CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 146

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Ordinance No. 16 of 1886 entitled "the Stamp Ordinance" together with the Acting Attorney General's report thereon.

Enclosure 19th July

I found that under all previous laws of a similar nature, they, as well as those belonging to the Army and Navy, had been expressly exempted from so doing.

It was brought to my notice some time ago that under the Ordinance of 1886 all Government servants should, strictly speaking, affix a receipt stamp when receiving salaries etc. for any amount over $10. Such however has never been done and when I came to look into the question I could find no correspondence showing why the exemption had been omitted from the Ordinance of 1886, and the Executive Council, whom I consulted on the matter, were of opinion that the exemption was accidental.

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144 " Ordinance No. 16 of 1886 entitled "the Stamp Ordinance" together with the Acting Attorney General's report thereon. Enclosure 19th July I found that under all previous laws of a similar nature, they, as well as those belonging to the Army and Navy, had been expressly exempted from so doing. It was brought to my notice some time ago that under the Ordinance of 1886 all Government servants should, strictly speaking, affix a receipt stamp when receiving salaries etc. for any amount over $10. Such however has never been done and when I came to look into the question I could find no correspondence showing why the exemption had been omitted from the Ordinance of 1886, and the Executive Council, whom I consulted on the matter, were of opinion that the exemption was accidental. 3. If
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144

"

Ordinance N. 16 of 1886 entitled " the Stamp Ordinance" together

with the Acting Attorney

General's report thereon.

Enclosure 19th July

I found that under all ~

previous laws of a similar

nature, they,

as well as those

2.

belonging

to the A

Army

and.

It

was

brought

Navy, had been expressly

10

ury

notice sorvetime

ago

exempted from so

doing.

could find

وه

that under the Ordinance of

1886 all

ent Servants.

Government

should, drictly speaking, affix

a receipt stamp when receiving

salaries etc for any

amount

over $10. Such however has

never been done and when I

came to look into the question

210 correspondence

shaving why the exemption had

been omitted from the

Ordinance of 1886, and the

Executive Council, whom I

cawulted

on the matter, were

of opinion that the exemption

was

accidental.

کی

3.

If

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