CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 183

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BUZESTY HIT instrument other than a cheque, is presented for

/ stamping with an impressed stamp, the 2nd, shroft makesS

out a requisition on a printed form (if one is not sent

with the instrument) and after it has been signed by the

person applying for stamps,attaches it to the instrument.

lawyers and other persons who are constantly having in-

struments stamped, keep a stock of requisition forms in

their offices, which are supplied free of charge by the

; Government.

2.

The instrument with the requisition attached

is then passed to the Chief Clerk, who examines the in-

{ strument» initials the requisition, if correct, and pass-

es it to the Head Shroff, who receives the money, initials

the requisition and passes it back to the and, Shroff.

The 2nd. Shroff then affixes an Adhes te label

or labels of the proper value to the instrument, and pass-

!es it to the Pressman, who impresses the label or labels

with a stamp of correspondéng value, in such a way that

part of the impression falls on the label.

The denominations of the adhesive labels are as

· follows1 --

1

(1) Revenue 5, 5, 10,80,50, $1, $2, $5, $25, and $100.

$3

B. Judicial, 10,25,50, $1,$2,$5, and $85.

5.

The Steel dies (with removable date blocks) are

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$1:50,

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of the following demoninations:−3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 85, 80

40, 45,50, 80, 75, $1, $1:80, $8,$3,$4,$5, $7150,

$10, $25, $50, $50, $100, $500,

6.

and

Two presses are used, one being employed solely

for stamping checks.

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14, 16, 30, 57, or 68 are sent up to the Collector

Documents requiring a certificate under Sections Documents I

of

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