THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 18, 1926. 869
Administration Reports, 1935:--
Part I.-General Administration:
Report to the Director of Colonial Audit on the Audit of the Accounts of Hong Kong, 1935, with copy of forwarding despatch to Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Part II.-Law and Order :-
Report of the Police Magistrates' Courts.
Report of the Inspector General of Police.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
4. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee
(No. 7), dated 26th August, 1936, and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to
MOTIONS.
5. The Colonial Treasurer addressed the Council and requested permission to make a small amendment in the first paragraph by deleting the words "that on and after the coming into operation of this resolution" and to insert the words "with effect from Monday, the 14th day of September, 1936, and that thereafter" and moved that the resolution as amended be adopted.
LIQUORS DUTIES RESOLUTION.
Resolved pursuant to section 39 of the Liquors Ordin- ance, 1931, Ordinance No. 36 of 1931, that the Liquors Duties Resolution of the 22nd April, 1936, published in the Gazette by Notification No. 375 of the 24th April, 1936, be rescinded with effect from Monday the 14th day of September, 1936, and that thereafter the duties to be paid upon intoxicating or spirituous liquors imported into, or distilled, made or prepared, in the Colony shall be assessed in Hong Kong currency as in the following Table.
TABLE.
Part I.
EUROPEAN TYPE LIQUOR.
Per gallon.
On all liqueurs, and on all champagnes and other
sparkling wines
$13.00
On all brandy consigned from and grown or pro-
duced in the British Empire
5.00
On all other brandy and on gin, whisky and other
spirituous liquors
10.00
On all port, sherry and madeira..
6.00
On all other still wines
5.00
On cider and perry
0.80
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