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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature

or other Authority noder which levied.

LIQUOR DUTIES,—Continued.

All such liquor shall contain not more than 45 % of alcohol by weight. (d.) 30.80 cents a gallon on the native liquor known as Fan Tsun, if containing 50% or under of alcohol by weight, with tho audition of two cents for every one per centum between 50% and 55% of alcohol by weight. (c.) $1.00 a gallon with the addition of eight cents for every one per centum above 55 % of alcohol by weight on nuy native liquor containing above 55% of alcohol by weight.

(/) $0.10 per gallon ou 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 nutive wines and spirits declared or labelled us 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 Inbelled as belonging there shall he paid the appropriate duty of the division in which the amount of aleshol found has 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 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 Gover- nor may from time to time appoint on that behalf las placed it. 2. Stills in the New Territories (not including New Kowloon and the Island of Cheung Chan) shall be prohibited frem sending liquor produced in these stills to Hongkong or to Now Kowloon : providest 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.

3. On intoxicating liquors, other than spirits of wine, arruck, and native wines and spirits, stored in a general bonded or licensed warehouse at the date the passing of this resolution, imported into, distilled, made, or preparod 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 strongth 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..

MARRIAGE LICENCES:-

New Territories,

.$360 yearly.

180

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

Ordinance 4 of 1875 &

Government Notifica- tions Nos. 632 of 1902 & 713 of 1905.

Notice of Marringe,

Certificate of Notice, Section 8.

Search,..........

Certified Copy,

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

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execeding teu yours,.

Licence to Registrar'to issue his certiflcute, Section 9,

Special Licence, Section 11,

Marriage at the Office of the Registrar,

MONEY CHANGERS' LICENCES,

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NEW TERRITORIES,

OPIUM MONOPOLT :—

Prepared Opium is sold at the following prices

1st Quality per Tuel,

Nil.

$ 1.00

1.00

1.00

5.00

10.00

10.00

50.00

10.00

..$50 per autuLAT.

10

33

2nd

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3rd

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11

11

Dross Opium

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PAWNBROKEers' Licences :—

In the Central District of Victoris,

In the Enstorn and Western Districts of Victoria,

Elsewhore in the Island of Hongkong,

Ordinances 7 of 1875 and

6 of 1903.

.$37.(10)

12.00

9.00

4.00

Ordinances 8 of 1887,-

Section 6, Sub-section 4, and Govt. Notifica- tion No. 520 of 1914. Ordinance No. 34 of 1910, Part IV, Soc- tion 73.

Ordinance No. 4 of 1914 and Govorument Notification Nos. 43 and 158 of 1916.

$1,500 1,000

750

Foes payable yearly in advance unīras men-

-rity farnished,

750

400

'Orlinanco 1 of 1860 and

Government Notifica- tion No. 267 of 1902.

Ordinanes 24 of 1910 & Government Notifica- tion. No, 328 of 1905.

Kowloon (old Territory) and Sham Shui Po, .................... 1,000, New Kowloon excopt (Sham Shui Po),

Elsewhere in the New Territorios,..

PERMITH TO Cet Earth and Stone, New TERKITORIES :—

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