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Miscellaneous... 1 Indian Police Constable
3 Messengers
2 Attendants (New Territories)
Allowances for Revenue work were paid to the following officers :-
1 Land Bailiff (New Territories)
1 Interpreter
6 Officers-in-charge of Police Stations
7. Housing of Staff:-In the course of the year it became apparent that it was advisable that the Chinese Revenue Officers should be under some kind of permanent supervision also that there should be some European always in residence at the Imports and Exports Office. In October, therefore, it was decided to erect on the vacant land to the East of the Harbour Office a barrack to accommodate 40 Chinese with quarters above for one European. It is expected that the building will be completed in the Autumn of 1911.
8. Distilleries:-The local manufacturers of Chinese Wines and Spirits report have had a fair year's trade. Three new distilleries--one with a "patent" still-were started in Hongkong, one in New Kowloon and one in Cheung Chau. The profits of the local firms would have been greater but for the flooding of the market in September by imports from various places in Kwang Tung, due to the proposed establishment of a liquor monopoly in the Province. The regulations, as originally drafted, included a tax on exported liquor. The following are the figures for this branch of the liquor trade in 1910 :-
Hongkong & New Kowloon Cheung Chau Rest of New Territories Total Output Gallons Gallons Gallons Gallons 470,792 21,484 213,955 785,456 368,292 50,049 Nil 669,518 19,231* Nil 19,231 11,736 11,736 Nil 11,736 100,709 1,838 Nil 87,271 11,600 Nil Nil Nil Total 23,322 213,955 785,456 61,649 Nil 669,518 23,322 61,649 19,231 11,736* Denatured with salt for use as a preservative in preparing tinned bean-curd for export.
† No figures are available,
In addition to the above figures (which are for distilleries in Chinese hands only) the Victoria Distillery near Kowloon City put out 264 gallons of European Spirits and 796 gallons of Chinese Spirits. This distillery did no work after May