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the bond claws being at villages having been abandoned for grant of trade at these places, or on the other side the number would have been 45. But changes to Hong Kong not one application has been made for a licence to keep an Opium Smoking Shop, the Brothels, Eating and Gambling Houses being no doubt, made use of for that purpose. My objection seems to be made by either the Foreign Merchants or the Native Community to the mode of raising a Revenue from Opium out of prevent in force
32. The Fees levied are 1: $30 fortnight for the retail of Opium in any quantity less than a chest : 2: $20 per month for preparing and retailing Opium for smoking. 3: $10 for keeping an Opium Smoking shop.
No applications for the latter class, however, have been made, as already stated.
33. The bulk of Revenue in the Shape of Licenses is from permits to keep Brothels or Houses for Sailors, the Annual Fee for which is only £5.4.2. The System of licensing the Brothels or Houses has been enforced for the benefit of the shipping interest.
34. The only direct Tax levied in the Colony is under Ordinance No 2 of 1845, entitled "An Ordinance to raise an Assessed Rate on Lands, Houses, and Buildings within the Colony of Hongkong, for the upholding of the requisite Police Force therein":
35. The rate at which it has been levied is five per cent on the Annual rental value of landed property.
36. I do not think that the Community in general complain against the Tax, and some avowed that particularly the Chinese located in the business part of town would willingly pay a higher rate if...
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the bond clows being at willages having keen abandoned for grant of trade at these places, or other side the mumber would have been 45. But changes to Ang not one application has been made for a licence to keep an Opium Smoking Shop, the Brothals, Exting and Youmbling Howe
1 benige no doubt, made use of for that purpose. Me objection seems to be made by either the Freique Merchants or the Noition Community to the mode of raising a Revcome from Opinion out prevent in force
32. The Fock levied are 1: $30 formimith
Fees
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for the retail of Opium in any que
any quantity leses them a chest : _ 2: $20 per mouth for
than preparing and retailing Optimum for sucking. 3. 4 11 for keeping an Opinione Inoking shops,
3: $10
po
applications
for the latter claws, Invever, us have been made, as already started.
53. The book itoin of Peronie in the
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Shape of Liconen is for permits to keep Branding Homes for Sermon, the Ammal Fee for which is mily £ 5.4.2. The System of licensing the Broading Homes has been- "Inforced for the benefit of the shipping.
interest.
34. The oily direct Torx levied in the
Colony is ander. Ordinance Ne 2 of 1845,
entitled "An Ordinance to raise mu Assessed "Rate in Lands, Homses, and Remixes within "the Colony of Haughing, for the upholding "of the requisite Plice Force therein":
35. The rate at which it has been levied is five per cont on the Anual_ rontal n_value of landed property.
36. I do not think that the Community sin general nuplain against the Try, and arme avoured that portionlarly the Chinese- located in the business part of Inou would cathingly payton a higher rates of it willingly
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