CO129-541-4 Empire Products Fair- report 2-7-1932 - 16-3-1933 — Page 8

HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Scale of Tobacco Duties.

A. On unmanufactured tobacco:

(1) If unstripped:—

19

per pound weight.

(a) containing 10 pounds or more of moisture

per 100 pounds weight thereof:

I. If of Empire Origin

II. Other tobacco

(b) containing less than 10 pounds of moisture

per 100 pounds weight thereof:

I. If of Empire Origin

II. Other tobacco

(2) If stripped:-

(a) containing 10 pounds or more of moisture

per 100 pounds weight thereof:

I. If of Empire Origin

II. Other tobacco

(b) containing less than 10 pounds of moisture

per 100 pounds weight thereof:

I. If of Empire Origin

II. Other tobacco

B. On manufactured tobacco:

63 cents.

70 cents.

72 cents.

79 cents.

76*cents. 84 cents.

84 cents.

93 cents.

(1) Cigars:

I. If of Empire Origin and manufacture II. If of Empire manufacture only III. Other cigars

$1.60

$1.80

$2.00

:

(2) Cigarettes:

I. If of Empire Origin and manufacture.

$0.81

II. If of Empire manufacture only III. Other cigarettes

$0.90

$0.99

(3) Other manufactured tobacco, including snuff and

cigar cuttings:

I. If of Empire Origin and manufacture

II. If of Empire manufacture only

III. Chinese prepared tobacco

IV. Other varieties

$0.81

$0.90

$0.90

$0.99

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