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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 12, 1930.
Hong Kong.
No. 351.
Order made by the Governor under section 2 of the Public Revenue Protection Ordi- nance, 1927, Ordinance No. 9 of 1997, at 10.30 o'clock in the forenoon on Thursday, the 12th day of June, 1930.
WHEREAS I, Sir WILLIAM PEEL, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, have approved of the introduction into the Legislative Council of the resolution hereto annexed and signed by me:
AND WHEREAS the duties on tobacco would be altered and would become the duties▾ appearing in such resolution if the same were to become law :
Now I, the Governor, under the powers conferred upon me by the Public Revenue Protection Ordinance, 1927, Do HEREBY make this ORDER giving the full force and effect of law to all the provisions of such resolution so long as this order remains in force.
W. PEEL,
Governor.
This is the Resolution referred to in my Order of the 12th June, 1930.
W. PEEL,
Governor.
Tobacco Duties.
Resolved that the duties on tobacco set forth in section 6 of the Tobacco Ordinance, 1916, Ordinance No. 10 of 1916, be altered and that, subject to the provisions of sub- section (3) of the said section, the duty payable (i) upon all tobacco imported into the Colony after the coming into operation of this resolution, and (ii) upon all dutiable tobacco already in the Colony at the coming into operation of this resolution, shall be as follows-per pound weight.
A.-On uumanufactured tobacco :
(1) If unstripped :
(a) containing 10 pounds or more of moisture per 100
pounds weight thereof
75 cents.
(b) containing less than 10 pounds of moisture per 100
pounds weight thereof
84 cents.
(2) If stripped:
(a) containing 10 pounds or more of moisture per 100
pounds weight thereof
.......
90 cents.
(b) containing less than 10 pounds of moisture per 100
pounds weight thereof
$1.00.
B.-On manufactured tobacco :
(1) Cigars
(2) Cigarettes ...
$2.00.
1.00.
(3) Other manufactured tobacco, including snuff and cigar
cuttings
1.00.