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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Aet of Colonial Legislature

or other Authority under which levied.

Licences, &^.,—Continued.

JUNK LICENCES,—Continued.

In the case of Trading Junk Licences the above fees include the annual fee of $3 hitherto charged for Special Permits.

Special Permits for Licensed Fishing Junks,

2. FEES FOR PAINTING Numbsus oN JUNKS ANd other Vessels.

25 cents.

The painting and branding of numbers upon Junks and other vessels, as required by Sub-sections (5), (6) and (7) of Section 39, shall be one to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master, and by persons duly instructed in that behalf by him. The senle of | fees for such painting shall be as follows :-

for Trading Junks and Fishing Junks under 100 piculs................ for Trading Junks and Fishing Junks of 100 pieuls and above,, for all Vessels in Classes I, II, III and IV of Table [...................

LIQUOR DUTIES :—

130 cents.

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50

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Sections 39 and 43 of

Ordinance 10 of 1899, and Schedule of Ord., Table 7.

Government Notifications Nos. 122 of 1912 ani 202 of 1913.

On all liqueurs,.......

$10,00 per gallon.

On all braudy, whisky, gin, rum, and other spirituous liquors,... 6.00 On all champagues and other sparkling wines,

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10.00

On all port, sherry and madeira,

4.00

On all other still wines in bottle......

3,00

On all other still wines in wood,

2.50

On all other intoxicating liquors excepting spirits of wine and

native wines and spirits,

0.40

Ou all spirits of wine and arrack......................

6.00

On all native wines and spirits :-

(a.) $0.60 cents a gallon on the native liquors known as Liu Pin and Sheung Ching and on the following sweetened, prepared, and medicated wines :-

No Mai Tsan, Hak No Mai, Man Kao, Yuk Lan, Ning Mung Tsan, Tsing Mui, Mok Kwa, Shun Fung. Wa Tan, Shất Li Tsan, Shan Kat, Lung Sau Tsnu, Kei Kuk, Sam Pin, Tit Ta. Fung Shap, and Wai Sang.

All such liquor shall contain not more than 25 ₺ of alcohol by weight. (b.) 8.080 cents a gallon ou the native liquor known as Sam Ching,

containing not more than 35% of alcohol by weight.

(c.) $1.00 a gallon 31 the native liquor known as Fa Tean and ou

the following sweetened, prepared, or inediented wines :—

Ng Ka Pei, Mui Kwai Lo, Sz Kwok Kung, Fu Kwat Muk Kwa,

Yau Chan Lo, und Ko Leung Kon.

All such liquor shall contain not more than 45 % of alcohol by weight. (d) $1.20 a gallon on the native liquor known as Fan Tsau, if containing 30% or under of alcohol by weight, with the addition of six cents for every one per centum between 50 % and 55% of aleolol by weight. (e.) $1.50 a gallon with the addition of teu cents for every

ceutum above 55 % of alcohol by weight on any native liquor containing per above 55% of alcohol by weight.

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(/) $0.20 cents per gallon on all native liquor distiliesi in the New Territories, not including New Kowloon, and the Island of Cheung Chun. for consumption in the said Territorios,

1. On native wines and spirits declared or labelled as 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 labelled as belonging there shall be paid the appropriate duty of the division in which the amount of alcohol found has placed it: each 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 sneh persou as the Gover- nor may from time to time appoint on that hehalf has placed it.

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

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