The Hongkong Government Gazette.
Serios 3.-The following six kinds of Fruit-trees, when planted in trenched or untrenched lands, or in any other manner than as
tions subject to the long assessment described in Section 1, are assessed annually at the undermentioned rates :
Mangoes, Tamarinds,
Custard Apples,
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1 Fuang per tree.
Do. Do.
2 trees. 20 trees.
Plantains,
Siri Vines (trained on poles), Pepper Vines,
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1
Do.
.1 Fuang per 50 roots.
1 Do.. 12 vines. 12 vines.
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ACTION 4-Trenched or raised Lands planted with annuals of all sorts, pay a Land tax of One Salung and One Fuang per Rai for An annual fee of Three Salungs and One Fuang is also charged by the Nairowang (or Local Tax Collector) for each lot or holding
ched land for which an Official Title or Certificate of Tenure has been taken out.
When held under the Long Assessment and planted with the eight sorts of Fruit-trees described in Section 1, the annual Fee paid to Vairowang, for each lot or holding of Trenched Land, for which an Official Title or Certificate of Tenure has been taken out, is Two Serios 5-Untrenched or Low Lands planted with Annuals of all sorts pay a Land Tax of One Salung and One Fuang per Rai for
wrap.
Na land tax is levied on those lands if left uncultivated.
Sixty Cowries per Tical are levied as expenses of testing the quality of the Silver, on all sums paid as Taxes under the long assess-
Taxes paid under the annual assessment are exempted from this charge.
Lands having once paid a tax according to one or other of the above mentioned rates, are entirely free from all other taxes or charges
no.
(Signed,)
(L.S.)
His Royal Highness KROM HLUANG WONGSA DHIRAJ SNIDH.
(Signed,)
(LS.)
His Excellency SOMDET CHAU PHYA PARAM MAHA BIJAI-NEATE.
(Signed,)
(L.S.)
His Excellency CHAU PHYA SRI SURIWONGSE SAMUHA PHRA KALAHOME.,
(Signed,)
(LS)
His Excellency CHAU PHYA PRAKLANG.
(Signed,)
(L.S.)
(LS,)
(Signed,)
His Excellency CHAU PHYA YOMMORAT.
HARRY S. PARKES.
Approved,
JOHN BOWRING.
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CUSTOM HOUSE REGULATIONS.
1. A Custom-house is to be built at Bangkok, near to the anchorage, and Officers must be in attendance there between 9 A.M. and . The business of the Custom-house must be carried on between those hours. The tide-waiters required to superintend the landing. ipment of goods, will remain in waiting for that purpose from daylight until dark.
Subordinate Custom-house Officers shall be appointed to each ship; their number shall not be limited, and they may remain on ard the vessel or in boats alongside. The Custom-house Officers appointed to the vessels outside the bar will have the option of
sing on board the ships, or of accompanying the cargo-boats on their passage to and fro.
S.The landing, shipment, or transhipment of goods may be carried on only between sunrise and sunset.
4. All cargo landed or shipped shall be examined and passed by the Custom-house Officers within twelve hours of daylight after the
t at the Custom-house of the proper application. The manner in which such application and examination is to be made shall be by the Consul and the Superintendent of Customs.
3. Duties may be paid by British Merchants in Ticals, foreign Coin or Bullion, the relative values of which will be settled by the Amal and the proper Siamese Officers. The Siamese will appoint whomsoever they may please to receive payment of the duties.
The Receiver of Duties may take from the merchants Two Salungs per catty of 80 Ticals for testing the money paid to him as. , and for each stamped receipt given by him for Duties he may charge Six Salungs.
7. Both the Superintendent of Customs and the British Consul shall be provided with sealed sets of Balance Yards, Money Weights Measures, which may be referred to in the event of any difference arising with the merchants as to the weight or dimensions of, Lider or goods.
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ing.
(Signed,)
(LS)
His Royal Highness KROM HLUANG WONGSA DHIRAJ SNIDH.
(Signed,)
(LS)
(LS).
(L.$.)
His Excellency SOMDET CHAU PHYA PARAM MAHA BIJAI-NEATE.
(Signed,)
His Excelleney CHAU PHYA SRI SURIWONGSE SAMUHA PËRA KALAHOME.
(Signed,)
His Excellency CHAU PHYA PHRAKLANG,,
(Signed.)
(LS)
His Excellency CHAU PHYA YOMMARAT.
(Signed,)
(L.S.),
HARRY S. PARKES.
Approved,.
JOHN BOWRING.
True Copy,
W. WOODgate.
NOTICE,
NOTICE.
HE SUPREME COURT will hold an Extra
CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the THE SUPRUS SITTING on MONDAY, the 23d the 25th day of June instant, at 12 o'clock | day of June instant, at 12 o'clock noon.
*PREME COURT will be held on WEDNES-
By order of the Court,
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,
Registrar.
ROBERT MARSHALL, deceased. SHEIK HOSSEN,
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By order of the Court,
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER
Registrar. NOTICE.
WHEREAS the Firm of NXE BROTHERS
NOTICE
PusrẤu & Co. v. GIDEON NY THE YOUNGER.
JH_PUBLIC AUCTION INLAND LOTS
To, 427-and-No. 30, Victoria, is POSTPONED. until a period to be named in future Advertisement.
G. DUDDELLA, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 21st June, 1856.
NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL £1,259,760. undersigned are authorized to grant POLICIES.
& Co. of Canton, China, did, on the 11th day of March, 1856, at the Office of the UNITED STATES CONSULATE in Canton, execute an Assign-Covering Risks from FIRE, on BUILDINGS in
ICE-A claims against the above Estatesment of all their Property, real and personal, in trust be proved before the OFFICIAL ADMI- for the benefit of their Creditors, to the undersigned: **** lefore the 21st day of December, 1856, We hereby give notice to all concerned to make they will not be included in the Scheme of payment to us of all sume due to, and to present to
All Persons indebted to the said Estates
us any claims against, the said Firm. en wanted to make immediate payment to
RUSSELL & Co. WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,
JAMES PURDON & Co. Registrar-Official Administrator,
Canton, 18th March, 1856.
this Colony owned by Europeans, though the Pre- mises may be in the occupation of Chinese. They are further authorized to grant POLICIES upon LIVES of EUROPEANS resident in China.
TURNER & Com Agents in China for the “Northern Assurance Company.”
Hongkong, 10th April, 1856.
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