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the present, this

but

was not necessary, jo advantage was taken of the introduction of the Bill to make a few slight alterations in the present legislation, alterations which were unconnected with the

original object above mentioned; and

the

passing of the Bill was

the Bill was persevered·

in for that purpose,

are

All the Sections up to 8 inclusive

exactly

the

same as in the

Stamp Ordinance of 1884.

I are the same

Sections 9 +10 para. 1 are as Section of of the old Ordinance except a verbal alteration which extends the powers of the Court in respect of stamping documects after

excecution au alteration wade in

accordance with Section 1 of Ord. 2

of 1885.

a

In the subsections of Article 10 few changes have been made; for instance, the special power to stamp agreements by letter, after

execution

exec

has

C

has been omitted as unnecessa

unnecessary, and

transfers of shares are not to be stamped,

until the mmmber.

of shares

shares and the

Consideration.

money

are entered on

the transfer,

Para . 2 of Section His new. It authorizes the Collector after adjudication to stamp any

document submitted to

f

him for adjudication, with a denoting stamp showing that the document is not chargeable with

any duty Section 13 is new _ it provides for

the use in certain caces

of a denoting Stamp, and is taken from 33734 Vict. ch. 97 Sec. 14.

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All the other Sections

are the same.

as in the Stamp Ordinance of 1884. The

Schedule

only changes made in the are the following, - under the beading

"following, under

"2 Agreement" the evording has been altered in order to bring it into or conformity with the Imperial Act.

Under Ordinance 15 of 18844

all