating Colonial Secretary.
(True copy.)
Cha St. Geo. Cleverly,
LAND OFFICE.-TREASURY ON BURIALS.
Ar two meetings of Council held at Government House on the 6th November 1844 and 15th January 1845 respectively, the following resolutions were come to on the subject of the new burial-grounds in Victoria:-
1st. That the burial-ground to the east of Victoria shall be in the second ravine on the right, after passing through the Gap into the Wongnei-chun valley.
ed. That the burial-ground at the west of Victoria shall be the one formerly used as such by Her Majesty's 55th regiment.
3d. That a ground fee of 15 dollars shall be paid to the Crown for every grave which may be dug in the eastern ground, and one of 3 dollars for every grave which may be dug in the western ground, except as hereafter provided.
4th. That the burial-ground in Victoria west shall be surrounded by a ditch and bank, and in Victoria east by a stone wall.
5th. That the sexton shall be at liberty to charge 3 rupees for digging and filling a grave, which must be of not less than 5 feet in depth.
6th. That all pauper funerals and the funerals of persons dying in charitable institutions shall be conducted with great decency by the sexton, at a charge of not more than 7 dollars in all.
7th. That a hearse and pall, &c. shall be kept by the sexton for such as are willing to pay 4 dol- lars for the use of the same.
8th. That the sexton shall keep a register of burials at his house for the inspection of the public.
9th. That at both burial-grounds the non-commissioned officers and privates, the warrant officers and sailors of the army and navy, shall be exempted from paying any ground fee.
10th. That all monuments or tombstones, except an (upright) headstone, shall be charged with a fee of 50 dollars.
11th. That the cemeteries shall be open for interments only between eight o'clock at night and eight o'clock in the morning.
Victoria, 22 January 1845.
(signed)
Adolphus E. Shelley,
Clerk of Councils.
TREASURY, TRANSFERRING LICENSES.
HONG KONG. Anno Sexto et Septimo Victoria Regina, No. 11 of 1844.
Br his Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honour- able Order of the Bath, Major-general in the Service of the East India Company, Governor and Commander-in-chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, and Superin- tendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
(Extract.)
AN ORDINANCE for Licensing Public-houses, and for regulating the Retail of Fermented and Spirituous Liquore in the Colony of Hong Kong-(1 May 1844.)
11. And be it further enacted, that in case any person, having duly obtained a license as afore- said, shall, either from necessity, by accident to the honse in such licence stated, or from any other cause, be desirous to remove his business from the house expressed in such license to any other house, then, upon memorial from such person to the said chief magistrate, it shall and may be lawful for the said chief magistrate, after such person shall have entered into a new recognizance, to grant a certificate, authorizing the colonial treasurer for the said colony, on payment of the sum
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of 5 dollars to the said treasurer, and lodgment with him of the original license, to grant a new license within 48 hours after application, for the residue of the teria for which the original license had been granted, and for such house as shall be authorized and described in such new certificate: Provided that in such new licence the said original license shall be briefly recited, and that the same had been, as it is hereby required to be, cancelled, on the issuing of such new license; and provided also, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to admit or sanction the person to whom the said original license was granted to retail any of the liquors aforesaid elsewhere than in the house or place expressed in such new license,
HONG KONG.-Anno Nono Vietorie Regina, No. 5 of 1845.
By his Excellency John Francis Davis, Esquire, Governor and Commander-in-chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
AN ORDINANCE to repeal Ordinance No. 21 of 1844, and to make better provision for licensing the Weighing and Brokerage of Salt, and the Sale of Opium, Bhaang, Ganja, Paun, Betel and Betel Leaf, within the Colony of Hong Kong, and for the licensing of Pawnbrokers and Auctioneers; with a Table of Fees on Official Licenses and Signatures.
11. And be it further enacted and ordained, that the following official fees, as set forth in the annexed Table, shall be levied and made payable from and after the passing of this Ordinance- all fees so levied to be paid into the colonial treasury:-
TABLE of FEES.
1. For granting a Marriage License, 5 dollars.
2. For the Signature of the Governor, 5 dollars.
3. For the Signature of the Colonial Secretary, 2 dollars.
(signed)
John Francis Davis,
Governor, &c. &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong this 12th day of July 1845.
(signed)
Adolphus E. Shelley,
Clerk of Councils.
COLONIAL SECRETARY,
HONG KONG.-Anno Octavo Victoriæ Reginæ, No. 18 of 1844.
By his Excellency John Francis Davis, Esquire, Governor and Commander-in-chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Su- perintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
(Extract.)
AN ORDINANCE to repeal Ordinance No. 16 of 1844, and to establish a Registry and Census of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hong Kong.(13 November 1844.)
12. And be it further enacted and ordained, that all lighters, bum-boats, ferry-boats and other vessels plying for hire within the harbours and waters of this colony, shall be duly registered, with the number and description of the crew and of the persons living therein, by the said registering officer, or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid, the said particulars to be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose, and a certificate of such registry shall be given to the master or headman of such lighter, bum-boat, ferry-boat or other vessel, the number of such registry to be legibly painted on each side and on the stern of such lighter, bun-boat, ferry-boat or other
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