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Sale of liquor by licensed auctioneers.

35. Nothing in this Ordinance shall render it illegal Saving as for an auctioneer, holding an auctioneer's licence, to to sale of

auctioneer.

sell intoxicating liquor by auction, without any liquor by licence, upon his own premises for a principal hold- licensed ing an appropriate liquor licence, or upon premises in respect of which his principal holds an appropriate licence authorising such principal to sell such intoxicating liquor, or in cases where such liquor is the property of the Imperial or Colonial Government, or forms part the estate of a bankrupt or deceased person, or is sold by order of court, or where, in any particular case, on application made, the Colonial Secretary grants permission for such sale by auction, whether upon licensed premises or elsewhere.

Alteration of licence fees.

36. The Governor in Council may alter any of the Governor in fees prescribed under this Ordinance in respect of Council all or any of the licences therein mentioned, and may alter

licence fees. may at any time substitute in whole or in part a schedule of fees for that contained in the Second Second Schedule.

Schedule.

Special forms of licence.

37. In addition to the forms of licences authorised Governor by this Ordinance and notwithstanding anything in Council herein contained, it shall be lawful for the Governor may create in Council at any time to grant any similar licences new forms of licence. in such form and subject to such terms and condi- tions in all respects as he may determine, and subject to the payment of such foes as may be prescribed in such licences.

Power to transfer duties.

38. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council Provision by notification to appoint such officer. as he may for transfer

of duties. think fit to exercise all or any of the duties in con- nexion with the issue of licences which are under this Ordinance vested in the Superintendent, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or other officer of the Govern- ment.

PART II.

DUTIES.

39.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Legislative Duties. Council by resolution to assess the duties to be paid upon intoxicating liquors or spirituous liquors imported into, distilled, made or prepared in the Colony,

(2) The duty upon such liquors imported shall be payable-

(a) if such liquors are not forthwith in accord- ance with the provisions of this Ordinance removed into a general bonded 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 general bonded warehouse-

before the removal of them from such general bonded warehouse, unless such re- moval is for export or into another general

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