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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
F E E S U N D E R T H E W R E C K S L A W (No. 12) 1886—continued.
In the case of derelict delivered into the custody of the Receiver there shall be charged the
following fees instead of percentage, viz.:—
If the value of the ship or boat with her cargo equals or exceeds £600, two pounds
for thefirstday, and oue pound for every subsequent day during which the Receiver is
employed on this service.
If the value of the ship or boat with her cargo is less than £600 pounds, half the above
chd-ges.
But if the amount reckoned according to this Rule exceeds a percentage of five per
cent., the latter rate is to be charged.
In cases where any services are rendered by a Receiver in respect of any ship or boat in
distress, not being wreck, or in respect of the cargo or articles belonging thereto, the following
fees shall be charged, viz.:—
If the value of the ship with her cargo equals or exceeds £600, two pounds for the
first day, and one pound for every subsequent day the Receiver is employed in the service.
If the value of the ship with her cargo is less than £600, half the above charges.
T o a vainer appointed under Section 24 of the Wrecks Law, 1886, there shall be paid
fees not exceeding the following, viz.:—
AUTHORITY.
£
0
1
1
s. cp.
10 0
0 0
0 0
Where the vessel only has to be valued, if the value does not exceed £600
If the value exceeds £600
Where cargo also has to be valued an additional allowance not to exceed ...
There shall also be charged by the Receiver in respect of such valuation the
following fees, viz.:—
W h e n the value of the whole property, both ship and cargo, does not
exceed £600 ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 10 0
W h e n the value of the whole property, both ship and cargo, exceeds £600 ... 1 0 0
In cases where the Receiver finds it necessary to employ a valuer to deter–
mine the value of any property in his custody, there shall be paid to
the person employed to value such property a fee not exceeding the
following
... ... ... ... ... ... 0 i0 0
But when the value of the property exceeds £100 there may be paid such sum, not exceed–
ing £ 1, as may be considered reasonable according to the special circumstances" of the case.
BOAT AND BOATMEN'S LICENSES. '
For a boat not exceeding 6 tons burthen, a charge of 4s. per annum.
For a boat exceeding 6 tons burthen, 4s. for thefirst6 tons and an additional charge"of Is.
in respect of every ton in exess thereof, up to a m a x i m u m of 10s. a year.
For boatmen, a charge of 44cp. per annum.
STAMP DUTIES.
A proportional duty on the nominal value is levied, in accordance with the subjoined tariff on
all Promissory Notes. Orders for Payment, Deligationd, Bills of Exchange, Acknowledgments of
all kinds Deposit, Certificates, all Negotiable Documents, all Deeds or Contracts embodying anv
undertaking, guarantee, partnership or other agreement and stipulating any fixed sum* and
generally all deeds and titles other than those enumerated in the Scheduled fixed Stamp Duties,
in which some fixed consideration or amount is stipulated except Policies of Insurance.
Tariff of proportional Stamp Duties.
For sums o
For Bums above
V
£
1
12
25
40
60
80
100
150
200
300
400
500
750
1,000
1,500
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
7,500
10.000
15,000
20.000
30,000
40,000
to
£
12
25
40
60
80
100
150
200
300
400
500
750
1,000
1,500
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
7,500
10,000
15.000
20^000
30,000
40,000
50,000
Value of Stamp
£
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- 1
o
. o
- 3
5
7
-
10
-
15
-
20
-
25
s. cp.
0 1
0 2
0 3
0
44
0
6"
1 0
1
44
2
0"
3 0
4 0
5 0
7
44
10 o"
15
0
0 0
10
0
0 0
10
0
15
0
0 0
:o o
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Order of the Officer Ad–
ministering the Govern–
ment under Sections 20,
. 24 and 42 of the Wrecks
(Law, 1886, dated 1st
October, 1887, published
in Gazette No. 212 of
the 7th October, 1887.
> Law No. 2 of 1884,
/ and Order of High Com-
^missioner published in
( Gazette No. 955 of 20th
) August, 1909.
Law No. S, 1908.
I
Law of 30th November,
1373, Leg. Ofct. Vql.
III.. P 480.
Law No. 2 of 1H79,
A n d so on, adding 10s. duty on every £1,000 or part of £1,000.