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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1897.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 59,
The following Return of Stamp Revenue, for the Months of January 1896 and 1897, respectively, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Oflice, Hongkong, 13th February, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary,
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the Revenne under the Stamp Ordinance, 1886, the Stamp Amendment Ordinances, 1894 and 1895, the Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1889, the Medical Registration Ordinance, 1884, and for Telegraph Forms, Land Office Fees and Fees of the Supreme Court, during the Months of January 1896 and 1897 respectively.
Schedule
Number.
DESCRIPTION.
Revenne Revenue
in 1896.
in 1897.
Increase. Decrease.
$ C.
C.
$
C.
C.
Adjudication Fee, Agreement,
2.00
6.00
4.00
288.50
278.00
5.50
Arbitration Award,
3.00
3.00
Articles of Clerkship,
D
Attested Copy,
12.00
9.00
3.00
Bank Cheques,
222.00
278.92
50.92
•
Bank Note Duty,
5,718.69
6,201.08
487.39
8
Bill of Exchange and Promissory Note,
1.759.87
1,945.06
185.19
9
Bill of Lading,
1,805.40
1,619.60
185.80
10
Bottomry or Respondentia Bond, Average Statement,
0.50
70.00
69.50
11
Broker's Note,
44.00
33.00
11.00
12
Charter Party,
304.10
457.10
153.00
13
Copy Charter,
74.00
86.00
12.00
14
Conveyance or Assignment,.
1,976.00
1,208.50
767.50
15
Copartnership Deed,
6.00
10.00
4.00
16
Declaration of Trust,.
10.00
19.00
17
Deed of Gift,
25.00
25.00
228788*zaa
18
19
Duplicate Deeds,
Emigration Fees,
20 Foreign Attachment Bond,
21
Miscellaneous Instruments,
Lease with Fine or Premium,
33.50
33.90
0.40
48.00
26.00
22.00
2.09
2.00
40.00
40.00
23
Lease on Agreement,.
24
Lease without Fine or Premium,.
108.45
84.15
22.30
25
Letter of Hypothecation,.
51.00
86.00
15.00
26
Mortgage,
422.10
416.30
5.80
Do. (ii) Additional Security,
Do. (iii) Transfer,
2.00
2.00
Do. (iv) Re-assignment,
68.90
17.91
50.99
Do. (v) on Agreement,
27
28
30
31
88888888
Notarial Act,
10.00
7.00
3.00
Note of Protest,.
1.00
11.00
10.00
29
Policy of Insurance,
1,409.75
1,482.25
29.50
Power of Attorney,
106.00
62.00
44.00
Probate, or Letters of Administration,
853.00
3,786.00
3,433.00
82
Receipt Stamps, Impressed,.
33
Servant's Security Bond,
31.00 17.20
48.40 6.10
17.40
...
11.10
34
Settlement,
35
Settlement on Agreement,
36
Transfer of Shares,
707.10
ADHESIVE STAMPS,
3,074.80
AFFIDAVITS, STATUTORY DECLARATIONS,
7.00
858.60 2,065.15 11.00
91.50
4.00
1,009.65
PROXIES,
TELEGRAPH FORMS,
0.25
0.25
MEDICAL REGISTRATION,
MEDICAL DECLARATION,. BILL OF HEALTH,
291.00
135.00
156.00
TOTAL,..
$ 19,003.11 21,319.02
4,630.80
2,314.89
DEDUCT DECREASE, .
2,314.89
TOTAL INCREASE IN JANUARY, 1897, ....
2,315.91
STAMP OFFICE, HONGKONG, 5th February, 1897.
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Collector of Stamp Revenue,
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