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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 11, 1940.

AND WHEREAS duties on tobacco would be altered and would become the duties appearing in such resolution if the same were to become law:

Now, I, the Officer Administering the Government, under the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Public Revenue Protection Ordinance, 1927, as interpreted by section 39A (1) of the Interpretation Ordinance. 1911, da hereby make this Order giving full force and effect to the provisions of such resolution as from nine o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 11th day of September, 1940, for so long as this order remains in force.

E. F. NORTON,

Officer Administering the Government.

Published by His Excellency's Command,

11th September, 1940.

N. L. SMITH,

Colonial Secretary.

Hong Kong.

ORDINANCE No. 36 of 1931. (DUTIABLE COMMODITIES).

Legislative Council Resolution.

RESOLVED pursuant to section 4 of the Dutiable Com- modities Ordinance, 1981, as follows:-

That the DUTIES ON TOBACCO set forth in the Resolu- tion of the Legislative Council published as Government Notification No. 841 in the Gazette of the 26th July, 1940, be revoked and that henceforth duty shall be payable on tobacco at the following rates per lb. ;

DUTIES ON TOBACCO,

Duty shall be payable on tobacco at the following rates

per lb.-

A.-

—on unmanufactured tobacco-

(1) unstripped tobacco containing-

(a) 10 per cent. er more of moisture by weight:

(i) tobacco of Empire origin

1.80

(ii) other tobacco

1.50

(b) less than 10 per cent. of moisture by weight :

(i) tobacco of Empire origin

1.85

(i) other tobacco

1.55

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