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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 10, 1909.

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PART I.

Duty.

3.-(1.) There shall be paid upon intoxicating liquors Duties.

hereafter imported into distilled made or prepared in the

Colony the duties following; namely:-

On all spirituous liquors,.

$3.20 per gallon

Ou all sparkling wines,

$2.00 per gallon

On all still wines,..

$1.33 per gallon

On all other intoxicating liquors,

excepting native wines and

spirits,

$0.32 per gallon

$0.15 per gallon

On all native wines and spirits,

It shall be lawful for the Legislative Council at any time by resolution to alter or amend all or any of the foregoing duties.

(2.) The duty upon intoxicating liquors imported by sea in any ship other than a junk as defined by the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, shall be payable

(a.) if such liquors are not forth with in accordance with the conditions of a permit issued under this Ordinance removed into a King's or licensed warehouse or into another ship

before the removal of them from the ship

in which they are imported;

(b.) if such liquors are forthwith removed into a

King's or licensed warehouse

before the removal of them from such King's or licensed warehouse, unless such removal is for export or into another King's or licensed ware- house.

(3.) The duty upon intoxicating liquors imported by junk or by land shall be payable at such time and place as may be prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance.

(4.) The duty upon intoxicating liquors distilled made or prepared in the Colony shall be payable before the removal of such liquors from the factory or place in which they are distilled made or prepared.

PART II.

Import and Export of Intoxicating Liquors.

4.-(1.) No person shall import or export dutiable liquors Restrictions or denatured spirits except info or from such ports or places on import

and export. of the Colony as may be specified by the Governor and notified in the Gazette.

(2.) No person shall import or export dutiable liquors or denatured spirits by land except under and in accordance with such regulations and restrictions as may from time to time be prescribed by rule under this Ordinance.

ed from a

5.--(1.) No person shall remove any dutiable liquors. Dutiable from any ship in which the same may have been imported liquors not without a permit in the Form No. 4 in the Schedule to to be remov this Ordinance in the case of liquors on which duty is to be ship without paid before such removal, or in the Form No. 5 in the said a permit. Schedule in the case of liquors to be stored in a King's or licensed warehouse and except in accordance with the conditions in such perimit contained.

(2.) In the case of liquors on which duty is to be paid Issue of before such removal the Superintendent shall upon receiv- permit in ing a requisition therefor in the Form No. 1 in the said cases where Schedule issue a permit in the Form No. 4 in the said duty is paid Schedule authorising the removal of such liquors on the removal. conditions stated in such permit.

before

(3.) In the ease of liquors to be stored in a King's or Issue of licensed warehouse the Superintendent shall upon receiving permit for a requisition therefor in the Form No. 2 in the said Schedule removal to

King's ware- issue a permit in the Form No. 5 in the said Schedule house. authorising the removal of such liquors on the conditions stated in such permit.

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