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mentioned in the ship's clearance.
This shortening
is considered desirable for the purpose of lessening the
opportunities of committing offences against this
Ordinance. The section also empowers the Superintendent
to demand the production of shipping documents.
10. Section 10 of this Ordinance repeals section 50
of the principal Ordinance because it is intended in
future to deal by means of regulations with the subject
of "breaking" cases in bond for the purpose of exporting
portions of the contents. This has been decided upon,
partly because the matter is one of minor detail, and
partly because regulations are more flexible than an
Ordinance. Some change in the present rule seems
desirable, but the best rule for all concerned may not
be discovered at the first attempt.
11.
Section 11 of this
Ordinance amends section 54 of
the principal Ordinance, with a view to preventing as
far as possible the improper use of a permit to move
liquor from a ship or to remove liquor for exportation.
Section 12 of this Ordinance adds two sections
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to the principal Ordinance.
The new section 62A
introduces a new system of charging and collecting the
duty on spirits distilled in the Colony.
It was
suggested by section 46 of the Spirits Act, 1880,
43 & 44 Vict. c.24. It is so technical that any
description of the system would practically have to be
a quotation of the section. The new section 625 gives
power to distrain for arrears of duty on spirits distilled
in the Colony. It is based on section 48 of the Spirits Act,
1880.
13. Section 13 of this Ordinance repeals section 70 of