SCHEDULES OF STAMP DUTIES.

Southland Times, Issue 582, 24 October 1866, Page 2

SCHEDULES OF STAMP DUTIES.

Schedule 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 £10 or upwards 0 10 i Bills of exchange, not on demand, and not exceeding £50 ... 0 1 0 For every £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 sets of three, for every bill of each set not exceeding £50 ... 0 0 4 Fov every £50, or fractional part of £50 after 0 0 4 Exemptions : — All debentures and Treasury Bills issued by the Government, and all drafisor orders on demand, for which the duty sld. Promissory Notes, except on demand not exceeding £25 ... ... 0 0 6 Every £25 after 0 0 6 Bills of Lading 0 10 Receipt by Master, Mate, or Agent of vessel ... ... ... ... 0 0 6 Conveyance of Property, where the purchase money does hot 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 Registration certificates. Deed or other instrument of any kind whatever, not otherwise charged in this schedule ... ... ... 010 0 Exemptions : — lnstruments of apprenticeship and clerkship ; mortgages ; preferable liens, ' Wool and Oil Securities Act, 185S:' Customs bonds ; administration bonds ; and bonds on appointment of Bailiffs. Draft, order or cheque to bearer ... 0 0 1 Lease, where the yearly rent shall not exceed £50 " 0 2 6 £50 to £100 0 2 6 Every £ 1 00 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 All other marine policies — for every sum of £100, and every fractional part of £100 0 10 Promissory Notes payable to bearer on demand, issued by Bank or Banking Company, the rate of for every £100 of average annual amount in circulation ... ... 2 0 0 Beceipt for £2 and upwards 0 0 1 Transfer of run or station, the value of which does not exceed £100 0 10 0 Every £100 or fractional part of £100 after 0 10 0 Transfer of shares, when the purchase money does not exceed £50 0 2 6 Every £50, or fractional part of £50 after 0 2 6 Schebfls IT. Containing Duties on Mv.ba.tos o f Wills and Letters of Administrafiou. Probate of will and letters of administration with a will annexed 1 per cent. Letters of administration without a will annexed 1£ per cent. SCHEDTOE 111. Containing the Duties on Legacies and successions to personal estates under any testamentary disposition or under intestacy. All legacies or eesidues 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 auufc 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. To 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.