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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH NOVEMBER, 1879.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE UNDER THE Stamp Amendment Ordinance, 1868, THE Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, and tTHE Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1874, during the Months of October, 1878, and October, 1879, respectively.
Number
of Article
in the Schedule.
DESCRIPTION.
Revenue Revenue
in 1878.
in 1879.
Increase.
Decrease.
C.
$
0.
0.
C.
1
Agreements and Broker's Notes,
85.50
145.50
Bank Notes,..
1,730.54
1,820.48
60.00 89.94
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes,
2,324.55
2,214.10
110.45
Bank Cheques,
94.50
75.00
19.50
Bills of Lading,
1,111.50
1,333.70
222.20
Bonds, Bottomry and Respondentia, and Average Statement,
5.00
9.50
4.50
Charter Party, &c.,
217.00
313.00
96.00
17
Transfer of any Shares in any Public Company,
1,027.00
266.00
761.00
-
8
Powers of Attorney,
28.00
38.00
10.00
9
Notes of Protest,
11.50
11.50
10
Any Notarial Act not otherwise charged,
41.00
8.00
33.00
11
Receipts for Money exceeding $10 (Adhesive Stamps),.
749.31
529.86
•
219.45
Do.
do.
do. $10 (Impressed Stamps),
8.94
17.49
8.85
12
Probates and Letters of Administration,
36.00
26.25
9.75
13
Conveyances or Assignments,
363.50
715.75
352.25
13
Deed or other Instrument of Gift,
25.00
25.00
14
Mortgage,.
90.00
179.50
89.50
14
Where in a Mortgage the Sum secured is unlimited,
25.00
25.00
15
Re-assignment of any Mortgaged Property,
5.50
9.75
4.25
16
Letter or other Instrument of Hypothecation,
172.00
77.00
95.00
17
Duplicate of any Deed chargeable with Duty,
14.00
24.00
10.00
18
Lease or Agreement for a Term of Years,
...
19
Lease or Agreement for a Lease without Fine or Premium,.
15.75
131.75
116.00
20
Lease or Agreement for a Lease in consideration of a Fine
or Premium,..
21
Every Instrument in Writing under Seal not otherwise
31.00
100.00
69.00
specially charged with Duty,.
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Policies of Marine Insurance,
354.40
358.50
4.10
23
Articles of Clerkship,
...
24
Warrant of Attorney,
25
Co-partnership Deed,
5.00
5.00
26
Cognovit and Arbitration Award,
1.00
1.00
Sec. 1
Adjudication Fee,
Adhesive Stamps sold, exclusive of the 3-cent Stamps under
Article 11,
2,518.72
Telegraph Forms,
4.00
1,821.19
11.50
697.58
7.50
Duty received under The Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, on :--
Service of Summons, Subpoena, Citation, or Order,.......
1.00
1.00
:
Duty received under The Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance,
1874, on :-
Application for a Certificate,
Certificate granted,
Application for a Certificate, Schedule E. II,
Certificate granted under
do.,
11.00
4.00
10.00 10.00
1.00
6.00
TOTALS,........
11,086.21 | 10,278.12 1,175.09 1,983.18
DEDUCT INCREASE,
TOTAL DECREASE IN OCTOBER, 1879,
1,175.09
$808.09
1879
"1
Total Revenue for the Month,
Collected in 1878 up to October 31st,
Do.
$ 10,278.12
12
$107,768.41 96,899.94
Decrease,...
Stamp Office, Hongkong, 1st November, 1879.
.$ 10,868.47
ALFRED LISTER,
Collector of Stamp Revenue.
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