AnnualReport-1927

Table II.

Return of Liquor duty Collected during the year 1927.

Chinese and Japanese Liquor.

Liquors Amount of distilled locally. Amount of duty collected. Imported liquor. Amount of duty collected. gallons. $ gallons. $ Native Spirits not more than 25% of alcohol by weight...... 440,391 484,430.54 207,833 249,400.13 Spirits Native over 25% of alcohol by weight 22,374 32,366.31 58,163 733,830.67 Northern spirits over 25% of alcohol by weight. 49,944 197,891.13 Sake 3,496 4,202.20 Difference on overproof and fractions.... 3.77 Total ... Total 406.19 409.96 968,700.30

Note :- Fractions of a gallon are not shown in this Table.

*Excludes 7,111 gallons $7,822.94 duty collected and paid into Treasury by the District Officer, North,

DUTIES.

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Table III.

Summary of Liquor Duties and Licence Fees.

(1) European Liquor

(2) Chinese Liquor

$ 521,521.77 976,523.24 $1,498,045.01 14,946.81 $1,483,098.20

LICENCES AND FEES.

(1) Warehouse Licences

$ 6,583.42

Warehouse Overtime Fees

123.00

((2) Dealers Licences

20,000.00

Last three (3)

(3) Distillery Licences

7,743.75

Quarters

(4) Chinese Wine and Spirit Shop Licences

161,770.83

$ 196,221.00 325.00 $ 195,896.00

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CLASS OF TOBACCO.

Cigars..........

Cigarettes

European Tobacco

Chinese Prepared Tobacco

Raw Tobacco Leaf

Snuff