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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1886.

Agreement or Contract accom- panied with the deposit of Title Deeds to any immovable property or for securing the payment or re- payment of any money or stock,.

See Mortgage, 26.

Exemptions.-Label, slip, or memorandum containing the heads of any Insurance to be effected by means of a duly stamped Policy or Risk Note.

Memorandum, letter, or agreement made for or relating to the sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or to the sale of any shares in any public company, not being a Broker's note or ducument given by a Broker.

Seaman's advance note, or memorandum, or agreement made between the master and mariners of any ship for wages.

Emigration Contract,

Passage Ticket.

3. Arbitration Award,

4. Articles of Clerkship, or) Contract whereby any person shall first become bound to serve as a clerk in order to his admission as an Attorney or Solicitor,.....

Assignment, by way of secu- rity, or of any security,

Upon a sale,.......................................

5. Attested Copy of any Docu- j ment chargeable with Stamp Duty under this Schedule,..

Average Statement,

6. Bank Cheque payable on demand to any person, to bearer, or order,...........

7. Bank Notes, or other obliga. tions for the payment of money issued by any Banker or Banking Company in the Colony for local circulation and payable to bearer on demand,

8. Bill of Exchange drawn) out of but payable on demand within the Colony, not being a Cheque, and bearing the date on which it was made,........

$1.

$50.

See Mortgage, 26.

See Conveyance, 14.

$1..

See Bond, 10..

2 cents..

Two-thirds per cent. per an--

num on the average value of such notes in circu- lation. To be collected: monthly on a statement thereof to be furnished by each Banker or Banking Company to the Collector of Stamp Revenue at the end of each month, and to be signed by the Banker, or Manager, or Agent, and by the Accountant of such: Banker or Banking Com-- pany.

2 cents.

Bill of Exchange of any other kind whatsoever except a Cheque or Bank Note and Promissory Note of any kind whatsoever: except a Bank Note..

From

00 to $ 10.

Free.

10

50,

.2 cents.

32

"

50

"

"

$

250,.

.5

"

33

12

250 $ 500,

.10

}"

"1

"

500 $ 1,000,

.20

17

"

1

$ 1,000

"

$ 2,000,

.50

29

"

$ 2,000 $ 3,000,.

$1.00

11

11

$ 3,000 $ 5,000,

.$1.50

"

11

$ 5,000 $10,000,.

.$2.00

31

$10,000 $15,000,.

.$3.00

thereof,....

$0.50

Every $5,000 additional or part Į

Note. 1.-A Bill of Exchange for exactly $50 is to be charged 2?

cents, and so throughout the table..

Note. 2. When Bills of Exchange or other such documents are drawn in sets of two or more, half the above duties to be charged on each part of a set. If the Duty be 5 centa the first part of the set shall be charged 3 cents, and the other parts 2 cents each..

Note 3.-In the case of Bills in sets drawn out of the Colony, the whole duty shall be payable on that part of the set which is first presented for payment or acceptance, or is first otherwise negotiated, the other parts of the set being free..

9. Bill of Lading, or ship's re-

ceipt where bills of lading are not 10 cents..

used, for each part of every set,..

Exemption.-Bill of Lading for goods shipped by any: Government Officer on account of Government.

10. Bond, or other obligation concerning Respondentia and Bottomry, and Average State- ment, or Bond where no statement

10 cents for every $100 or

part thereof.

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