HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Scale of Tobacco Duties.
A. On unmanufactured tobacco:
(1) If unstripped:—
19
per pound weight.
(a) containing 10 pounds or more of moisture
per 100 pounds weight thereof:
I. If of Empire Origin
II. Other tobacco
(b) containing less than 10 pounds of moisture
per 100 pounds weight thereof:
I. If of Empire Origin
II. Other tobacco
(2) If stripped:-
(a) containing 10 pounds or more of moisture
per 100 pounds weight thereof:
I. If of Empire Origin
II. Other tobacco
(b) containing less than 10 pounds of moisture
per 100 pounds weight thereof:
I. If of Empire Origin
II. Other tobacco
B. On manufactured tobacco:
63 cents.
70 cents.
72 cents.
79 cents.
76*cents. 84 cents.
84 cents.
93 cents.
(1) Cigars:
I. If of Empire Origin and manufacture II. If of Empire manufacture only III. Other cigars
$1.60
$1.80
$2.00
:
(2) Cigarettes:
I. If of Empire Origin and manufacture.
$0.81
II. If of Empire manufacture only III. Other cigarettes
$0.90
$0.99
(3) Other manufactured tobacco, including snuff and
cigar cuttings:
I. If of Empire Origin and manufacture
II. If of Empire manufacture only
III. Chinese prepared tobacco
IV. Other varieties
$0.81
$0.90
$0.90
$0.99
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