Table II.
Return of Liquor duty Collected during the year 1928.
Chinese and Japanese Liquor.
Native Liquor Amount of locally. Amount of duty collected. Imported liquor. Amount of duty collected. Total Amount of duty collected. Distilled Spirits not more than 25% of alcohol by weight 565,785 gallons. 622,563.72 238,362 286,034.50 908,598.22 Native Spirits over 25% of alcohol by weight 36,262 50,276.10 63,931 Northern spirits over 25% of alcohol by weight.... 188,845 54 239,121.64 Sake $6,688 4,672 5,606.60 5,606.60 Diffence over-proof, fractions and arrears of duty 1,469.92 Total 1,154,796.38Note:- Fractions of a gallon are not shown in this Table.
Table III.
Summary of Revenue collected from Liquor during the year 1928.
Duties on European Type Liquor $ 461,754.71 Duties on Chinese and Japanese Liquor ... 1,154,796.38 Licensed Warehouse Fees 6,500.00 Liquor Dealer's Licence Fees 27,000.00 Distillery Licence Fees 7,843.75 Chinese spirits shop Licence Fees 200,316.67 TOTAL $1,858,211.51 Refund of Licence Fees $ 12.50 Refund of Liquor Duties 14,138.02 14,150.52 NET TOTAL ..... $1,844,060.99Page 165
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CLASS OF TOBACCO. Cigars...... Cigarettes European Tobacco Chinese Prepared Tobacco Raw Tobacco Leaf