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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 27, 1930.
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decide, and a similar allowance equivalent to Ten per cent of their salaries be granted to the dollar-paid employees in the Civil Service of Hong Kong, with effect from the 1st January, 1930.
The Hon. Mr. A. F. B. SпvA-NETTO seconded.
The Hon. Mr. S. W. Ts'o and Hon. Mr. J. OWEN HUGHES addressed Council
supporting the amendment.
The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and said that the Government was
unable to accept the amendment.
The Hon. Dr. R. H. KOTEWALL, C.M.G. replied.
On the amendment being put to vote it was declared lost. Ten Members voted against and six, Hon. Mr. J. OWEN HUGHES, Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MACKIE, Hon. Mr. R. H. KOTEWALL, Hon. Mr. S. W. Ts'o, Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON and Hon. Mr. A. F. B. SILVA-NETTO for the amendment.
Hon. Sir SHousox Chow and Hon. Mr. PAUL LAUDER abstained from voting.
The original resolution was then put to the meeting and was declared carried.
12. The Hon. Mr. J. OWEN HUGHES moved the following resolution:-
That it is desirable in the interests of this Colony that His Excellency the President of this Council be invited to appoint a Committee to be called "a Retrenchment Committee" for the purpose of advising the Government where, and the manner in which, economy in expenditure can, and should be made, in the personnel and administration of this Colony.
The Hon. Mr. R. H. KOTEWALL, C.M.G., LL.D. seconded.
Question---put and agreed to.
13. The Colonial Secretary moved the following resolution:-
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 (77) upon all dutiable tobacco already in the Colony at the coming into operation of this resolution, shall be as follows--per pound weight.
1.--On unmanufactured 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.