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5. The duty on public vendues is 5 per cent, on moveable, 
and 2 per cent, on immoveable property ; of the former, Go- 
vernment receives SI per cent, and 1| per cent, of the latter. 
This is a very important branch of revenue. 
6. Fees received in the Secretary's office are such as are paid 
on registering the transfer of property, and were formerl}^ part 
of the emoluments of the colonial Secretary and assistants. 
They are very trifling. 
7. The import and export duties at the Cape were formerly 
a perquisite of the Fiscal. At the surrender of the colony it 
was found expedient to make some new regulations with re- 
gard to this branch of revenue. All goods shipped in the 
British dominions, to the westward of the Cape, were allowed 
to be imported duty free ; but others, not so shipped, were 
liable to a duty of 5 per cent, if brought in British bottoms, 
and 10 per cent, in foreign bottoms. And no goods nor mer- 
chandize of the growth, produce, or manufacture of countries 
to the eastward of the Cape were allowed to be imported into, 
or exported from, the Cape of Good Hope, except as sea- 
stores, but by the East India Company, or by. their licence. 
The export duties vary according to the nature of the arti- 
cles, but, on a general average, they amount to about 5 per 
[ cent, on commodities, the growth and produce of the Cape. 
8. The port fees, or wharfage and harbour money, were 
formerly levied at a fixed sura on all ships dropping an- 
chor at the Cape, whether tliey were large or small, but- 
