188554-1932-Minutes-No-10 — Page 3

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 5, 1932.

MOTIONS.

581

5. The Colonial Treasurer moved the following resolution :-

That this Council approves the recommendations made by the Director of Public Works and laid before Council and resolves that a sum of $746,950, distributed as follows:-

Head 35 P. W. D.

Head 36 P. W. R.

Head 37 P. W. E.

$

10,500

389,500

346,950

be charged upon the Revenue and other funds of the Colony in addition to the sums already provided in the Estimates for 1932 for the purpose of carrying out these recommendations.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

6. The Colonial Treasurer moved the following resolution :-

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Resolved pursuant to section 39 of the Liquors Ordinance, 1931, Ordinance No. 36 of 1931, as amended by the Liquors Amendment Ordinance, 1932, that the Liquor Duties Resolutions of the 26th February, 1931, and the 17th March, 1932 (published respectively by Notifications Nos. 122 and 168 of the Gazettes of the 27th February, 1931 and the 18th March, 1932) be rescinded and that on and after the coming into operation of this Resolution the Liquor Duties to be paid upon intoxicating or spirituous liquors, as the case may be, heretofore or hereafter imported into, distilled, made or prepared in the Colony shall be assessed as in the following Table provided that, in the case of dutiable liquors heretofore or hereafter imported into the Colony the dollars and decimals thereof stated in the Table shall be conventional dollars reckoned as the equivalent of one shilling and eight pence sterling; and that 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 previous month of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation for demand drafts on London and until so settled the figure shall be 16.10.

TABLE.

Part I.

EUROPEAN TYPE LIQUOR.

On all liqueurs, and on all champagnes and other sparkling

wines

On all brandy, gin, rum, whisky and other spirituous liquors On all port, sherry and madeira

On all other still wines

Ün beer, porter, cider, perry and stout

On all intoxicating liquors above the strength of 18 degrees under proof, for every degree above such strength, in addition to the appropriate duty as above..

Part II.

CHINESE TYPE LIQUOR.

On all Chinese type spirits containing not more than 24 per cent

of alcohol by weight

For every one per cent of additional alcoholic strength by weight

**

Per gallon.

$

10.00

6.00

4.00

3.00

0.60

0.70

$

1.20

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