CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 440

436.

a

Enclosure

1895.

Lordship the enclosed copy of wemaren.

report by the Attorney General

to Estate Deity, and to request that an Order of ther Majesty in Council may

relating

be

issued in the direction indi

cated in the final paragraph thereof.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

William Robrazing

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1.

instance.

6432

Acc 15 APR 85)

Report by the Attorney General

By the law of this Colony no duty is leviable in respect of property citus.

ted in the United Kingdom when passing in death.

"real" pro-

2

There is scarcely any real

perty in this Colony, except that oured by the Crown, as land is held an

Lense

is

.

from

the Groun.

As regards personal propert, duty

payable for Probates and for Admi-

nistrations as

follows:-

Where the nett value of the estate does not exceed $5,000, one per cent on the nett value.

Where such value exceeds $5,000

two per cent on the nest value.

Section 4 of the Stamp Ordinance Nr 16. of 1886 and Article 31 of the

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