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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1932.

REVENUE FROM EXCISE

NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION

FRAUDS DETECTED

spirit Imported from the North of Colony, supplying Gi per cent, out China. A comparison of the roof the total seized. With one ex- sults obtained immediately after coption this was all of the Red brand. The exceptional the discovery in respect of spirit Lion which was already in warehouse case was a seizure of Lam Kel or on the way to the Colony, with Hop brand in brass five tack tins. the previous rosuits, showed that The die with which the ting were the fraud had caused a difference embossed was evidently a new of about 5 to 7 per cent. Is one, and had been tile uned, strength in favour of the Import- whilst the lettering was different er. The licences of those prin- from that hitherto encountered. elpally concerned

were not re- Enquiries made by the Macao Government were unsuccessful, European Liquors.

as the joss-stick dealer, whe bad

agent in Hongkong packed in

The annual report of the Su-newed. perintendent of Imports and Ex-

ports for the year 1931 shows a An unexpected increase in re-been shipping this opium to his

material increase in the revenue venue Whe

and tobacco.

shown

under

most

from excise duties on wines, spirts heads especially in the more ex-case of joss-sticks, at once clos.

It tells also of im- pensive and highly taxed classened down on being warned of thei portant frauds that were dis due wholly to the discoveries of covered and of the

determined bogus exports. efforts on the part of opium »mug- ulers to defeat the revenue.

Revenue antounting to $2,416,- 838.94 was collected in the Colony

948.52 for 1930. This increase

seizure here. Another scheme for importing Red Lion brand in The increase in price due to the barrels in consignments of fail in exchange, the general de 30 was discovered; but not be fore several shipments had got reason, and the increase of duty through. A large number of in- as a result of the collection being

in 1931 as compared with $1.689,- put on a sterling basis, would voices from the Macno firm was

was due, to a great extent, to duty naturally have led to a consider able decrease in the amount of on imported liquor being collect duty collected. This happened in ed on a sterling basis, the dollar the case of the cheaper liquors being taken as equivalent to one such as heer, claret and vermouth; shilling and eight pence au te heer losing 13 per cent, and ciaret actual amount of duty payable in losing 28 per cent.

en currency varying with n factor which was altered from

Macao Authorities were unable to seized giving an address, but the discover the firm concerned. It Is certain that few steamera leny- ng Macae for Hongkong did not bring prepared opium.

This was mostly dumped into Against this the more heavily the sea near Cheung Chow Island, boats specially engaged. The time to time as the sterling martaxed spirits showed a gain of 12 and recovered by small fishing per cent.. and even the highest

opium when retrieved was duty clas champagne and

ket rate of the dollar full or rose,

gen-

The number of gallons of Chi- liqueura showed a slight increase.rally taken to sampans moored nese spirit paying duty increased better result still would have inside the typhoon ahelter at Yau--

mati whence it was brought nshore by 121,000. Part of the increaseeen shown had Best Christmas 201 European type of

sales been exceptionally dull and was due to the prevention of a

duty-paid stocks been kept excep long continued fraud referred ttionally low, owing to an impendi below,

ing reduction in duty due to the Irise in exchange,

Bogus Exports.

A serious fraud was discovered

in January, 1931, which consisted

offenders failed until this year,paratively

New Duties.

l'e-

in small quantities, as required by

women and children.

men.

A

The name of Kwang Chow Wan was once again frequently tioned as the source from which the American market was being supplied. It is significant that while only prepared opium from in drawing out of bond, without† In September perfumed Krul

the Saigon Regie factory was on of duty, wines payment

and medicated spirits and toilet peale there, Kwong Chow Wan spirits which were ostensibly to be parutions containing

more than

coased to be of importance in the aleahol aetondly ten per cent, of exported, but which

were never left the Colony, Suspicion added to the schedule of dutisbls prepared opium market, and was has attached to certain trans-liquors. There were large storks rarely heard of.

Outfit Seized. nctions of this kind for a long in the Colony at the time, hence time but all efforts to detect the the amount collected was comi- An interesting discovery was small. Although made in a house outside the Eas- It is believed that these frauds stocks were not taxed sonte

tern entrance of the Harbour. have been going on for many taiters at once added the new duty complete boiling and packing outfit years and may have cast the re-which they had not paid, to the was seized, and numbers of new venue nearly $200,000 year.price charged to their customers.

empty five-trels tits stamped “555," Steps have been taken

prevent

Tobacco and Opium.

as well as the dies for stamping the similar frauds in future,

Duties collected ON tobacco

marks and material and tools-for- during the year amounted to making the tins. 364.522.13

$2,620,- against

A large number of documents The Inhoratory attendant was 074.17 for the last year.

seized showed that about 200 taels) caught by the Monopoly Analyst The collection ou motor spirits had been boiled every night over Taking samples. in such a way remained steady at $125,358,95, a considerable period. The mix- that the result of the examination The prices of prepared opium after distillation by the Analyst were slightly increased in Febrature included four to eight pounds I was a few per cent, in favour of ary to compensate partially for of Persian opium, 20 to 30 taels the importer. The Revenge lost the fall in exchange, and the price in two ways. Unjustified refunds of Kamshan opium was again rais- of duty were made in the cases ed towards the end of the year.f where the results were found be-As was anticipated sales decreas- low the standard strength, on, but less than might have been which the preliminary collection expected, and the net financial re- of duty is made; and any spiritsalt was $5,019,724.02 as compar-! which was really stronger thaned with $2,895,286,50 in 1920, the standard paid less than the

Oplum Smuggling. Forrect amol.

Faking Samples.

It is difficult to assess the n- Fuat loss, it was probably about, stree $20,000, all in respect of Chinese opi

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