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TOBACCO ORDINANCE,
The net revenue collected under the Tobacco Ordinance was $1,474,677.50 as compared with $1,062,031.14 for 1921. Special measures were taken with good results to deal with very prevalent smuggling of cigarettes.
The general details are as follows:—
1922 1921 Duties on Tobacco $1,464,304.00 1,051,568.39 Licensed Warehouse Fees 1,962.50 1,918.75 Licensed Warehouse Overtime Fees 93.00 72.00 Retailers' Licences 7,504.00 7,596.00 Manufacturers' Licences 730.00 744.00 Importers' Licences 84.00 132.00 Total $1,474,677.50 1,062,031.14Full particulars are shown in Tables VI-IX.
OPIUM MONOPOLY.
The revenue for 1922 was $5,551,305.35 as compared with $3,938,197.99 in 1921. The price of prepared opium remained unchanged during the year. The increase in revenue is a very fair measure of the amount of illicit opium consumed in the Colony in 1920 to 1921 and is no doubt largely due to the stringent steps taken to suppress illicit opium divans, where the greater part of the smuggled opium is consumed.
Tables X-XII show the movements of raw opium during the year.
Table XIII shows the seizures of illicit opium.
TRADE STATISTICS.
Table XIV shows the number of Permits, Declarations, etc., dealt with during the year, under the Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 1915, and the Registration of Imports and Exports Ordinance, 1921.
The total trade (excluding Treasure) for 1922 amounted to £122,191,827 as compared with £135,834,936 for 1921. Of this amount Imports were valued at £61,213,363 (as against £68,143,059 for 1921) and Exports at £60,978,464 (as against £67,694,877 for 1921).
Treasure imported during 1922 amounted to £9,717,616 (including £1,548,744 of Gold and £8,025,752 of Silver). Treasure exported during 1922 amounted to £14,164,806 (including £3,974,775 of Gold and £10,366,325 of Silver).
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TOBACCO ORDINANCE,
The net revenue collected under the Tobacco Ordinance was $1,474,677.50 as compared with $1,062,031.14 for 1921. Special measures were taken with good results to deal with very preva- lent smuggling of cigarettes.
The general details are as follows :—
Duties on Tobacco
Licensed Warehouse Fees
Licensed Warehouse Overtime
Fees
Retailers' Licences
Manufacturers'. Licences
Importers' Licences
Total
1922.
1921.
$1,464,304.00 1,051,568.39
1,962.50 1,918.75
93.00
72.00
7,504.00
7,596.00
730.00
744.00
84.00
132.00
$1,474,677.50 1,062,031.14
Full particulars are shown in Tables VI-IX.
OPIUM MONOPOLY.
The revenue for 1922 was $5,551,305,35 as compared with $3,938,197.99 in 1921. The price of prepared opium remained unchanged during the year. The increase in revenue is a very fair measure of the amount of illicit opium consumed in the Colony in 1920 to 1921 and is no doubt largely due to the stringent steps taken to suppress illicit opium divans, where the greater - part of the smuggled opium is consumed.
year.
Tables X-XII show the movements of raw opium during the
Table XIII shows the seizures of illicit opium.
TRADE STATISTICS.
Table XIV shows the number of Permits, Declarations, etc., dealt with during the year, under the Importation and Exporta- tion Ordinance, 1915, and the Registration of Imports and Exports Ordinance, 1921.
The total trade (excluding Treasure) for 1922 amounted to £122,191,827 as compared with £135,834,936 for 1921. Of this amount Imports were valued at £61,213,363 (as against £68,143,059 for 1921) and Exports at £60,978,464 (as against £67,694,877 for 1921).
Treasure imported during 1922 amounted to £9,717,616 (including £1,548,744 of Gold and £8,025,752 of Silver). Treasure exported during 1922 amounted to £14,164,806 (includ- ing £3,974,775 of Gold and £10,366,325 of Silver).
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