SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

LIQUOR DUTIES,—Continued.

All such liquor shall contain not more than 45% of alcohol by weight.

(d) $0.80 cents a gallon on the native liquor known as Fan Tsau, if containing 50% or under of alcohol by weight, with the addition of two cents for every one per centum between 50% and 55% of alcohol by weight.

(e) $1.00 a gallon with the addition of eight cents for every one per centum above 55% of alcohol by weight on any native liquor containing above 55% of alcohol by weight.

(C) $0.10 per gallon on all native liquor distilled in the New Territories, not including New Kowloon and the Island of Cheung Chau, for consumption in the said Territories.

1. On native wines and spirits declared or labelled as belonging to any of the above divisions the appropriate duty therein laid down shall be paid except that on any native liquor however declared or labelled found by the Government Analyst or such person as the Governor may from time to time appoint in that behalf to contain more alcohol than is permitted in the division to which it is declared or labelled as belonging there shall be paid the appropriate duty of the division in which the amount of alcohol found puts it. Each division in such case shall represent native liquor of the limit of strength in alcohol therein stated and irrespective of any definition or description of such liquor, and on any native wines and spirits not declared or labelled as belonging to any division there shall be paid the duty appropriate to the division in which the amount of alcohol found by the Government Analyst or such person as the Governor may from time to time appoint on that behalf has placed it.

1. Stills in the New Territories (not including New Kowloon and the Island of Cheung Chau) shall be prohibited from sending liquor produced in these stills to Hongkong or to New Kowloon: provided that any licensee of a distillery who desires to send such liquor to Hongkong or New Kowloon may be granted a permit to do so, upon payment of the duties charged in Hongkong or New Kowloon.

1. On intoxicating liquors, other than spirits of wine, arrack, and native wines and spirits, stored in a general bonded or licensed warehouse at the date of the passing of this resolution, imported into, distilled, made, or prepared in the Colony above the strength of 18 under proof there shall be paid an additional duty of 6 cents for every degree above such strength in the case of brandy, and of 5 cents for every degree above such strength in the case of any other liquor.

MARINE STORE DEALERS' LICENCES

MARRIAGE LICENCES

MONEY CHANGERS' LICENCES

OPIUM MONOPOLY

Prepared Opium is sold at the following prices:

PAWNBROKERS' LICENCES

PERMITS TO CUT EARTH AND STONE, NEW TERRITORIES

$1 per mensem for each four or less number of workmen employed.

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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature

or other Authority under which levied.

LIQUOR DUTIES,—Continued.

All such liquor shall contain not more than 45 % of alcohol by weight. (d) $0.80 cents a gallon on the native liquor known as Fan Tsau, if containing 50% or under of alcohol by weight, with the addition of two cents for every one per centum between 50% and 55% of alcohol by weight. (e.) $1,00 a gallon with the addition of eight cents for every one per centum aliove 55 % of alcohol by weight on any native liquor containing above 55% of alcohol by weight.

(C) $0.10 per gallon on all untive liquor distilled in the New Territories, not including New Kowloon and the Island of Cheung Chau, for consumption in the said Territories,

1. On native wines and spirits declared or labelled as belonging to any of the above divisions the appropriate duty therein laid down shall be paid except that on any native liquor however declared or labelled found by the Government Analyst or such person us the Governor may from time to time appoint in that behalf to contain more alcohol than is permitted in the division to which it is declared or labelled as belonging there shall be paid the appropriate duty of the division in which the amount of alcohol found bus placed it ench division in such case shall represent native liquor of the limit of strength in alcohol therein stated and irrespective of any definition or description of such liquor, and on any untive wines and spirits not declared or labelled as belonging to any division there shall be paid the duty appropriate to the division in which the amount of alcohol found by the Government Analyst or such person as the Gover nor may from time to time appoint on that behalf has placed it.

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1. Stills in the New Territories (not including New Kowloon and the Island of Cheung Chun) shall be prohibited from sending liquor produced in these stills to Hongkong or to New Kowloon : provided that any licensee of a distillery who desires to send such liquor to Hongkong or New Kowloon may be granted a permit to do so, upon payment of the duties charged in Hongkong or New Kowloon.

1. On intoxicating liquors, other than spirits of wine, arrnek, atud native wines and spirits, stored in a general bonded or licensed warehouse at the date the passing of this resolution, imported into, distilled, male, or prepared in the Colony above the strength of 18 under proof there shall be paid an additional duty of 6 cents for every degree above such strength in the case of brandy, and of 5 cents for every degree above such strength in the case of any other liquor.

MARINE STORE Dealers' LICENCES..

Do..

New Territories,

$360 yearly.

180

Ordinance 9 of 1911 Sec- tion 41 (1), and Goveru- ment Notification No. 90 of 1916.

Ordinance 1 of 1875 & Notifien- Government

tions Nos. 632 of 1902 & 713 of 1905.

MARRIAGE LICENCES:--

Notice of Marriage,

Certificate of Notice, Section 8,

Certified Copy,

Certifiente of absence of any record for a period not exceeding ten years,

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exereding ten years,

Licence to Registrar to issue his certificate, Section 9, Special Licence, Section 11,

Marriage at the Office of the Registrar,

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CHANGERS' Licencks,

Do.,

Now TERRITORIES,

OPIUM MONOPOLY :—

Prepared Opium is sold at the following prices :—

1st Quality per Tael,

2nd

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Brd

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12

Dross Opium

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PAWNBROKERS' LICENCES :—

In the Central District of Victoria,

In the Eastern and Western Districts of Victoria,

Elsewhere in the Island of Hongkong,

Kowloon (old Territory) and Sham Shui Po,

Now Kowloon oxerpt (Sham Shui Po), Elsewhere in the New Territories,..

...$1,500

Nil.

$ 1.00

1.00

1.00

Ordinances 7 of 1975 and

5.00

6 of 1903.

10.00

10.00

50.00

10.00

........$50 per annum.

10

..

$15.00

14.50

11.67

4.00

Ordinancos 8 of 1887, .

Section 6, Sub-section

4, and Govt. Notifica- tion No. 520 of 1914. Ordinance No. 34 of 1910, Part IV, Sec- tion 73.

Ordinanco No.

4 of 1914 and Government Notification No. 246 of 1918.

1,000

1. Fees Payable yearly la advance unless secto 1,000

rity furnished,

750

400

Ordinance 1 of 1860 und Government Notifica- tion No. 267 of 1902.

Ordinance 84 of 1910 & Government Notifira- tion No. 328 of 1903,

PERMITS TO cut Earth AND Sroxɛ, NEW TERRITORIES :—

$1 per mensem for each four or loss number of workmen omployed.