DUTIES ON TOBACCO

DUTIES ON TOBACCO

DUTIES ON TOBACCO.

[6th January, 1949.]

Duty shall be payable on tobacco at the following rates_
per lb-

A. on UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO-
(I) unstripped tobacco containing-
(a) io per cent or more of moisture by weight
(i) tobacco of Empire origin $3.55
(ii) other tobacco 3.75
(b) less than io per cent of moisture by weight:
(i) tobacco of Empire origin 3.58
(ii) other tobacco 3.78
(2) stripped tobacco containing-
(a) io per cent or more of moisture by weight
(i) tobacco of Empire origin $3.70
(ii) other tobacco 3.90
(b) less than io per cent of moisture by weight:
(1) tobacco of Empire origin 3.85
(ii) other tobacco 4.05

B. on MANUFACTURED TOBACCO-
(i) Cigars-
(i) of Empire origin and manufacture $4.50
(ii) of Empire manufacture only 5.25
(iii) other cigars 7.00
(2) Cigarettes-
(1) of Empire origin and manufacture$4.70
(ii) of Empire manufacture only 5.30
(iii) other cigarettes 6.00
(3)Other manufactured tobacco including snuff and
cigar cuttings
(i) of Empire origin and manufacture $3.30
(ii) of Empire manufacture only 3.90
(iii) Chinese prepared tobacco 3.00
(iv) Other varieties ........................... 4.80
G.N.A. 13/49.

G.N.A. 13/49.

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