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Resolved,
4. That, in addition to the duties of Customs now payable on spirits imported into Great Britain or Ireland, there shall on and after the first day of May, nineteen hundred and nineteen, be charged the following duties (that is to say):
| — | Up to and including the thirty-first day of August, nineteen hundred and nineteen, in respect of all spirits, and on and after the first day of September, nineteen hundred and nineteen, in respect of spirits shown to be the produce of a British Possession. | On and after the first day of September, nineteen hundred and nineteen, in respect of spirits not shown to be the produce of a British Possession. | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| For every gallon computed at proof of spirits of any description except perfumed spirits | … | … | … | … | … | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| For every gallon of perfumed spirits | … | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 10 | ||||
| For every gallon of liqueurs, cordials, mixtures, and other preparations entered in such a manner as to indicate that the strength is not to be tested | … | … | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
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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.