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Ordered,
That the Proceedings on the Motions relating to Ways and Means and to Procedure, the Army Reserve Bill and the Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Bill [Lords] may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. Harper.]
| TABLE: SPIRITS OTHER THAN IMPORTED PERFUMED SPIRITS (RATES OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTIES) | ||||||||||||
| Customs rates | ||||||||||||
| Description of spirits | Excise rate | Full | Commonwealth | Convention | ||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| 1 British spirits (per proof gallon) | 18 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2 Imported spirits other than perfumed spirits— | ||||||||||||
| (a) not comprised below in this paragraph (per proof gallon) | — | 18 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 0 | ||
| b) liqueurs, cordials, mixtures and other preparations in bottle, entered in such manner as to indicate that the strength is not to be tested (per gallon) | — | 25 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 6 | ||
| each of the above rates of duty being, in the case of spirits not warehoused or warehoused for less than three years, increased by 1s. 6d. per proof gallon or, for spirits within paragraph 2(b) of this Table, by 2s. 0d. per gallon. |
§ In the Table above "Commonwealth" indicates goods qualifying for Commonwealth preference under section 2 of the Import Duties