CO129-542-13 Tobacco taxation- suggested scale of duties 23-12-1932 - 25-10-1933 — Page 2

1 Gps Conf

for. Conson

of duties.

telegraph

23.12.32

suggested scale Requests athroval by

In the conf. Ft. to whit the 9000 refers (67 on

90918/1/32)

m

we said that a prefse of 74 / U. Stacco wa be trivial & that the situation should he

allowed to chvel of refore any change Bacco duties.

was made in the

The present proposades provide preferences of 74 her U. maustripped tobacco + 8-94 m stripped. Cigarettes

Cigars are treated in a 3 deckter basin which gives the Empire made article a prefce of 10% over all for

Il foreign brands and cigarettes & cipars made from Cantine leaf a further 10 to advantage.

This looks like a really useful contribution, and baving regard to the exceptional position of Hong Kong in tariff matters it may

be considered chesirable to

approve at once rather than wist motil a querea

Herce deether footing

can be worked out for all Bls.

As telegraphic refly is requested I have put

this in colour.

2

Miclare

30.1-33.

Converting the Customs dollar ($1=1x80. 56.=1d.) into stealing, this means the

following spreferences:-

Urmanufactured tobacco

Cigars

you ca

1 d. +1 //d.

8 do 4d.

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d r

Cigarettes &manufactured tobacco 33 d

12 d.

The preferences are, of course, trivial, Тириристенал,

but when the full rate

ซึ่ง

cigarettes

only 1/8 per lb. & apparently cannot be increased for fear of