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ARTICLE 3.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH AUGUST, 1897.
In all towns, whether the taxes on articles of consumption are leased or administered directly, whether they are collected by an Agreement with the Guilds or by assessment of inhabitants, the temporary surcharge will be levied on the amount paid to the Treasury under this head.
When the assessment agreed to between the Government and the Municipal Corporations on the new leases produce a higher income for the Treasury from the 1st of July next, the temporary surcharge will be exacted only on that sum necessary to complete the amount of the surcharge.
ARTICLE 4.
When the tax to be levied on the tariff rates for travellers and merchandise does not amount to one peseta, the surcharge will be excused.
ARTICLE 5.
The temporary surcharge of 10 per cent. on the tax on Government Stamps will be paid by special stamps of values corresponding to the amount of the stamps used; excepting that of 0.75 pesetas, the surcharge of which will be five cents.
Postage and telegraph stamps of all descriptions, as well as stamps of less than 50 cents, and the stamps used for the bonds of external and Colonial debts, are excepted from special surcharge.
ARTICLE 6.
So long as the lease for the manufacture and sale of explosives is not effected, the temporary surcharge will only be exacted on the actual stamped duties.
ARTICLE 7.
The special surcharge will be imposed at the same time as the tax on which it is based, and the collection will be made at the same time and by means of the same receipt.
The income obtained from the temporary surcharge will be entered under Section 5 of the ordi- nary estimate receipts, under the heading of "Special Income to pay the annuity on the loan guaran- teed by the Custom House Duties," which entry will be headed "Temporary Surcharge."
ARTICLE 8.
The Minister of Finance will give the necessary orders to carry out this Decree.
Given at the Palace on the 25th of June, 1897.
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MARIA CRISTINA.
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JOAO NAVARRO REVERTER,
Minister of Finance.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 342.
It is hereby notified that Her Majesty has not been advised to exercise her power of disallowance with respect to the following Ordinances :--
No. 6 of 1897, entitled-An Ordinance to amend The Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888. No. 7 of 1897, entitled--An Ordinance to provide for the punishment of Stowaways arriving
in this Colony.
No. 8 of 1897, entitled-An Ordinance to enable the Government to provide suitable Latrine
accommodation for the Public.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th August, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
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