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was increased. On European Wines and Spirits the increase was roughly 25%, but the increase varies on the different varieties. On Chinese Wines and Spirits the duty was doubled.
3. The total imports of European liquors show in most items a slight increase as against 1910. The exports remain on the whole practically stationary while there is a slight increase in the quantities consumed locally. This would tend to show that the increase in the duties has had no effect in decreasing the consumption. The details of the trade in European liquors are given in Table I.
4. There is a considerable decrease in the imports of Chinese Wines and Spirits. But as there is a corresponding decrease in the export of imported wines and as the output of local distilleries has considerably increased, it seems probable that the decrease is due to the disturbed state of China during the year and not to the increase in the duty. Details of the trade in Chinese liquors are given in Table II.
5. The trade of the local distilleries has been good, the total output being nearly 40% greater than that of 1910, and the quantity that paid duty being 26% greater than in 1910. This is of course mainly due to the decrease in imports mentioned above. The distillers however state that their profits have been adversely affected by the high price of rice. The return for the Cheung Chau distilleries shows a decrease owing to the closing down of two of these distilleries. The details of the trade done by local distilleries is shown in Table III.
6. The number of licensed warehouses is now 27; of these eight are warehouses for Chinese wines and it has been found possible to concentrate these in one building, thereby making the control more efficient. Three licensed warehouses are used for denaturing spirits, two in connection with the manufacture of tinctures and perfumes and one in connection with the bean curd trade. The remaining sixteen are warehouses for European Wines and Spirits.
The owners of licensed warehouses have given every assistance by making various alterations suggested by this department to improve the control of the movement of liquors.
7. During the year the laws relating to liquor were consolidated under the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance No. 9 of 1911. It includes the various Ordinances dealing with liquor duties and liquor licences. This Consolidation Ordinance was further amended by Ordinance No. 46 of 1911 which corrects some omissions and makes several other small changes.
8. Opium. The trade in raw opium for the year has been considerably affected by the agreement between Great Britain and China signed on May 8th, 1911. The imports of raw opium to Hongkong show a decrease of 10,457 chests or 32.9 per cent. as compared with a decrease of 11.1 per cent. in 1910 and 14.5 per cent. in 1909. The exports show a decrease of 8,272 chests or 29.2...
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was increased. On European Wines and Spirits the increase was roughly 25%, but the increase varies on the different varieties. Oa Chinese Wines and Spirits the duty was doubled.
3. The total imports of European liquors show in most items a slight increase as against 1910. The exports remain on the whole practically stationary while there is a slight increase in the quantities consumed locally. This would tend to show that the increase in the duties has had no effect in decreasing the consumption. The details of the trade in European liquors are given in Table I.
1. There is a considerable decrease in the imports of Chinese Wines and Spirits. But as there is a corresponding decrease in the -export of imported wines and as the output of local distilleries has considerably increased, it seems probable that the decrease is due to the disturbed state of China during the year and not to the increase in the duty. Details of the trade in Chinese liquors are given in Table II.
5. The trade of the local distilleries has been good, the total output being nearly 40% greater than that of 1910, and the quantity that paid duty being 26% greater than in 1910. This is of course mainly due to the decrease in imports mentioned above. The dis- tillers however state that their profits have been adversely affected by the high price of rice. The return for the Cheung Chau dis- tilleries shows a decrease owing to the closing down of two of these distilleries. The details of the trade done by local distilleries is shown in Table III.
6. The number of licensed warehouses is now 27; of these eight are warehouses for Chinese wines and it has been found possible to concentrate these in one building, thereby making the control more efficient. Three licensed warehouses are used for denaturing spirits, two in connection with the manufacture of tinctures and perfumes and one in connection with the bean curd trade. The remaining sixteen are warehouses for European Wines and Spirits.
The owners of licensed warehouses have given every assistance by making various alterations suggested by this department to improve the con- trol of the movement of liquors.
7. During the year the laws relating to liquor were consolidated under the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance No. 9 of 1911. Jt in- cludes the various Ordinances dealing with liquor duties and liquor licences. This Consolidation Ordinance was further amended by Ordinance No. 46 of 1911 which corrects some omissions and makes several other small changes.
8. Opium. The trade in raw opium for the year has been considerably affected by the agreement between Great Britain and China signed on May 8th, 1911. The imports of raw opium to Hongkong show a decrease of 10,457 chests or 329 per cent. as compared with a decrease of 111 per cent. in 1910 and 145 per cent. in 1909. The exports show a decrease of 8.272, chests or 29-2
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