SCHEDULES OF STAMP DUTIES.

Southland Times, Issue 578, 15 October 1866, Page 2

SCHEDULES OF STAMP DUTIES.

SCEEDTTXE I. Containing the duties on deeds and other Instruments relating to transactions between living persons : — Agreement or minute under hand only, where the matter shall be £ s. d. for*£lO<m wards 0 10 Bills of exthaige, not on demand. and nor. exceeding £50 ... 0 10 For ever £'50, or fraction or part of £50 after 0 10 In sets of two, for every bill of each set not exceeding £so ... 0 0 6 In set* of three, for every bill of each ?et not exceeding £50 ... 0 0 4 For every £50, or fractional part of £50 after 0 0 4 Exemptions : — All debentures and Treasury Bills issued by the Government, and all drafts or orders on demand, for -which the duty sld. PronjiSr-cry Notes, except on demand not exceeding £25 ... ... 0 0 6 Every £25 after 0 0 6 Biils of Lading 0 10 Eecejpt by Master, Mate, or Agent of vessrl 0 0 6 Conveyance of Property, "where the purchase money does not exceed £50 0 5 0 £50 to £100 0 10 0 Every £100, or fractional part of £100 after 0 10 0 Exemptions : — Crown Grants and iteeistration certificates. Deed or other instrument of any kind whatever, not otherwise charged in this schedule 0 10 0 j Exemptions : — lnstruments of apprenticeship and clerkship ; mortgages 5 preferable liens, ' Wool and 02 -Sec-'vritks Act, 1853: s Customs bonds; administration bonds; and bonds on appointment of Baflifls. Draft, order or cheque to bearer ... 0 0 1 Lease, "where the yearly rent shall not exceed £50 " 0 2 6 £sGto£loo 0 2 6 Every £100 or fractional part of £100 after , 0 2 6 Policy of Insurance on. ship or merchandise, covered by a time policy for any period not exceeding three months 0 2 6 AH other marine policies — for every earn of £100, and every fractional part of £100 0 10 Promissory litotes -payable to bearer on demand, issued by Bank or Banking Company, the rate of for erery £100 of average annual saiount in eircnJaiion ... ... 2 0 0 Le^ipt for £2 and upwards 0 0 1 'izzizfer of run cr station, the value of which does not exceed £100 0 10 0 "Every £100 or fractional part of £100 after 0 10 0 rsrusfer of eliarea, <wfi«n the purchase mcnej does va exceed £00 0 2 6 Werj £&J, ox fractkmal part of £50 sferr 0 2 6 BcßSi>vfz IL SBisfrJng Daii?is on rrobates of Wills and loiters of A rmirazwn. . gfjbote oi wSi <-ud lettex* of adminktrtfhn vtiih. s will anc^xed „ ... 1 per cent.

Letters of administration without a ■mil annexed 1$ per cent. Schedtoe 111. Containing the Duties on Le aciea and successions to personal estates under any testamentaiy disposition or under intestacy. All legacies or residues of the value of £20 and upwards devolving to a child or descendant of a child or parent, or lineal ancestor of the deceased 1 per cent. To a brother or sister, or descendant of a brother or sister of deceased 3 per cent. To an uncle or aunt or descendant of an uncle or aunt of deceased ... ... ... ... 5 per cent To a grand-uncle or grand -aunt or descendant of a grand-uncle or grand-aunt of deceased ... 6 per cent "o any person in any other degree of collateral consanguinity to the deceased or to a stranger... 10 per cent. Exemptions — Legacies or residues to husband or wife of deceased. Schedule IV. Duties on successions to real Or personal estate. The duties under this schedule are exactly in the came proportion as in Schedule 111.