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RULES OF THE STAMP OFFICE.

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5. The Stamps for Bank Cheques under the 3rd section of the Schedule to "The Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance, 1868," shall be impressed or embossed Stamps till further notice.

6.-Adhesive Stamps may be used for Bills of Exchange, when drawn out of the Colony, as specified in section 3 of the said Schedule, and under Authority of the 11th clause of "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866;" provided always that the Stamp on Bills of Exchange not exceeding $100 drawn out of the Colony shall be 25 cents until further notice and provided also that Adhesive Stamps may be used for receipts and dis- charges under section 11 of the Schedule to "The Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance, 1868." Nothing, however, herein contained shall prevent its being lawful to use impressed Stamps for any of the foregoing purposes.

7.-Stamps shall be impressed or embossed at the Stamp-office, and Adhesive Stamps sold between the bours of 10 ▲,M. and 3 P.м. every day, authorised holidays excepted.

Approved in Council,

RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL,

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

Governor.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Additional Order made by His Excellency Governor Sir RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B., in Council, under "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866," is published for general information.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong,

26th October, 1868.

"THE STAMP ORDINANCE, 1866," AND "THE STAMP (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1968.”

ORDINANCE No. 12 of 1866, and ORDINANCE No. 5 or 1868.

Additional Order made by His Excellency Sir RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, in Council, this 26th day of October, 1868.

The Stamp Duty payable on an instrument in writing under seal, ordinarily termed a Servant's Security Bond, shall henceforth be 50 cents, instead of as at present, 10 dollars.

RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL,

Approved in Council,

L. D'ALMADA E Castro,

Clerk of Councils.

Governor,

THE FOLLOWING RULES OF THE STAMP OFFICE

ARE PUBLISHED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION.

1.-The Office will be open for the transaction of business from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. every day (Sundays and authorised holidays excepted.)

2-All applications for Impressed Stamps must be made upon a printed form of requisition, which will be supplied gratuitously.

3.-Adhesive Stamps can be obtained upon payment, without requisition. 4.-Payment for Impressed Stamps must be made on presentation of the requisition, which must be accompanied by the "goods," i.e., the paper, printed forms, parchment, or documents tendered with it for the purpose of being impressed.

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