Schedule IV.

Grey River Argus, Volume X, Issue 869, 10 May 1871, Page 4

Schedule IV.

The duties charged on successions are the same as those in the previous schedule on the legacies. ADDITIONAL OR ALTERED DUTIES. Promissory Note made or purporting to be made out of the colony, but endorsed, negociated, or paid within the colony, the same duty as on an inland bill, payable to bearer or to order at any time otherwise than on demand. Bill of Exchange payable on demand, which shall be endorsed out of the colony, or purport to be so endorsed wheresoever the same may have been drawn, but paid within the colony — Id. Receipts for money deposited at interest in any bank, or in the hands of any banker — Id, Agreement by deed- 10^ Conveyances. — Where the consideration or any part of the consideration shall be any conveyance or transfer of other land or property by way or in the nature of an exchange shall be charged with the ad valorem duty iv respect of the amount which shall be by the per* son executing the conveyance declared I to be the value of the land couveyed. Where the consideration or any part of the consideration shall be an annual sum of money payable in perpetuity, shall be charged with the ad valorem duty in respect of the amount which shall, according to the table in schedule 111. hereto annexed, appear to he the value assigned to such annual sum of money. Assignment of transfer of miners' property, or letters, or instruments, authorising the transfer or assignment of miners' property where the letter or in- ■ strument is the only act required on the the part of the vendor or assignor. Where the purchase or consideration money therein expressed or the value of the property transferred or to be transferred shall not exceed L2o— ls Exceeding L2O, and not exceeding Lso— 2s Gd Exceeding LSO, and not exceeding Lloo— ss For every additional LSO, or 'fractional part of L 50 — 2.s 6d Exemplification of probate — 2s 6d Counterpart of lease or agreement by deed — 2s 6d Some misapprehension appearing to exist as to the use of impressed and adhesive stamps, and as to the instruments to which adhesive stamps may be affixed, the public is informed that all instruments liable to stamp duty should be written on parchment or paper \)reviously stamped hy the Commissioners with an impressed stamp. The instruments under-mentioned, and no others, may however be stamped with adhesive stamps by the persons making or signing such iustruments ; provided the stamps are affixed at ths time of making «.* signing the iustrutneut. Agreements under hand only Agreements comprised iv letters Bills of Lading Cheques on banks or bankers Policies of insurance Receipts fou money paic't [ None of the icistracneats above specified can, after they are mads or signed, be stamped by the jerjons making or signing them. All instruments requiring to be stamped after execution must be stamped by the Commissioners ; but the Commissioners are prohibited from so stamping any bill of exchange, promissory note, or other note, draft, or order for the payment of money. Bills of exchange drawn out of but payable wit'iiu the colony, must be stamped by the holder with an adhesive j ; stamp or stamps ; but sucli stamps must i 1 he affixed before pueamtabion o£ such , bill for acceptance, and before endorsement, transfer, negotiation, or payi went, Impressed stamps are obtainable at all Stamp offices, and of all Postmasters acting as official distributors of stamps.