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inion Alcoholic Liquors is interesting,
and seems to show that there
wro
need for legislation. After reading through
the widence,
I can
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todissent from the findings of the Commission that Hay Kong
is not
cursed above other towns that the cheap spirits sold are nothariful: that drunkenness is due rather to the quan then to the quality of the liquor consumed
liquor
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and that the trade is well conducted.
Their recommendations are:-
(1) That steps should be taken to enable a lages increased number of samples of food and drugs love examined If the Govenment Analyst under 0rday 1807 1896, which is
less a dead letter at present.
That as
more a
(2)
samsku (Chinese rice spirit) is cheap, bgislation should be undertaken to prevent it being
(3)
to Europeans.
Taliplicans should be
moral people.
I do not feel
but the rest of these
as
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increasing
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recommendations
excellent. The evidence of all.
Frank Browne, As. Gavy Analyst/fh.
14 to 22), and his observation auth
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XL.II to XLV of the Apfender,
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the most important
evidence before the
Commission
402
? Acknowledge with an
expussion of interest, and
say
the
be glad to beam what
sofs, will await the receipt of
A
ction, Sany,
the
a desfatich from the Governor proposes to take in the malter.
te from the sulgest). And send copy of the Medical Refort to Dr. Manson,
LF
This report makes
for reducing
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a
o suggestion
the consumption of
liquors by reducing the taxation therean. It is probably imposible
to levy duty on inforted spuits Hong Kong later the despatch
muniter
propose
che an
but I will in the
increase of the spirit
license fees, which
Hems
desciable, not out for the sake of raising the price ofliquas
and so
reducing
the consumption
but also for the sake of nicensing
the revenue which is
is very
necessary.
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