709352-1868-GOVERNMENT-NOTIFICATION — Page 11

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH MAY, 1868.

6. Charter Party or any Agreement or Contract for the charter or hiring of any sea going ship or vessel,

7. Transfer of Shares or Stock in any Public Company, Scrip Certificate to be exempt,

8. Power of Attorney,

9. Note of Protest, by any Commander or Master of a Vessel, 10. Any Notarial Act whatsoever not otherwise charged in this Schedule,

11. Receipt or Discharge given for the payment of Money or in acquittal of a debt paid in Money or otherwise, when the sum received, discharged or acquitted exceeds $10,

EXEMPTIONS.

Letter sent by Post, acknowledging the arrival of a Currency, or Promissory Note, Bill of Exchange, or any security for Money.

Bill of Receipt or Discharge written upon or contained in any Exchange, Promissory Note, Deed or other Instrument charged with Duty under this Schedule and duly Stamped, and Receipts for Pay and Allowances of Persons in the service of the Government, whether Civil, Naval or Military.

12. Probates and Letters of Administration with or without the Will annexed, (Administration Bonds exempt,)

13. Conveyance, Assignment or Instrument of any kind or description whatsoever not specially charged with Duty under this Schedule executed for the transfer for valuable consideration of any Property, moveable or immoveable, or of any Right, Title, Claim, or Interest in, to, or upon the same,.

Deed or other Instrument of Gift, or of Exchange or Settlement where no Money consideration or a merely Nominal Money con- sideration passes,

EXEMPTION.

Transfer by mere Endorsement of a duly Stamped Bill of Ex- change, Promissory Note or other Negotiable Instrument, or of a Bill of Lading, and Transfer by Assignment of a Policy of In-

surance.

14. Mortgage,

Where in a Mortgage the Sum secured is unlimited,

15. Re-assignment of any Mortgaged Property,

16. Letter or other Instrument of Hypothecation accompany-

ing deposit of Documents of Title to any Property,

17. Duplicate or Counterpart of any Deed, Instrument or Writing of any description whatever chargeable with Duty under this Ordinance,

If the Duty chargeable on the Original exceeds $1 but does not exceed $10,

If the Duty chargeable on the Original exceeds $10 but

does not exceed $20,

If the Duty on the Original exceeds $20, Provided that such Duplicate or Counterpart Stamp shall be affixed upon the production of the Original Deed, Instrument or Writing bearing its proper Stamp and not otherwise.

18. Lease or Agreement for a Lease made for a term of years or for a period determinable with one or more life or lives or otherwise contingent in consideration of a Sum of Money paid in the way of premium, fine or the like if without rent,

19. Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, House, Building or Tenement at a Rent without any payment of any sum of Money by way of fine or premium

When the Rent for the Year shall not exceed $250, Above $ 250 and under $ 500.

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$ 500

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$1,000

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$1,000.

$2,500.

$2,500

$5,000.

for every additional $1,000 or part.

Exempt, all Rentals under $50.

Vessel not exceeding

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200 Tons, $2.00.

Exceeding 200 and not exceeding 300

$3.00.

300

500

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11

$4.00.

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750 1,000

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$5.00.

$6.00.

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$0.50.

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$1.00 each.

$2.00

500 750

Every 100 Tons over 1,000

Copy Charter under 200 Do. do. above 200 Duty to be calculated on Registered Tonnage.

4 per cent. $3. 25 cents.

$1.

3 cents.

The same ad valorem Duty as on a Con

veyance to be calculated upon the value of the Estate and Effects for or in respect of which such Probate or Letters of Administration shall be granted exclusive of what the deceased shall have been possessed of or entitled to as a Trustee for any other Person or Persons, and not beneficially.

25 cents for every $100 or part of $100 of "the consideration Money or amount secured up to $1,000, and $2 for every $1,000 or part of $1,000 after the first $1,000.

$25.

$1 on first $1,000 or part of $1,000, and 50 cents on every other $1,000 or part thereof.

$25.

25 Cts. on every $5,000 or part of $5,000.

$1.

The same Duty as the Original when such

Duty does not exceed $1.

$1

$2. $3.

The same ad valorem Stamp as on a

Conveyance. See Article 13.

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1 Year and under.

3 Fears and under.

Over a Years.

$ G.

S C.

C.

0.25

0.50

1.00

0.50

1.00

2.00

1.00

2.00

4.00

2.00

4.00

8.00

5.00

10.00

20.00

1.25

2.50

5.00