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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 36.

No. 128.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1866.

VOL. XII.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Schedule to the Stamp Bill being that intended to have been laid before the Legislative Council on Friday, the 31st Ultimo, is now published by Command of His Excellency the

overnor for general information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st September, 1866.

W. H. RENNIE, Acting Colonial Secretary.

SCHEDULE

Containing a Specification of the Deeds, Instruments and Writings which require to be Stamped under this Ordinance, and of the proper Stamps for such Deeds, Instruments and Writings.

1. Agreement, or any Minute or Memorandum of an reement not being under seal or of the nature of an Obligation the payment of Money, and not specially charged with Duty der this Schedule, whether the same be only evidence of a Catract or obligatory upon the parties,

NOTE. If two or more letters are offered in evidence to prove an Agreement between the parties who shall have written such letters, it will be sufficient if any one of such letters be Stamped as an Agreement.

EXEMPTION.

Label, Slip or Memorandun containing the heads of any Fire Marine Insurance to be effected.

Memorandum, Letter or Agreement made for or relating to sale of any Goods, Wares or Merchandize, or to the sale of any res in any Public Company.

Memorandum or Agreement made between the Master and Mariners of any Ship for Wages.

2. Bank Notes, or other Obligations for the payment of ney issued by any Banker or Banking Company in the Co-- y for local circulation and payable to bearer on demand,

3. Bills of Exeliauge, Promissory Notes or other Obligations the Payment of Money not included in the last preceding ele nud not being Cheques or Orders for the payment of ey at sight or on demand, if drawn singly,

If drawn in sets,.

*

50 cents.

A Stamp Duty of half per cent per $100 of the average value of such Notes in Circulation during each half year to be calculated by the value of such Notes in circulation on each Saturday during such half year, from a Statement thereof to be furnished by each Banker or Banking Company to the Collec- tor of Stamp Revenue and veri- fied on Oath by the Banker or the "Manager or Agent and Account- ant of such Banking Company,

$1.

50 cents on each part of the set.