CO129-525-1 Importation of French liquers 30-3-1930 - 7-10-1930 — Page 21

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Enclosure No. 1.

Enclosure No. 2.

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My Lord,

RECEIVED

4 AUG 1930

COL. OFFIoa

21

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG. 4th July, 1930.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of Your Lordship's despatch No.91 dated 29th March on the

subject of the importation of French brandies into Hong Kong and in reply to forward two copies of the Immature Spirits

Regulations which came into force on 1st January, 1930.

The usual requirements of the Superintendent

2.

of Imports and Exports under Regulation 2 are based on those

of the Ceylon Customs, of which a copy is forwarded herewith;

and nine months' notice was given to the importers in the

Colony before the Regulations came into force.

3.

The Superintendent of Imports and Exports

however reports that in practice he has not insisted on the

certificate of the "Contributions Indirectes" Department

where other certificates produced have appeared satisfactory

to him, and that these have, since the Regulations came into

force, included certificates signed by Mayors of localities,

by local Customs authorities and in one case by the President

of a Chamber of Commerce.

4.

I shall be glad if I may be informed if this

practice is in accordance with that of the Custans and

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD PASSFIELD,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

Excise