§
Resolved,
7. That in addition to the duties of Customs now payable on beer imported into Great Britain or Ireland, there shall on and after the twenty-third day of April nineteen hundred and eighteen, be charged the following duties (that is to say):—
In the case of beer called or similar to mum, spruce, or black beer, or Berlin white beer or other preparations, whether fermented or not fermented, of a similar character:—
| For every thirty-six gallons where the worts thereof are or were before fermentation of a specific gravity— | |||
| Not exceeding one thousand two hundred and fifteen degrees, a duty of | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Exceeding one thousand two hundred and fifteen degrees, a duty of | 5 | 17 | 2 |
| In the case of every description of beer other than that above specified:— | |||
| For every thirty-six gallons where the worts thereof were before fermentation of a specific gravity of one thousand and fifty-five degrees, a duty of | 1 | 5 | 0 |
§ and so in proportion for any difference in gravity.
§ And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.