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No. 10 of 1916.

TOBACCO.

Fees.

*

Third

Schedule.

Schedules.

*

Duties generally.

4.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to prescribe the fees, if any, to be paid for licences and permits.

(2) Subject to the exercise of the above power, the fees specified in the Third Schedule shall be in force from the commencement of this Ordinance.

5. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to amend in any way whatsoever any of the Schedules to this Ordi-

nance.

Duties.

6.—(1) Subject to sub-section (3), the following duties shall be payable on all tobacco which is imported into the Colony :-

(a) Cigars valued at not less than $3.25

per lb.

per lb.

(e) Tobacco, cigarettes and snuff valued at

not less than $1.60 per lb...

$2.50 per

lb.

(b) Cigars valued at not less than $2.10

(c) Cigars valued at not less than $1.50

per lb.

1.50 per lb.

(d) Cigars valued at not less than $ .70

per lb.

.70 per lb.

.50 per lb.

1.50 per lb.

.70 per

lb.

.50

per

lb.

.30 per lb.

(f) Tobacco, cigarettes and snuff valued at less than $1.60 per lb. and not less than $1.10 per lb.

(g) Tobacco, cigarettes and snuff valued at less than $1.10 per lb. and not less than $.60 per lb.

(h) Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff of any other kind not herein otherwise provided for..

(2) The valuation hereinbefore referred to shall be that contained in the invoice relating to the imported tobacco, unless there be no such valuation or the propriety of such valuation be questioned by the Superintendent or by a revenue officer, in which cases the valuation herein before referred to shall be that which shall be put upon the tobacco by the Superintendent.

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.

† As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924, and Legislative Council Resolutions con-

tained in G.Ns. Nos. 343 of 1916, 4 of 1919, 138 of 1921 and 212 of 1923.