302588-1941-Resolution-made-and-passed-by-the-Legislative-Council-under-sections-3-and-4-of-the-Dutiable-Commodities-Ord--1931-regarding-duty-on-Table-Waters — Page 1

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 21, 1941.

229

No. 192.

Hong Kong.

Resolution made and passed by the Legislative Council under sections 3 and 4 of the Dutiable Commodities Ordin- ance, 1931, Ordinance No. 36 of 1931, on the 20th February,

1941.

RESOLVED pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, 1931, with effect from nine o'clock a.m. on Thursday, the sixteenth day of January, 1941, as follows-

[s. 3.] APPLICATION OF ORDINANCE TO TABLE WATERS.

All the provisions of the Dutiable Commodities Ordin- ance, 1931, except Parts II, III and IV thereof, shall apply to table waters.

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table waters

For the purposes of this resolution, includes any aerated waters and any beverages sold or kept for sale in bottles, other than syrups or other liquids intended to be consumed only in a diluted form.

[s. 4.]

DUTY ON TABLE WATERS.

Duty shall be payable on table waters at twenty-four cents per gallon.

For the purposes of this resolution, twelve reputed pints or six reputed quarts shall be deemed to be one gallon.

C. BRAMALL BURGESS,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

20th February, 1941.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.