CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895 — Page 466

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Sec 27 SEP JK

N. G. Mitchell-Innes

Crown Agents

3rd. August 1895.

Original papers with my letter of 13th. u) t., re-

turned as requested. The "impressing-date-machine" allud

ed to by me should have over-embossing dies carrying the

date, similar to those in use at the Stock Exchange Branch

of the Inland Revenue Department, but should record the

date on both adhesive stamp and document as mentioned in

my letter. I should be glad to know what its cost would

be.

I understand from Messrs De La Rue's Jetter that the

cost of preparing say 25 Varieties of adhesive Revenue

Stamps would be £ 4

85

To tal

.375 (i.e. 25 values at £15 each) £464

to which will have to be added cost of da ting machine

s d s d

and of the stamps themselves viz: 3/8

M

4/30 per 1000

(signed) N. G. Mitchell-Innes

(Treasurer of Hong-Kong)

32 Buckingham Terrace

Edinburgh.

From

Crown Agents

ΤΟ

Messrs De La Rus & Co.

7th. August 1895.

We enclose for your further report a Jetter (and pre-

vious papers) from the Treasurer of Hong-Kong, giving per-

ticulars of the impressing date machine for use with the

Stamp Duty stamps.

From/