CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 40

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"necessity pointed out by His Excellency, and unanimously advise that the Stamp Ordinance be put in force from the 10th Proximo.

"His Excellency then brought forward Draught Orders made under Section 8, 9, and 25 of the Stamp Ordinance, and invites Honorable Members to consideration of certain Documents (Nos. 1255/7), which had been handed in by the Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, (M. N. Krefer), suggesting, among other points, a reduction of the Stamp duties on Bank Notes, and Instruments of hypothecation.

"Debate ensues, and after deliberation it is unanimously Resolved,

"That the Stamp duty on Bank Notes for the first half-year from the commencement of the Ordinance be only two-thirds of that declared to be leviable half-yearly under Section 2 of the Schedule to the Ordinance.

"That the Stamp duty on Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes and other obligations for the payment of money, not exceeding $57, specified in Section 3 of the Schedule to the Ordinance, shall be, for the first half-year

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"necessity pointed out by His Excellency, and unanimously advise that the Stamp Ordinance be put in force from the 10th Proximo. "His Excellency then brought forward Draught Orders made under Section 8, 9, and 25 of the Stamp Ordinance, and invites Honorable Members to consideration of certain Documents (Nos. 1255/7), which had been handed in by the Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, (M. N. Krefer), suggesting, among other points, a reduction of the Stamp duties on Bank Notes, and Instruments of hypothecation. "Debate ensues, and after deliberation it is unanimously Resolved, "That the Stamp duty on Bank Notes for the first half-year from the commencement of the Ordinance be only two-thirds of that declared to be leviable half-yearly under Section 2 of the Schedule to the Ordinance. "That the Stamp duty on Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes and other obligations for the payment of money, not exceeding $57, specified in Section 3 of the Schedule to the Ordinance, shall be, for the first half-year

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"necesity pointed out by bois Excellency, and unanimously advise that the Stamp Adinence be hut in force from the 10th Proxime.

"His Excellency then bring forward

Draught Orders made under Section 8, 9, and 25 of the Stamp Relinena, and moites Honorable Members to

consideration of certain Documents (6.5.0, 12557.

which had been handed in by the

Manager of the bong kong and hanghai Banking lachvoration, (M. N. Krefer), suggesting, among other point, a reduction of the Stamp duties on Bank Notes, and dustimments of trypothecation.

"De batu ensues, and after deliberation

it is unanimoush, Purolved.

" That the toms duty on

Bank Notes for the first

half-

year from the commencement of the Alinance be only hoo- -third of that declared to be leviable half-yearly under Section 2 of the Schedule to the Ordinance.

That the Stamp duty on

Stills of Exchange, Promissory Note and other obligations for the payment of money, not exceeding $57, specified in Section 3 of the

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