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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JUNE, 1886..

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 212.

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The following Order of the Governor in Council under The Stamp Ordinance, 1886, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th June, 1886.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

ORDER

Made by the Governor in Council under the Stamp Ordinance 1886, this 4th day of June, 1886.

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It is hereby ordered as follows:-

1. The Adhesive Stamps to be used under the above-mentioned Ordinance shall be of the follow- ing values:-

1 Cent. 2 Cents.

3

5

25 cents.

30

50

""

$ 1.00

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10

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12

""

$ 1.50 $10.00

2. The Impressed Stamps shall be of the following values:-

1 cent.

20 cents.

$1.25.

$ 4.50.

10.50.

2 cents.

25

$1.50.

5.00.

20.00.

3

30

$2.00.

6.00.

25.00.

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5

50

""

""

$2.50.

$ 6.50.

$ 40.00.

10

""

15

75 $1.00.

$3.00.

$ 8.50.

$ 50.00.

""

$4.00.

$10.00.

$100.00..

and a Stamp bearing the words Adjudication fee paid.

3. The above Stamps shall be of the form, size, and design of the Specimen Stamps enclosed in

a case for public inspection at the Stamp Office.

4. Adhesive Stamps may be used for the following classes of documents, and for no others :-

Bills of Exchange drawn out of the Colony,

Cheques,

Renewals of Policies of Insurance,

Receipts,

but Impressed Stamps may be used for any of the above documents.

5. No Bills of Exchange in sets shall be stamped in which the words First and Second, or First, Second, and Third are left blank, nor in which the words Second of the same tenor and date being unpaid, or the like, are wholly or partly left blank.

6. Every Promissory Note in the Chinese language shall bear an Impressed Stamp of the value required by the Schedule, which Impressed Stamp shall be placed on the upper edge of a printed border similar to the Specimens enclosed in a case for public inspection at the Stamp Office. All the writing of such note must be within the said border, which is to be taken as part of the Impressed Stamp required for such Promissory Note.

7. The size or shape of such border, and the devices or characters accompanying it, may varied from time to time at the discretion of the Collector.

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ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.