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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 17, 1911.
The Attorney General moved that the Bill be referred to the Standing Law Committee. The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
LIQUORS CONSOLIDATION BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to Intoxicating Liquors.
The Colonial Secretary seconded, Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed, the Bill being left in Committee..
ADJOURNMENT.The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 16th March, 1911
F. D. LUGARD,
Governor.
Read and confirmed this 16th day of March, 1911.
R. H. CROFTON,
Clerk of Contscili
No. 62.
Resolution made by the Legislative Council this 16th day of March, 1911, under the provisions of Section 3 (1) of the Liquors Ordinance, 1909, (No. 27 of 1909).
LIQUOR DUTIES.
Resolved that there shall be paid upon intoxicating liquors imported into, distilled, made or prepared in the Colony the duties following; namely:-
On all brandy and liqueurs,
On all whisky and gin,
On all rum and other spirituous liquors,
On all champagnes and other sparkling wines,
On all port, sherry and madeira,
On all other still wines in bottle,
On all other still wines in wood,
... $4.20 per gallon.
$3.00 per gallon.
$1.50 per gallon.
$3.00 per gallon.
$2.40 per gallon.
$1.50 per gallon.
$1.20 per gallon.
On all other intoxicating liquors excepting spirits of wine
and native wines and spirits,
On all spirits of wine and arrack,
$0.24 per gallon.
$3.00 per gallon.
On all native wines and spirits :-
(a.) $0.30 cents a gallon on the native liquors known as Liu Pun and Sheung
Ching and on the following sweetened, prepared and medicated wines :-
No Mai Tsau, Hak No Mai, Mau Kan, Yuk Lan, Ning Mun Tsau, Tsing Mui, Muk Kwa, Sun Fang, Wu Tan, Shit Li Tsau, Shan Kat, Lung San Tsau, Tei Kuk. Sam Pin, Tit Ta, Fang Shap and Wai Shang.
All such liquor shall contain not more than 25% of alcohol by weight.
(.) $0.40 cents a gallon on the native liquor known as Sam Ching, contain-
ing not more than 35% of alcohol by weight.
(c) $0.50 cents a gallon on the native liquor known as Fa Tsau and on the
following sweetened, prepared or medicated wines :- --
Ng Ka Pei, Mui Kwai Lo, Sz Kwok Kung, Fu Kwat Muk Kwa, Yan
Chan Lo, and Ko Leung Kon.