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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 202, 30 April 1867, Page 4

• 1 z — ' — — — t STAMP DUTIES ACT. 'The following is the new Stanip Duties Act passed in the General Assembly of New Zealand last session, and which came into 'force on the Ist inst j — SCHEDULE I, Containing the Duties on Deeps and other Instruments relating to Transactions between Living Persons,. ' . £ a. d Agreement or any minute or me? / morandum of any agreement ) under hand only, where tho ~~ matter thereof shall be of the 1 , value of L2O or upwards ; whether the same shall only be evidence of a contract or obliga-. .;-■'..• tory on the parties from its being a written instrument, together ,;•"■,' with every ■ schedule receipt or ;■ other matter put or endorsed r thereon or annexed thereto 0 1 : Provided always, that where divers letters shallbe offered in evidence to prove any agreement between i^i,-*-. the parties who shall have ■- written such letters, it shall be "A- sufficient if any of such letters V . shall be stamped with a duty of V two shillings and sixpence. %. Bills of Exchange— '':■ y Inland BiU of Exchange Draft or Order for the payment to the ■' ' bearer or to order at any time ..otherwise than on demand of any sum of money not exceed-: W\ ingLSQ ' ' ... 010 I Ditto, not exceeding LIOO „'. 02 0 I Ax\Hl where the sum shall exceed I LIOO, then for every Li)o, and P. ,also for fractional part of L{so 01 Q ybreignßill of Exchange drsvvn BJv jis-tet payable out of the colony Btffl of New Zealand — dra\vn singly or othevwi.se tlian in a eet of two or mta'« f"J drawn?fin sets of two, then for eyery bill of e^ch set where the sum : ;pay able shall not exceed wliere it shall exceed LSO not exceed LIOO „. 0 1 0 where the same shall exceed J.Qp, :;then for every LaO pr part of LSO 0 Q 0 in sets of three pr more bill of each set %yhcre siixnr payable thereby shall LoO ... Q 0 4 it shall exceed LpO exceed LIOO ' ... Q 0 S the same shall exceed fpr every LoO and fractional part of L;" 0 0 0 4 from the foregoing (>n bills of exchange, {\\\ and treasury bills by the Gpvcrninent of Zealand. All drafts or- ■ for the payment of any sum of money to the bearer on drawn upon any person, or company, arc the foregoing duties arc subject to the duty of upon drafts or'orders. of Exchange drawn out of the iloi iy, but endorsed or ncgo- . -within the colony, the n^ duties as on a bill of ex-, drawn within the colon y, "IK "vablc within the colony for the payment? in any other manner than to the on demand, of any suni not exceeding L 25 0 0 C L 25, not exceeding LSO 0 \ 0 Note, for the payuicut to the bearer, on demand, other jnaniicr than to bej*'cr, on demand, of any ( /sum 'of money exceeding L ;^ / <an|not exceeding LIOO ... 0. 2 0 K^ere the sum shall exceed IjIOO '--Mien for every LyO^ and frac? part of LoO ... () \ 0 from, the foregoing Vluties on promissory notes, but any other dflfcy tp, the same niay be liable. .' Ailrpromissory notes, for the ..payment of money pn demand, 'jssiieU by any Bank or Banking "'Company in Xew Zealand authoiisc;l to issue such notes, andmaking n\n:h retuins, and paying such compositions as is in.;>tliis Act re^jcptively iiicji-. '.tioiicd. Ai(libills, drafts, or ordeis, or pro* -' iriissory notes for the payment by any Bank or 35anking Coni■jnany of any sum of money, not made payable to. hearer or to order, and Whether delivered to the )>ayee or not, and all writings or docu? ' ments entitling any person to. ' the payment by iiny Bank or ; Banking Company ot any sun; of nipney, whether the person to whom iiayiuent is tp be. or desig! B^" natcd therein or not, or whetherB the shall be. delivered to him or B not, shall respectively be B deemed to be bills, drafts, or B orders for the payment of : money B chargeable with Stamp Duty, ■*- as if the same had Veen made I 'payable >'tb bearer or to order. Bill! of Lading, ov receipt in lien thereof from master, mate, oragent pf any vessel, for any 1 ) goods, merchandise, or effect's I J to, be carried to any place be-, I ,yond the boundaries pf the HI .'qoUiivy— for cycry such bill o| ■ / lading, or rcccipt/or copy there-. < ■Ltf. ' -. <• 0 1 any kuul or dcscrtptio\i whai,-. upon the sale of any \roperty in respect of the prim /Ibai'or'only writing, whereby (le property sold shall be con- ''''' .lyed' to or vested in the pur-. / bser, or any other person or by his direction (except -' transfers expressly provided for by this act).— "^. W T here -the purchase pi' ' coil sid eya-. J^M tioninouey therein or thereupon expressed shall not exceed Lso' 0, 5 0, Aihl wliercthe same shall exceed Hp;;-.; 'lioO, -'aiifVnot exceed LIOO ...010. 0 ■fe rAnd wheje the same shall exceed, ■S .LlOO^tiien for every LSO, and B|Sv?V;anjvfra6tional. part of L3O .... Q y 0 B'i^io consideration must : be trely expressed in words -upon eact prix«;ipal deed of (jpnveyaiicc, stock or v other rs'ecurity, its _ value m\\fb „ ;fr iii like manner be;, spt" forth .tft fulL: ' . ;.' ■■'■" consideration is in Govci^IKlLinenj; or other stock or debenduty is payable on average f-elling price at thp of tlic conveyance. htlu' Under uiffercnt - sold at one entire price, — : ~ ' — : — .'l".-. .'■ — ;^ ' \^*y\ same duty as.-.oh.aii-liihmjJgJ'/^^Q amount aji.d i tenor-..^jSi ßSS^^% duty, an on ;u4 and tcVov %'; j^H