12
of the Police. Rate above mentioned, – a tax usual in all places,- Foreigners residing at Hongkong are absolutely free from every species of taxation
comprises four large houses allotments, three of which are occupied by the partners and one by the Assistants in the Firm
of £102 is paid for lots of land which they do not occupy, simply to prevent buildings being erected thereon which would overlook their premises. The second on the List is the property of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co,
291
separate
They are paying Mines and Spirits, Tobacco, Horse and Carriage taxes, or other minor and vexatious ones. They are, moreover, not charged with Income Tax, to which the Government Servants are subject.
Memorandum of 27.
Bungalow
12. Enclosure No is a list of the Rents paid annually by twenty parties, being the largest Contributors to the Land Tax; but it must be remembered that the properties therein referred to comprise counting Houses with accommodation for warehouses for the storing of goods, separate houses for the partners, as well as dwelling houses built on speculation let for hire.
Thus, for instance, Messrs Dent & Co pay for property an annual ground rent of £737.12.14,
and may be described as containing a mansion for the partners of the House; on the same hill, their former residence; a most imposing edifice occupied by 12 Assistants, and used as a Counting House, and a Patent Slip estimated to be worth £6,000, with extensive warehouses, together with 26 Chinese Houses, each paying a rent to the landholder of about £20 per annum.
In another locality the Firm has five large houses which are rented to Merchants and Storekeepers at about £250 each per annum.
12
of the Police. Rate above mentioned, – a tax asual in all places,- Foreigners residing at. Houghtong
Are
absolutely fice from every species of taxation
comprises four large honces allotments, three of which
parturers and one
on
are
291
separate
occupied by
by the Assistants in the Firm
of £102 is
of ton, and a sum voluntarily paid by them for & lots of land which
4 they do not occupy, simply to prevent buildings
whatever
such
to the number
even
as me
usually imposed
the inhabitants in other Colonies; paying Mines and Spirits, Tobnees, Horse and Carriage taxes, or other minor and verations ones._ mc, moreover, not charged with Income Tax, to which the Government Servants
neither
They
subject.
Memorandum of
27.
Bungalow
12. Enclosure Ge is a the Rents paid annually by twenty parties, being the largest Contributors to the Land Tax; buts it must be remembered that the properties therein
for
Muner Dus
Clerts, extensive
referred to comprice counting Houses with accommodation for warehouses
the storing of goods, separate houses for the partners, as well as dwelling houses houses built on speculation let. for hire. _ Thus, for instance, Meers Dent 4 for property, an annual ground rent of £ 737.12.14,
paying
being erceted thereon which would overlook their premises. The second on the List is the
property of Mess' Jardine. Matheron & (3,
be described as containing
and may
mansion for the parturers of the House ;
on
the
Lame
hill, their
A
large
a-
former
residence; a most imposing edifice occupied-
by 12 Assistants, and need-
As a
Counting House,
and a Patent. Ship estimated to be worth- £6,000, with extensive warchouses, together with 26 Chineze. Houses, each paying a rent to the landholder of about. £20 per
Anniche
In another locality the Firm has five large houses which
rented to Merchants and
are re
Storekeepers at about £250 each per annum.
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