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2. What was the total quantity of Rum sold by you during 1897–(A) to firms and persons in the Colony; (B) to firms and persons outside the Colony?
[A letter was sent later asking for names of firms and persons and
quantities supplied to each in answers to A and B.--Secretary.]
3. What was the total quantity of rectified spirit of wine distilled by you during
1897 in the Colony?
4. Specify the various materials used by you during 1897, in the Colony, in the
manufacture of rectified spirit of wine and the approximate quantity of each such material.
5. Do you manufacture rectified spirit of wine of more than one alcoholic strength? If so, specify the different strengths so made and sold, giving the total quantity of each kind.
6. How was the rectified spirit of wine you manufactured during 1897 disposed of, i.e., was it all sold—(A) as spirit of wine; (B) or was some of it sold in other forms; (C) and if so, in what forms; (D) giving the total quan- tity of each such form sold; (E) and a list of the firms and persons to
whom it was sold?
Give a list of the firms and persons in the Colony to whom you sold rectified spirit of wine during 1897 and the approximate quantity so sold to each.
Give a list of the firms and persons outside the Colony to whom you sold rectified spirit during 1897 and the approximate quantity so sold to each.
Your communications will be considered as confidential in any respect that you may consider necessary.
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
FRANK BROWNE, Secretary for the Commission.
The replies to this letter were to be treated as confidential.-Secretary.}
Questions sent to Chinese holders of Distillery Licences.
The Commissioners appointed to enquire into the importation, manufacture and sule of Alcoholic Liquors in Hongkong will be glad to receive as complete answers as possible to the questions given below. All communications will be regarded by the Commissioners as confidential. Please send in your answers as soon as possible.
FRANK BROWNE,
Hongkong, May 23, 1898.
Secretary for the Commission.-
1. Give a complete list of the various kinds of spirits which you distil and manu - facture.
2. Give a complete list of the various substances which you use in the distillation and manufacture of alcoholic liquors.
3. Give the quantity of each kind of alcoholic liquor which you distilled and manufactured during 1897.