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Less fuel is consumed proportionately and the spirit is of excellent quality and very clear. These stills were locally made by Chinese craftsmen and are of the simplest construction possible. The good work of Revenue Officer J. W. Brown in helping and encouraging the Distilleries during the trying time of the first trials of this new and improved type of still is worthy of mention. The spirit produced has found a ready sale. Several other Distilleries are considering the installation of this type of still, now that the initial prejudice against the innovation has been conquered, two more of the new type are expected to be in operation early in 1929.
(f) Local distilleries had to contend with a marked decrease in the quality of the molasses imported, they never could be sure of the quality of their purchases. This state of affairs will be remedied as soon as the Tank Installation for the supply of good quality molasses at Shan Ching in the New Territories comes into operation early in 1929.
(g) That the stricter control of Distilleries has not been prejudicial to their business is proved by the increase of their reported production by 28 per cent, while the increase in the case of imported Chinese Liquor is only 14 per cent.
(h) A motor car was commissioned early in the year for use by the Revenue Officer in charge of the Distilleries in the New Territories North and Tsun Wan district. This enables a complete circuit of the New Territories to be made every day, and has been extremely beneficial to Distillery control, every distillery in the New Territories North and Tsun Wan is now liable to be visited any day at any time. This was impossible before.
3. Imported Chinese liquor increased by 14 per cent, but there was a very considerable quantity smuggled into the outlying districts such as Shaukeiwan and Aberdeen, chiefly by small fishing junks from Macau. Seizures amounted to 1,918 gallons by Revenue Officers and 1,482 by Police Officers who did very good work in intercepting smuggled Chinese liquor. Steps were taken to check the importation of adulterated spirit from Macau.
4. Spirits of Wine continued to be seized from time to time: Some 650 gallons were actually seized by this Department and 94 gallons by the Police, but much more was detected in Liquor shops, where it had been broken down with water and blended with other spirits. The origin of the Spirits of Wine was Macau. A new method of concealing Spirits of Wine was discovered. Two glass demijohns enclosed in wickerwork are tied together with a long rope about 20 to 25 feet long, one jar is dropped into
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Less fuel is consumed proportionately and the spirit is of ex- cellent quality and very clear. These stills were locally made by Chinese craftsmen and are of the simplest construction pos- sible. The good work of Revenue Officer J. W. Brown in help- ing and encouraging the Distilleries during the trying time of the first trials of this now and improved type of still is worthy of mention. The spirit produced has found a ready sale. Several other Distilleries are considering the installation of this type of still, now that the initial prejudice against the innova- tion has been conquered, two more of the new type are expected to be in operation early in 1929.
(f) Local distilleries had to contend with a marked decrease in the quality of the molasses imported, they never could be sure of the quality of their purchases. This state of affairs will be remedied as soon as the Tank Installation for the supply of good quality molasses at Shan Ching in the New Territories comes into operation early in 1929.
(g) That the stricter control of Distilleries has not been prejudicial to their business is proved by the increase of their reported production by 28 per cent, while the increase in the case of imported Chinese Liquor is only 14 per cent.
(h) A motor car was commissioned early in the year for use by the Revenue Officer in charge of the Distilleries in the New Territories North and Tsun Wan district. This enables a com- plete circuit of the New Territories to be made every day, and has been extremely beneficial to Distillery control, every dis- tillery in the New Territories North and Tsun Wan is now liable to be visited any day at any time. This was impossible before.
3. Imported Chinese liquor increased by 14 per cent, but there was a very considerable quantity smuggled into the out- lying districts such as Shaukeiwan and Aberdeen, chiefly by snall fishing junks from Macau. Seizures amounted to 1,918 gallons by Revenue Officers and 1,482 by Police Officers who did very good work in intercepting smuggled Chinese liquor. Steps were taken to check the importation of adulterated spirit from Macau.
4. Spirits of Wine continued to be seized from time to time: Some 650 gallons were actually scized by this Department and 94 gallons by the Police, but much more was detected in Liquor shops, where it had been broken down with water and blended with other spirits. The origin of the Spirits of Wine was Macau. A new method of concealing Spirits of Wine was discovered. Two glass demijohns enclosed in wickerwork are tied together with a long rope about 20 to 25 feet long, one jar is dropped into
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