CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7] — Page 68

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

fg

64

1.

ORDER.

Made by His Excellency Governor SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B. in Council, this 9th day of June, 1868.

-It is hereby ordered that the Orders of the Governor in Council of the 28th September, 1867, the 4th October, 1867, the 18th October, 1867, and the 9th April, 1868, shall be and they are hereby revoked, from and after the 1st day of July now next ensuing, being the date fixed by Proclamation of the Governor for the coming into operation of Ordinance No. 5 of 1868, and in lieu thereof, it is ordered that the Stamps to be used under Ordinance No. 12 of 1866 and Ordinance No. 5 of 1868 shall be from and after the last mentioned date:-

-First, Adhesive Stamps of the respective values of 2 cents, 3 cents, 25 cents, 30 cents, 50 cents, $1, and $1.50, and Secondly, Impressed or Embossed Stainps of the respective values of 2 cents, 10 cents, 15 cents, 25 cents, 80 cents, 50 cents, 75 cents, $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, $4, $4.50, $5, $6, $6.50, $8.50, $10, $10.50, $20, $25, $40, $50, and a Stamp bearing the Words

Adjudication Fee Paid."

-All Impressed Stamps shall be made and impressed in the Stamp Office in the City of Victoria on either paper or parchment, and shall be of the form and size of the specimen Stamps enclosed in a case for Public inspection under the Seal of the Colony, which case shall be kept at the Stamp Office.

-Each of the Seven kinds of Adhesive Stamps aforementioned shall be of the form, size, and material of the specimen Stamps enclosed in a case for Public inspection under the Seal of the Colony, which case shall be kept at the Stamp Office.

-The Stamps for Bank Cheques under the 3rd Section of the Schedule to "The Stamp (Amendment)

Ordinance, 1868," shall be Impressed or Embossed Stamps till further notice.

-Adhesive Stamps may be used for Bills of Exchange, when drawn out of the Colony as specified in Section 3 of the said Schedule, and under Authority of the 11th Clause of "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866;" Provided always that the Stamp on Bills of Exchange not exceeding $100 drawn out of the Colony shall be 25 cents until further notice:-and provided also that, Adhesive Stamps may be used for receipts and discharges under Section 11 of the Schedule to The Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance, 1868." Nothing however, herein contained, shall prevent its being lawful to use Impressed Stamps for any of the foregoing purposes. -Stamps shall be impressed or embossed at the Stamp Office, and Adhesive Stamps sold, between

the hours of 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. every day, authorised Holidays excepted.

Approved in Council,

RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Governor.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils,

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.