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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 947, 12 November 1868, Page 4

.fiiiwir §nths, 1868. s d IGREEMENT, or minute, or memorandum of any agreement, under hand only, where the matter shall be of the value of £2O or upwards ... ... ... 1 0 >ill op Exchange:, Draft, or Order, payable to bearer, or to order, at any time otherwise than on demand, within the colony, of any sum of money not exceeding £SO ... ... ... ... 1 0 Not exceeding £IOO ... ... ... 2 0 Where the sum shall exceed £IOO, then for every £SO and fractional part of £SO afterwards ... ... ... ... 1 0 i'oREiGN Bill of Exchange drawn in but payable out of, the colony of New Zealand, if drawn in sets of two, for every Bil of each set not exceeding £SO 0 6 Over £SO and under £IOO :.. ... 1 0 Exceeding £IOO, for every £SO and fractional cf £SO ... ... 0 6 If drawn in sets of three or more, for every Bill of each set not , exceeding Exceeding £SO and not exceeding £IOO Exceeding £IOO, for every £SO, and fractional part of £SO ... ... 0 4 Exemptioiis from the foregoing duties on Bills of Exchange : All Debentures and Treasury Bills issued by the Government of New Zealand ; all Drafts or Orders for the payment of any sum-of money to the bearer on demand, drawn upon any banker, person or company, are exempt from the foregoing duties, but are subject to the duty of Id. charged upon Drafts or Orders. Promissory Note, for the payment in any other manner than on demand, for any sum of money not exceeding £25 0 6 Exceeding £25 and not exceeding £SO, and for every other ... ... ...10 Eor the payment either to thegbearer on demand, or in any other manner than the bearer, on demand, of any sum of money exceeding £SO, and not exceeding £IOO ... ... ... 2 0 Where the sum shall exceed £IOO, then for everv £SO, and fractional part of £SO ... ...10 Exemptions from the foregoing duties on Promissory Notes : All Promissory Notes for the payment of money on demand, issued by any Bank or Banking Company in New Zealand authorized to issue such notes, and complying with other regulations of the Act. Bill oe Lading, or receipt in lieu thereof,

—for every such bill of lading, or receipt, or copy thereof ... 1 0 Conveyance upon the sale of property, where the purchase or consideration shall not exceed £SO ... ... ...5 0 Exceeding £SO and under £IOO ~.10 0 Exceeding £IOO, then for every £SO, and fractional part of £SO ... ... 5 0 Exemption from duties on conveyance — Any grant from the Crown under the hand of the Governor for the time being of the Colony of New Zealand, to any purchaser of Crown Lands in New Zealand, any certificate of title granted under the hand of the Registrar-General pursuant to “ The Land Registry Aet, 1560.” Property held under different titles, sold at one entire price, must be conveyed to buyers in. separate parcels, so that a distinct price may be expressed on

each conveyance, to be charged with the ad valorem duty. Property contracted for by several persons jointly, or by one for himself and others, or -wholly for others at one entire price for the w T hole, shall be conveyed in parcels by separate words containing statements of the share of purchase money paid for each, so as to admit oh the imposition of an ad valorem Stamp Duty. Dee©, or instrument of any kind whatever, not otherwise charged in this Act ... ... ... ... ...10 0 Exemptions from the preceding duties on deeds or instruments not otherwise charged in this schedule : Deeds of apprenticeship and clerkship, all instruments relating to the services of apprentices, clerks, or servants ; Mortgages—All bonds and mortgages, whether affecting real or personal estate, bill of sale by way of mortgage, and all transfers, agreements, releases, reconveyances, and discharges thereof. All preferable liens under “The Wool and Oil Securities Act, 1858.” All Customs bonds, and all administration bonds. Draft, or order, for the payment of any sum of money to a payee named, or to bearer, or to order, either on demand or otherwise, not otherwise stated ... 0 1 Lease, or agreement for a lease, or any written document for the tenancy, or occupancy without any consideration by way of premium, where the yearly rent shall not exceed £SO ... ... 2 6 Exceeding £SO, and under £IOO ... 5 0 Above £IOO, for every fractional part of £SO 2 6 Policy of Insurance, or other instrument whereby any insurance shall be made upon any ship' or vessel, or upon any goods, merchandise, or other pro- ] perty on board of any ship or vessel, or upon the freight thereof, covered by a Time Policy for any period not exceeding three months ... ... ... 2 0 And for all other Marine Policies, for every sum of £IOO, and for every fractional part of £IOO ... ... 1 0 Promissory Notes, payable to the bearer on demand, issued by any Bank or Banking Company, for every £IOO of the average annual amount in circulation, as certified under the “Banker’s Returns Act, 1858.” 40 0 Receipt or discharge given on payment of a sum of money of the amount of £5 or upwards ... ... ... ... 0 1 Exemptions from the preceding duties on receipts—Receipts given for or upon Her Majesty’s Imperial Service; acknowledgments given for money deposited in any Banks to be accounted for, receipts for monies paid into Land, Building, and Investment Societies. Transfer, except by way of Mortgage, of any run or station held under lease or license, or promise of lease or license from the Crown, or of any interest therein, where the declared value of the said run or station, or interest, or the value thereof assessed as in this Act provided, shall not exceed £IOO ...10 0 And where such value shall exceed £IOO, then for every £IOO, and any fractional part of £IOO ... ...10 0 Tiansfer of any share or shares in the stock and funds of any corporation, company, or society in New Zealand, where the purchase or consideration money shall not exieed £2O ... 1 0 Exceeding £2O and not exceeding £SO 2 6 Exceeding £SO, and not exceeding £IOO 5 0 For every additional £SO, or fractional part of £SO ... .. ... 2 6 Proabie of a Will, and Letters of Administration with a Will annexed, where the effects, as sworn to by the Executor or Administrator, are at the rate of ... one per cent. Letters of Administration, without a Will annexed, where the effects, as sworn to by the administrator are at the rate of ... one and a-half ver cent.