Brewery licences.
Saving as to sale of liquor by licensed auctioneer,
Legislatíve Council empowered to alter all licence fees.
Governor-in- Council empowered
to create
new forms of licence.
Provision for transfer of powers and
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Brewery Licences,
36.-(1.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to time make, alter, amend, and repeal regulations and con- ditions for the grant of brewery licences and beer sold under such licence shall not be consumed on the premises.
(2.) Such regulations or conditions may prescribe a scale of fees in respect of such licences and may regulate the times and commencement and expiry of such licences, the conditions of sale and all other matters connected with such licences.
(3.) All such regulations shall be published in the Gazette in English and in Chinese.
Sale of Liquor by Licensed Auctioners.
37. Nothing in this Ordinance shall render it illegal for an auctioneer, holding an auctioneer's licence, to sell intoxicating liquor by auction, without any licence under this Ordinance, upon his own premises for a principal holding an appropriate liquor licence, or upon premises in in respect of which his principal holds an appropriate licence authorizing such principal to sell such intoxicating liquor, or in cases where such liquor is the property of the Imperial or Local Government, or forms part of the estate of a bankrupt or deceased person, or is sold by order of Court, or where, in any particular case, on application made, the Colonial Secretary grants permission for such sale by auction, whether upon licensed premises or else- where.
Licences by Resolution of Legislative Council.
38. The Legislative Council by resolution may from time to time alter or amend any of the fees prescribed under this Ordinance in respect of all or any of the licences therein mentioned and may at any time substitute in whole or in part a schedule of fees for that contained in the Second Schedule to this Ordinance.
Special Forms of Licence by Governor-in-Council.
39. In addition to the sundry forms of licences authorised by this Ordinance and notwithstanding anything herein contained it shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council at any time hereafter to grant any similar licences in such form and subject to such terms and conditions in all respects as he may determine and subject to the payment of such fees as may be prescribed in such licences.
Transfer of Duties of Colonial Secretary by
Governor-in-Council.
40. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council by notification to be published in the Gazette from time to time to appoint such officer as he may think fit to exercise duties of the all or any of the duties in connection with the issue of licences which are under this Ordinance vested in the Captain Superintendent of Police, the Register General or or other officer of the Government,
Colonial
Secretary
to other officers.
Duties.
PART II.--DUTIES,
Duty,
41.-(1.) There shall be paid upon intoxicating liquors hereafter imported into distilled made or prepared in the Colony the duties following; namely
On all brandy and liqueurs,..
On all whisky,
On all gin, rum and other spir-
ituous 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, On all other intoxicating liquors excepting spirits of wine and native wines and spirits...... On all spirits of wine and arrack,
$3.60 per gallon.
$2.40 per gallon.
$1.20 per gallon.
$2.40 per gallon, $1.80 per gallon. $1.20 per gallon. $0.60 per gallon.
$0.24 per gallon. $3.00 per gallon.