THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1866.
1. Lease or Agreement for a Lease male for a term of years period determinable with one or more lives or otherwise at in consideration of a Sum of Money paid in the way of
fine or the like if without rent,
Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, House, or Tenement at a Rent without any payment of any sum by way of fine or premium :-
When the Rent calculated for a whole Yeur shall not exceed
$100,
Aave $100 but not exceeding $ 250.
250
500
$1,000 $2,500
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$ 500.
$1,000.
$2,500.
$5,000.
The same Stamp as for a Conveyance or Deed of Sale for a sum of the amount of such consideration.
When the Lease is for a period not exceeting One Year.
When the Lease is for a period exceeding One Year.
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0.50
1.00
1.00
2.00
2.00
4.00
4.00
8.00
10.00
20.00
20.00
40.00
5.00
10.00
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teevery additional $1,000 or any part thereof.
2. Lease or Agreement for a Lease of any Land, House, ing or Tonement, stipulating for a Rent granted in con- ation of a fine or premium,.
NOTE-A Lease, cxecuted in pursuance of a duly Stamped Agreement for the same, shall require a Stamp of One Dollar only, to be affixed on production of such Agree-
ment.
24. Every Instrument in Writing under seal not otherwise tally charged with Duty under this Schedule,
GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.
Any Deed, Instrument or Writing of any kind whatsoever 1. of executed by or on behalf of Her Majesty or of any De- ent of Her Majesty's Service, or whereby any Property or rest is transferred to or any Contract of any kind whatsoever le with Her Majesty or any Person for or on behalf of Her sty or any such Department as aforesaid.
NOTE-The foregoing exemption does not extend to any Died. Instrument or Writing, executed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Publie Administrator or by a Receiver appointed by any Court; neither does it ex- tend to a sale made for the recovery of an arrear of Kernng or Rent or in satisfaction of a Decree or Order of Court, in any of which cases the purchaser shall be required to pay in odbition to the purchase money the amount of the requisite Stamp,
When of several Deeds, Instruments or Writings a doubt shall which is the principal, it shall be lawful for the parties to
in e themselves which shall be so deemed.
In any case however where there are more Deeds than one, other Deed than the principal requires a Stamp of Two Dollars every such collateral Deed shall specify by its contents which
is the principal Deod.
Any Deed, Instrument or Writing required by the foregoing le to be Stamped may be written on one or more Stamps if value of the Stamps used amount to the value required by the dule.
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A Stamp of value equal to the joint value of the Stamps for a Concey- ance in consideration of the fine and a Lease for the Rent.
$10.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby made known, for general information, that no Chinese Port not hitherto opened to ish Trade, is henceforth to be considered as open-without a formal Notification to that effect.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th August, 1866.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. H. RENNIE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Attention of Landlords and Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police and Lighting Rates 1866, is drawn to the Government Notification No. 102 of the 30th June last and with reference XIV Clause of the Ordinance No. 5 of 1863, Owners of Tenements, in respect of which the for the First Half Year 1866 have not been paid at the Treasury, are informed that immediate edinge will be commenced against them to compel the payment of any Rates in arrear on the July last.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 17th August, 1866.
FRED. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.
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