Lady

The best way of checking the consumption of spirits in Hongkong would be to increase the retail license fee, as Mr Graham suggests ?

and the only way of preventing the consumption of bad spirits would be either (1) to prohibit the distillation or importation of spirits, or (2) to impose a penalty on Spirits, as contemplated in S.48 of the Spirit Faren Bill (7457)

on noxioces

79

Nr 18 13

The Governor

Chilly within the letter of the law in increasing the "Consideration " for the grant of a license "prem for $482,000" - but think he might have warned the compradores who are Koreans negotiating for the purchase of the Distillery that their intention is known and having omitted

Although it is mut

a very strong case

I think that, he should have refunded. I would also support that the licence fee should be uniform and not dependent on the quantity or quality of spirits distilled

I am not sure it might be wise

The conditions being that it should be liable to forfeiture on proof of the license having sold spurious spirit,

with the previous minutes of the Executive Council

taxing spirits distilled for exportation and the tax on the manufacture of spirits for internal consumption would be various - but to an extent like customs duties -

I am rather inclined to support the Commercial Government. The duty is excessively low, and the manufacture of spirits for export is not, under all the circumstances, an enterprise

of unfair competition with the export duty. We cannot prudently maintain that Export duties are unsound or undesirable in Colonies. If he J. Hennessy taxes the Chunève distillers, as he says he will, on a fair scale, part of the burden, at any rate, will be removed.

(1) Mercantile retail license

or (2) to impose a heavy penalty on the sale of Notions spirits.

Mar 14

I agree with Sir Grant Duff! an Export duty on spirits distilled in the colony which is quite indefensible in amount,

fixed arbitrarily, without any principle.

excise duty committee

3. to alter the Levies

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Lady

The best way of checking the consumption of spirits in Hongkong would be to increase the retail license fee, as Mr Graham suggests?

and the only way of preventing the consumption of bad spirits would be either (1) to prohibit the distillation or importation of spirits, or (2) to impose a penalty on Spirits, as contemplated in S.48 of the Spirit Faren Bill (7457)

79

Nr 18 13

The Governor

Chilly within the letter of the law in increasing the "Consideration" for the grant of a licence "prem for $482,000" - but think he might have warned the compradores who are Koreans negotiating for the purchase of the Distillery that their intention is known and having omitted

Although it is a very strong case

I think that he should have refunded. I would also support that the licence fee should be uniform and not dependent on the quantity or quality of spirits distilled

The conditions being that it should be liable to forfeiture on proof of the license having sold spurious spirit,

with the previous minutes of the Executive Council

taxing spirits distilled for exportation and the tax on the manufacture of spirits for internal consumption would be various - but to an extent like customs duties -

I am rather inclined to support the Commercial Government. The duty is excessively low, and the manufacture of spirits for export is not, under all the circumstances, an unfair enterprise

of competition with the export duty. We cannot prudently maintain that Export duties are unsound or undesirable in Colonies. If J. Hennessy taxes the Chunèe distillers, as he says he will, on a fair scale, part of the burden will be removed.

(1) Mercantile retail licence

or (2) to impose a heavy penalty on the sale of spurious spirits.

Mar 14

I agree with Sir Grant Duff! An export duty on spirits distilled in the colony is quite indefensible in amount,

fixed arbitrarily, without any principle.

excise duty committee

3. to alter the Levies

there

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