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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, & C
BEDEL ASKERI.
(MILITARY EXEMPTION TAX.)
TCO shillings and four aud a half copper piastres per head for all male inhabitants of
the Island, not being foreigners, of not less than 18 years or more than CO years of age.
EXEMPTION**.
Priests of all religious denominatious ; all persons who are exempt from Military Service
by Turkish law either by personal service or by payment made before the passing of Ordinance
No. V. of 1878 ; all persous mentally or physically incapacitated from Military Service;
and all persous in the Militaiy ov Civil employment of the Government of the Island.
AUTHORITV.
Ordinance V. of 1878,
as amended by Ordi-
nance III. of 1330, and
Order of High Commis–
sioner of 22nd February
1379.
CUSTOMS DUTIES INCLUDING TITHE DUES LEVIABLE
ON EXPORTATION.
DIPORT DUTY.
TABLE OF SPECIFIC DUTIES.
Arms, Ammunition and Explosives, viz. :
Gnus and pistols uot exceediug in value £2 ...
...
the barrel
Gui:s aud pistols exceeding in value £ 2 but not exceeding in value £ 4 each
Shot ...
...
...
•••
•••
the oke
Gunpowder
...
...
•--
•••
„
Blasting powder, blasting compound, dynamite, gun cotton and fuze
„
Bacon and ham
...
...
•-•
•••
,,
Beans and peas of all kinds, roasted or otherwise
... per 100 okes
Beer, ale, porter, and all other malt liquors in wood,
the gallon
Beer, ale, porter, and all other malt Uquors in bottle, the dozen reputed quart
bottles, and so in proportion
Biscuits :
In bulk ...
...
...
.--
...
the oke
In tius ...
...
...
---
... the reputed lb.
Botargo ...
...
...
•••
...
the oke
Butter, including butterine or any substance imported for mixing with or
for use as butter, but excluding butter in tins
...
the oke
Candies ...
...
•••
•--
...
„
Cards, Playing
...
...
...
... the dozen packs
Caviar :
Black ...
...
...
...
...
the oke
Red (tarama) ...
...
...
... the 100 okes
Cement, known as Portland, the barrel of 1-50 okes and so in proportion
Cement, other
...
„
,,
. „
Cheese :
Kachkaval, toulouni and other similar qualities
...
the oke
Other, that is to say, Gruyere, Dutch, Cheddar, Cheshire, Stilton, Gorgonzola,
Parmesan, Roquefort, Brie, etc., and their imitations ...
the oke
Cocoa, chocolate, chicory, coffee, roast or ground
...
n
Coffee. raw...
...
...
...
... the 100 okes
Coppe: sbeets, bottoms, bars aud nails
...
...
,
t
Copper-ware (pans, &c.)
...
...
...
tt
Corlarre, rope and twine
...
...
...
the oke
Cottoalamp-v.-ick ...
...
...
... the 100 okes
Cotton yams and thread, viz :
Single unbleached 2sos. 4 to 1-1
...
...
„ 16 to 2-4
., ,. 4 to 14
16 to 32
Single bleached
Twisted bleached
„ of two or more threads,
Turkey red
Dyed oth;.r colours ...
Cotton piece goods :—
Grey or unbleached (Kassarsiz), cotton sheetings, linings, drills, T. cloth3,
domes ties, known as American bezi, dimi bezi, Tcharshafliq and Asdarliq
the 100 okes
ft'hite or bleached (Kassarli), cottou sheetings, drills, T. cloths, domestics,
known as American bezi, Tcharshafliq, Dimi"
... the 100 okes
Shirtbgs and Madapolams, highly dressed and finished with stiffening
material
...
...
...
... the 100 okes
Twis
known as "Tireh"
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