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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 189, 30 March 1867, Page 4

BL STAM? DUTJES ACT, | ■ ; The following is the iiew Stamp Puties ■Act passed in the General Assembly of New fcealand las^ session, ajid which came into Korce on $ie. lst inst : - I _^S "SPHERULE. I, ■Containing the Duties on Deeds and W other 1 Instruments relating to Transr ACTIONS BETWEEN JjIYING PERSONS.. ' ■;;■;■:■,•'■■•• § d , Agreement pr any minute pr me: ' merandnm of any agreement under hand only, where the matter thereof shall be of the »• value pf L2O or upwards ; V whether the same shall only be I evidence of a contract or obligar m* iory on the parties frpm itsbeing WL a written instrument, together' with every schedule receipt or, A other matter put or endorsed , thereon or annexed thereto / 0 10 divers letters shallbe offered in evidence to prove any agreement between the parties who slmll have written sucji letters^ shail be H sufficient if any ofVsuch letters H shall be stampedjlith a duty of H| twp shilj/'^r^a sixpence. Bills wF/^/jfv— Draft pr. payment tp the order at any time than pn demand pf , 1 Pi ™oney not esceedexceeding LIOO ... 0 2 0 where the sum shall exceed then for every LSO, and for fractional part of LoO Q 1 0 Bill pf Exchange drawn but payable out pf the colony New Zealand— drawn singly or otherwise $han a set of two pr more (a) in sets of {wo, then for W \'\ ewry bill pf each set where the W . suln' payable shall not exceed Hhtad where it shall exceed LSO not exceed LIOO ... 0 1 0 where the same shall exceed then for every LpO pr fractional part pf LSQ p 0 6 drawn in sets of three or more every bill of each set where the sum payable thereby shall not exceed LSO ... 0 0 4 where it shall exceed LSQ .exceed LIOO ... 0 Q 8 wliere"the same shtill exceed^ then fpr every LSO and any fractional part of LSO 0 Q 4 from the fpregoing duties on bills pf exchange, all v debentures and treasury bills issued by the Government pf New Zealand. All drafts ororders for the jxayineiit of any sum of money to the bearer on demand, drawn upon any banker, person, or company, are exempt from the- foregoing duties are subject to the duty of Id charged upon drafts or|orders. of Exchange drawn out of the but endorsed or uegothe colony, same duties as on a bill of cxdrawn within the colony, payablp within the colony Note, fpr the payment any ether manner than tp the pn demand, pf any sum moutsy 11 ot exceeding L'2s 0 0 6 li'ot exceeding LSO 0 10 Note, for the jmyinent to the bearer, on deniand, in any pther manner than tfl bearer, pn demand, of any of money exceeding LSO and not exceeding LIOO ... 0 2 0 the sum s|iall exceed LI 00 for every LSO, and fracparif; of LSO ..,0 10 frpm the fpregoing on promissory notes, but from any other duty to the same may be liable. All promissory notes, for the payment of money pn demand,, issued by any Bank or Banking iCompany in New Zealand 'Authorised tp issue such np^es, and making supli returns, and payiiig such compositions as is iii this Act respectively ineiii bills, drafts, or prdeis, or pro-. notes for the payment any Eank or Banking Coniof any sum of moupj', H though not made payable tp, ■ the bearer pr-'to order, and, whether delivered to the payee or not, aiiaall writings pr dopiii entitling any person to, payment by any. Bank or Company pf any sum W pf mpney, whether the person r •wbofli payment to be ' made shall be' named ov designated therein or not, or wheth cv ■*>->• the shall bo delivered to hiui or ■ not, shall respectively be I deemed to be bills, drafts, orm prdersfor the paymqit pf money H chargeable Ayith Stamp Duty, ,as if the sanie had been made m payable tp bearer or tp order. ■Bill' oi" liAi>iNG, or receipt in lieii ■ thereof from master, mate, or . I agent of any vessel, for any I gopds, merchandise, or effect's I to be carried to any place beI yond the boundaries of the ' colony — for every such bill of lading, pr receijjt,' pr cp.py there: : ' ' 0 — : 'hjn^ or description whatiipon the sale pf any in rtspect p| the yiidt cipal or only writiiig, m hereby the property s>pld. snail be conVeyed to or vested in the purchaser, or any other pevson oy. persons by his diiection (except transfers expressly pvovided fpr. this act)-^- - purchase or considers money therein or thereupon shall not exceed LSO Q fr 0 where the same shall exceed exceed LIOO ... 010 0 TV'ke7& ! " l *»arisanie shall exceed V * . . Ul Govei-n-- ■ # c o»^ tlLcTatlo tock or deben-—^-