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instructions and regulations with a view to--

the practical working of its provisions.

The Ordinance seems based on the

English Stamp Acts, and we assume that no alteration in the scale of duties, as approved by the Colonial Authorities, is contemplated by the Home Government. We shall not, therefore, trouble your Lordships with any detailed comparison between the scale of English Stamp Duties and that proposed in the Ordinance.

We, however, forward a book printed for the use of Our Officers which contains a Table of the English Duties, as well as an exposition of the Law on most practical points.

With regard to the regulations for working the Ordinance, it appears to us that, having reference to the limited area to which the Ordinance will apply, regulations similar to those observed at our Head Office for the issue of stamps and the control of the accounts, will be suitable for Hong Kong:

At Somerset House there is an Office for the sale of Stamps, and besides the public may send in their own paper and parchment, as well as executed instruments, to be stamped.

We attach two papers marked A. and B. showing in detail the course pursued in each case, together with copies of the forms used.

Under Section 26,

The Ordinance allowance is to be made for Stamps that shall have become damaged.

We have prepared a memorandum marked C. setting forth the regulations in this respect.

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388 instructions and regulations with a view to-- the practical working of its provisions. The Ordinance seems based on the English Stamp Acts, and we assume that no alteration in the scale of duties, as approved by the Colonial Authorities, is contemplated by the Home Government. We shall not, therefore, trouble your Lordships with any detailed comparison between the scale of English Stamp Duties and that proposed in the Ordinance. We, however, forward a book printed for the use of Our Officers which contains a Table of the English Duties, as well as an exposition of the Law on most practical points. With regard to the regulations for working the Ordinance, it appears to us that, having reference to the limited area to which the Ordinance will apply, regulations similar to those observed at our Head Office for the issue of stamps and the control of the accounts, will be suitable for Hong Kong: At Somerset House there is an Office for the sale of Stamps, and besides the public may send in their own paper and parchment, as well as executed instruments, to be stamped. We attach two papers marked A. and B. showing in detail the course pursued in each case, together with copies of the forms used. Under Section 26, The Ordinance allowance is to be made for Stamps that shall have become damaged. We have prepared a memorandum marked C. setting forth the regulations in this respect.

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388

instructions and regulations with a view to--

the practical worthing of its provisions. 阜

The Ordinance seems based on the

English Stamp Acts, and we assume thal- no alteration in the scale of duties, as approved by the Colonial Authorities, is contemplated by the Home Government. We shall not, therefore, trouble your Lordships with any detailed comparison between the schle of English Stamp Duties and that proposed in the Ordinance,

We, however, forward a book printed for the use of Our Officers which contains o Table of the English Duties, as well as and exposition of the Law or most practical points

At Somerset House there is an Office for the sale of Stamps, and

berdes

besides the public me

seed in

alivived

their own paper and.

parchment, as

well as ey

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instruments, to be stamped.

We attack two papers

marked A. and B shewing in detail the course pursued in

each

copies

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case, together with two

each of

the forms

forms in

Under Section 26.

The Ordinance allowance is to her

made for Stamps that shall have become damaged to

memorandum

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marked a setting

the regulations in this

forth the

Cometry

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