HC Deb 25 April 1933 vol 277 c77

Resolved, That, in lieu of the Customs duties now chargeable on matches, there shall, on and after the twenty-sixth day of April, nineteen hundred and thirty-three, 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 8
Containers in which there are more than 10 matches, but not more than 20 matches—
For every 1,000 such containers 13 4
Containers in which there are more than 20 matches, but not more than 50 matches—
For every 144 such containers 4 9
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 5
and so in proportion for any less number of containers. And it is hereby 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.