DUTY ON BEER.
UP TO SIXPENCE PER GALLON. By Wire.—Special Correspondent. Wellington, Last Night. The section of the Finance Act dealing with the increased rate of duty on beer manufactured in New Zealand provides that where the specific gravity of the worts u;ed in the production of the beer does not exceed 1017 the duty shall be at the rate of (ivepep.ee and twelvesixteenths of a penny per gallon. Where tho specific gravity of the worts exceeds 1047 the duty per gallon shall be at the rate aforesaid increased by one-sixteenth of a penny for every unit of specific gravity above 1047, but so that in no case shall the rate exceed sixpence per gallon. The Bill imposes restrictions on hours during which brewers may sell or deliver beer. It will be unlawful to doliver on Christmas Day, Good Friday, Sunday, or any day when it is unlawful to sell intoxicants in any licensed premises, while, except by permission in writing of the collector of customs, beer may not be delivered on any day except between 7 a.m. and 0 p.m. Power is given the Minister for Customs to cancel or suspend a brewer's license it" the holder is not a person of good reputation. .
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Taranaki Daily News, 29 August 1917, Page 8
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205DUTY ON BEER. Taranaki Daily News, 29 August 1917, Page 8
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