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No. of Head

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LIST OF HONGKONG STAMP DUTIES

Instrument.

Shippers' Books (Chinese) and all other receipts for goods shipped given by or on behalf of the owner or master of a vessel where bills of lading are not used.

Statutory

Affidavit.

Declaration : See

Surrender of Lease: See Lease

(5).

Telegraphic Transfer Advice.

Duty.

Nature of Stamp.

Point of time before which, or period within which, the instrument must be stamped,

Before the

sive.

book

is

When the Adhe-

freight is under $5: 10 cents. When the freight is $5 or more:

30 cents.

10 cents for

99

every $500

or part

thereof, to be calcul-

ated on

in

the equi- valent in

Exemption.

Telegraphic transfers

silver currencies from the Colony to China.

Hongkong

currency of the

chopped or (as the case may

be) before the receipt is parted with to the shipper or to any one on his be- half.

2 days after des-

the

patch of the money:

See

sec-

tion 27.

415

Person liable

for stamping,

where stamping

is compulsory.

The person who chops the book

or gives the ceipt.

re-

The person who des- patches the money on behalf

of an- other.

money des- patched.

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Trade Mark, Assignment of.

$10.

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Transfer See Mortgage, Shares and Telegraphic Transfer Ad- vice.

Traveller's Cheque: See Bill of

Exchange (5).

Vesting Order: See Conveyance

on Sale.

Voluntary disposition inter vivos, the duty to be cal- culated on the value of the property.

Where the value of the

property does not

exceed $20,000: 50 cents for every $100

or part thereof. Where the value of property exceeds $20,000: $1

for every $100 or part

thereof.

Overem 7 days after

bossed

execution.

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All persons executing.