CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 475

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RAFT.

Are export duties on the Spirits intended for foreign consumption be 45% and a differential duty made for spirit consumed in the Colony in favour of foreign Spirits imported for home consumption, Hong Kong being a free port,

I am unable to favour the wine trade. The Licence fee for Licence as a financial measure is expedient that an attempt should be made to raise revenue.

MINUTE.

Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Bramston. Mr. Meade. Mr. Herbert. Mr. Grant Duff. Lord Kimberley.

With regard to the question of the scale of spirits to be sold in the Colony, I request you will take this point into your early consideration.

The entire question of the consumption of inferior spirits by European soldiers should be dealt with by penal legislation against the sale of deleterious spirits.

I do not see what advantage is expected to result from an increased licence fee which could not be obtained in a less objectionable way.

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RAFT. Are export duties on the Spirits intended for foreign consumption be 45% and a differential duty made for spirit consumed in the Colony in favour of foreign Spirits imported for home consumption, Hong Kong being a free port, I am unable to favour the wine trade. The Licence fee for Licence as a financial measure is expedient that an attempt should be made to raise revenue. MINUTE. Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Bramston. Mr. Meade. Mr. Herbert. Mr. Grant Duff. Lord Kimberley. With regard to the question of the scale of spirits to be sold in the Colony, I request you will take this point into your early consideration. The entire question of the consumption of inferior spirits by European soldiers should be dealt with by penal legislation against the sale of deleterious spirits. I do not see what advantage is expected to result from an increased licence fee which could not be obtained in a less objectionable way.
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RAFT.

are export auf on the

Spirits intended for

foreign consumption

be

45

a

auf

differential

house made for spirit

consumed in the Colony

in favour of de agamit foreign

Spirit's imported for

home consumption, Hong

I am unable thefave to

Stauction the wineared

Lieuse fee

Horny age

thong being a free port,

II

trata

4th Licence

as

a

financ

ancial

measure

en of you thich it expedient

an

that a long been few attempt

to rain revlem

Hund be made to conforme a

2

from. her twy w

MINUTE.

Mr.

462

472

With $12.1

to tepected

raqand to the question of

the scale of spirits to fanta

in the

colorey,

that

thu mnt suitaki

"means will be

retadas' licenses,

white might

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade.

Mr. Herbert.

be fired at as

high a rate

as will to tristat with

Mr. Grant Duff.

Lord Kimberley.

the puvention

of the illust

Sale

and I request you will take this point wit you carly considerativas

The

que

entire of the Consumptive of

imperier spirits by Conopeame soldie Смотре

other

sherald

Le

dealt with by penal

pre avul

aint

sale of deleterious.

spirits.

the

consumption

of sinferior spirits by the

Rossifont

Enpean soldiers

I do not see

what advantage is

expected to cault pom

increased licence fee

Which could not be

the

Otarined in a

less

way.

objectionable

In the present

circumstances pong

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