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DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE, 1963. (No. 26 of 1963).

RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Resolution made and passed by the Legislative Council on the 16th day of March, 1964.

RESOLVED. in exercise of the power conferred by section 4 of the

Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, 1963, as follows-

THAT the part of the Resolution of the Legislative Council published as Legal Notification No. 123 in the Gazette of 11th October, 1963 which imposed duties on tobacco be revoked with effect from 2 o'clock P.M, on Wednesday, the 26th day of February, 1964, and that thereafter duty shall be payable on tobacco at the following rates per pound-

A-on UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO-

(1) unstripped tobacco containing

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(a) 10 per cent or more of moisture by weight-

(i) tobacco of Commonwealth origin (ii) other tobacco smoked pa (b) less than 10 per cent of moisture by weight-

(i) tobacco of Commonwealth origin

$5.70

6.00

5.73

(ii) other tobacco

6.09

(2) stripped tobacco containing-

(a) 10 per cent or more of moisture by weight-

(1) tobacco of Commonwealth origin (ii) other tobacco

5.85

6.15

(b) less than 10 per cent of moisture by weight------

(i) tobacco of Commonwealth origin 6.00 (i) other tobacco

6.30

B-on MANUFACTURED TOBACCO-

(1) Cigars

(1) of Commonwealth origin and manu-

facture

6.75 (ii) of Commonwealth manufacture only 7.50 (i) other cigars maymayın........... 9.25