THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 8, 1932.
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MOTIONS.
6. The Colonial Secretary addressed Council and asked that the motion regarding
the Kai Tack aerodrome might be postponed.
Consent was given and the motion was accordingly postponed.
7. The Colonial Treasurer moved the following resolution :-
Resolved under section 39 of the Liquors Ordinance, 1931, that the Resolu- tion of the 22nd day of October, 1931, assessing the duty to be paid on spirituous liquors other than intoxicating liquors be rescinded and that duty be assessed and paid on such spirituous liquors in accordance with the following table :-
TABLE.
per gallon.
.$10.00
On perfumed spirits and toilet preparations other than spirituous liquors classified by the Superintendent as Medicated Spirits...
On Medicated Spirits classified by the Superintendent
as such :-
(a) containing more than 10% by weight of
pure alcohol but less than 21%
$ 2.50
(b) containing 21% by weight of pure alcohol
but less than 38%
.$ 5.00
(c) containing 38% by weight of pure alcohol
but less than 63%
$ 7.50
(d) containing not less than 63% by weight of
pure alcohol
..$ 10.00
Provided that the dollars and decimals thereof stated in the Table shall be conventional dollars reckoned as the equivalent of one shilling and eightpence sterling; and consequently to arrive at the actual amount payable in Hong Kong currency the conventional dollar stated in the Table shall be multiplied by 20 and divided by a figure settled by the Colonial Treasurer from time to time representing the average opening selling rates for the previous month of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation for demand drafts on London and until so settled the figure shall be 17.24.
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
8. Opium Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First. reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to opium."
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
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