§ Resolved,
§ "That in lieu of the Excise duty now chargeable upon matches made in Great Britain or Northern Ireland there shall on and after the twelfth day of April, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven, be charged the following duties, that is to say:
| s. | d. | |
| Containers in which there are not more than 10 matches— | ||
| For every 1,000 such containers | 6 | 0 |
| Containers in which there are more than 10 matches, but not more than 20 matches— | ||
| For every 1,000 such containers | 12 | 0 |
| Containers in which there are more than 20 matches, but not more than 50 matches— | ||
| For every 144 such containers | 4 | 2 |
| In respect of every additional 25 matches, or part of 25 matches, over 50 in a container— | ||
| For every 144 such containers, an additional duty of | 2 | 1 |
§ 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."