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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 196, 16 April 1867, Page 4

Bj^STAMP PUTIES ACT/ fc/'The following is the new Stamp Duties ■Act passed jn the General Assembly pf New ■Zealand last session, and which came intc [/force qn th.c Ist inst ? - V. SCHEDULE I, . CONTAJNINP THE DUTIES ON DEEDS ANI ":. OTHER. INSTBUMENTS RELATING TO TBANS- ;£:.;. ACTIONS BETWEEN IiIVING PERSONS.. ' ./■'■ ' £ s. d or any minute or meFv morandum of any agreement I. under hand only, where the matter thereof shall be of the yalue pf L2O pr upwards; whether the same shall only be evidence of a contract or pbliga: tory on the parties from its being a written instrument, together with every schedule receipt or other matter put or endorsed therepn or annexed thereto 0 1 Q _^~<Pf6videdalways, thatwhere divers letters shallbe offered in evidence to prove any agreement betweeu the parties who shall have written such letters, it shall be sufficient if any of such letters be stamped with a duty of two shillings and sixpence. KIMS OF JSXCHANGE^W- Inland Bili of Exchange Draft pr ': Order for the payment to the r -~. bearey pr to order at any time iitherwise than pn demand of any sum. of numey upt exceed* ing L.50 „. 0 J 0 pitto, not exceeding LIOO ...0 2 0 ■Ani where the sum shall exceed L LIOO, then for every LSO, and also for fractional part of LSO 0 10 Exchange drawn payable out pf the colony New drawn singly or otherwise than in a set of two or more (a) drawn in sets pf two, then far every bill of each set where the sum payable shall npt exceed p' LSO ' ... 0 0 6 I And where it shall exceed LSO I ■ and not exceed LIOO ... 0 J 0 where the same shall exceed Ht Ll .oo, Jthen for every LSO or I jtiiy fractional part of LSO 00 C I If drawn in sets pf three pr mere I for every bjll of each se^ where f the sum" payable shall not exceed LSO ... 004 1 And where it shall exceed LSQ I and not exceed LIOO „. 00 S where the same shall exceed Hj^L.loo, then for every LSO and also any fractional part of LSO 0 0 4 HflSxcmptions from the foregoing H / duties on bills of exchange, all B/ debentures and treasury billa H. issued by the Government of BM|New Zealand. All drafts or fo.r the payment of any of money to the bearer on drawn upon any person, or company, arc from the foregoing duties arc subject to the duty of charged 112)011 drafts orjordcrs. drawn out of the but endorsed or nego- . colon}', the a bill of cxthe colony, the colony H promissory Note, for the payment H in any other manner.th.au to the H bearer, on demand, of any sum W^ff of money not exceeding L 25 0 0 G K^sExceecling' L 25, not exceeding LSO 0 1 Q Note, for the payment l eitlier to the bearer, on demand, pr in any other manner than to. H the bearer, on demand, of any H>2 sum of money exceeding LuO ■•^ and not exceeding LIOO . ... 0. 2 0 H Where the sum shall exceed LIQO B then, for every LSO, and .frac? H tional part of LSO „,0 1 0 from the foregoing \lutics on promissory notes, but H not from any other duty to. m which the sanic may be liable. W All prpmissory notes, for tho ■ payment pf money pn demand, I '. issued by any $$\\k W Banking L Company in New Zealand' authorise;! to issue such notes, and making such returns, and JR paying such compositions as is this Aqt .respectively men* •cioiicd. All bills, drafts, or ordcis, or pro-* inissory notes for the payment Vy'any Bank or Banking Com-. pnny pf any sum of money, tboiiirh not made payable to, the tearer or tp order, and whether delivered to the payee or not, and all writings or docu-. ments entitling any person to ihc paj'ment by any Bank or flanking Company of any sum of money, whether the person W to whom payment is to be Jf made shall be' named or design V ' natcd therein or not, or whetheri the shall bo. delivered to him ornot, shall respectively be. (Icemcd to be lulls, drafts, ororders for the payment of money chargeable with Stamp Duty, as if the same had.bccu made _ ; payable to bea^'r of to order. ■^LL"3P--t4?VIKS> or receipt in lieu thereof from master, mate, orsigcnt pf any vessel, for any W goods, merchandise, or effects. W[ to be carried to any place be-. yond the boundaries of the — for every such bill of or receipt, pr eppy there-. BT/' of ' 0 ■PaNVEYANCE— W iQi any kin«L or description whatL. J soever, upon the sale of nny mm - property in respect of the priu-. ci.pal or pnly writing, whereby the property sold shall be cpnveyed to or vested in the pur-. chaser, pr any other person pr persons by his direction (except. expressly provided for (by 1 this act)— H Where the purchase or consideration money therein or thereupon expressed sliall not exceed J-.5Q o^o where tlie same shall exceed and not exceed LIOO ... O\Q 0 AyJie.ro the same shall exceed then for every Lso* and \ jny fractional part of LSO ... Q 5 0 7e consideration must be truly I] 'CSsed in words upon each '"\Jfcipal deed of conveyance^ value be given ;'n stock or A security, its value must V' manner be set forth in vVideraticn is in Govern- \ other stock or debenduty is payable on ,& falling price at the ofihe coyveyjuice. held under different sold at one entire price, san'&^uty as on an Inland BiL\ of an Inland pill of