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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 11, 1911.
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Section 12 was re-numbered 14 and amended by the insertion of the following words between the words "by" and "striking" in the third line thereof--" inserting the words at the date of the death, in the case of property passing on death, or in other cases' after the words 'in the Colony were' and by ".
Section 13 was re-numbered 15 and amended by the deletion of all the words in sub- section (1) from the words "Bills of Lading" to the end of the sub-section and the substitu- tion therefor of the words *** Ship's Receipt' the words whether in the form of an Accountable Receipt or otherwise' by the addition of the following sub-sections after sub-section (1) to be numbered (2) and (3) respectively :----
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(2.) by substituting "S5" for $25 in Article 22:
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(3.) by substituting "$10 for " $30" in Articles 24 and 3 respectively: and by re-numbering sub-sections (2) and (3) as (4) and (5) respectively,
The following new section to be numbered 16 was inserted :-
16. Whenever the Principal Ordinance shall be printed with the Ordinances amending it sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 29 shall be re-numbered 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 31 respectively and sections 20 (a) and 20 (b) introduced by Ordinance No. 44 of 1999 shall be re-numbered 24 and 25 respectively and sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Ordinance shall be included and re-numbered 13, 14, 30, 15, 16 and 17 respectively.
Section 14 was re-numbered 17 and the word "hereby "inserted between the words "is" and "repealed ".
Council then resumed, the Bill being left in Committee.
STAMP DUTIES MANAGEMENT BILL.-The Colonial Treasurer moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordin- ance to consolidate and amend the Law relating to the Management of Stamp Duties.
The Colonial Secretary seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The words " provided by Collector" were deleted from the marginal note to section 10 und sub-section (1) of section 10 was cancelled and the following substituted therefor
(1.) Forges or fraudulently alters a die or stamp or surcharges any stamp without proper authority, or forges, alters, crases, removes or cancels the authorised surcharge on any stamp ;
Sub-section (9) was re-numbered (10) and the following words were added at the end thereof or any stamp the surcharge on which has been forged, altered, erased, removed or cancelled ".
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Sub-section (10) was re-numbered (9).
The definition of "die in section 21 was amended by the deletion of the words "under the direction of the Collector and the substitution therefor of the words "in the manufacture of any adhesive stamp or ".
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The definition of "stamp was amended by the insertion of the words "label or between the words "any" and "stamp" in the fourth line and by the insertion of the words or any envolepe, wrapper, card, form or paper, words, letters or marks purporting to authorise the transmission by post of any correspondence whether such stamp is issued by the Government of Hongkong or by the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom or by the Government" between the words "postage" and
66 of " in the fourth line thereof,
The Schedule was amended by the deletion of the word "and" in the third line of the last column and by the insertion of the words “and 30" after the figures" 28" in the same line; and by the substitution of the words "words fraudulently removing any postage stamp from any correspondence'" for the words "first line" in the seventh and eighth lines
of the said column.
Council then resumed, the Bill being left in Committee...
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