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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT.

No. 56. The following alterations and additions to the List of Headings for the Classification of Imports and Exports, 1918, are notified for the guidance of merchants:-

1.-Page 14.--Classifier of Quantity for Minerals and Ores is "Piculs".

-Add new item 207a-"Ores (other)".

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3.-Page 18.-Item 257 (Ducks and canvas, grey)-Quantity by yards instead

of pieces.

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—Add new item 257a-"Unbleached cloths (unclassified)". Quan-

tity by yards.

-Add new item 263a-“Bleached cloths (unclassified)". Quantity

in yards.

-After item 263a add new Sub-head-"Light Cotton Fancies". --Add new item 267a-"Light cotton fancies (unclassified)".

Quantity in yards.

3.--Page 19.--Add new item 279a-"Coatings and trouserings, dyed".

Quantity in yards.

9. Page 20.-Item 297 -For "Cotton piece goods (unclassified)", read "Prints

(unclassified)". Quantity in yards.

10. Page 23.--Delete item 323-" Nankeens". These will be included under

item 289.

11.-Page 30.-Add new item 393a-"Copra". Quantity in piculs.

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-Add new item 397a-"Cotton, raw". Quantity in piculs.

13. Page 43.-Add new item 506a-"Shoemakers" Sundries". Quantity in

value.

14.-Page 46.-Add new Heading--"Sundries Y".

15.

--Add new items, 532 "Yarn (cotton)", and 533 "Yarn (woollen)".

Quantity in piculs.

Copies of this Notification will be issued free of charge by the Imports and Exports Office in due course.

8th February, 1918.

D. W. TRATMAN, Superintendent.

(Extract from the Hongkong Government Gazette No. 6 of the 8th February, 1918)

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