431
Can surely not be considered excessive
Obvious
755
is inconsistent
with iii
If it is desired to check
and
the manufacture of bad spirit it were possible to do so by raising the licence fee, why was it
not much sooner raised. Sir J. Hemming
will probably
take credit for having given Jardine, Matheson & Co. time.
But there is nothing
to show that raising the licence fee
would have the desired effect/result,
efficient to stop the
smuggling of
imported spirits
not
now hand-writing
I have until
to look into the circumstances of the
441
passing of the Ordinance of 1894
Whereby the Governor is
empowered to licence the distillation
of spirits in Hong Kong. I find that there is absolutely nothing
written in the correspondence
nor
in the proceedings of the Executive and
Legislative Council
to define precisely the object of the provisions of the
Ordinance
given in
The whole story
is told in
the report of the Attorney
General to the effect that the
Ordinance of 1844 prohibited the distillation of spirits. That the Hong Kong Distillery was
Dec.
431
Can surely not be considered excessive
Obvious
755
is inconsistent
with iii
If it is desued to check
and
the manufacture of bad spirit it were possible to to so by taising the licence the, why was it
not much protten raised. Sis J. Hemming
will mobaby
this by taking
!
credit for hand giving Jardine, Mattison 4(0, time.
But there is nothing
thew that reising the licencs fre
would have the desired effect result,
efficent to stop the
wuchers it
distillery altogether. import spirits
not
now hand trime
I have until
to look into the circumstances of the
441
bassing ofther Ordinance of694
Which the probation Governor is
Empowered to licence the distillation
gspirits in Hong Kong. I find thaat there is absolutes nothing
ritten in the correspondenes
now
the proceedings of the Excention and
legislative Consult
to define precise por the object of the provisions of the
ortance
given in
The whole story
haif
the report of the Attoing
General to the effect that h
ordinance of 1844 th distillation ofpirits was perhabited. That the Hong Kong Distillery to
Dec.
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