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LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN TERRITORIES UNDER B AND C MANDATES.
STATISTICS. — SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
AND MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
Introductory Note.
The information contained in the original Memorandum, as revised by the mandatory Powers,
has been incorporated in the present document. Certain changes of form have been made and
a few administrative details omitted in order to make it more uniform and easier to read.
The first part of this document contains a statistical table for each territory, relating to
the import (and in certain cases to the local manufacture) of intoxicating beverages since the
coming into force of the mandates system. It should be pointed out that the data furnished
up to the present by the mandatory Powers have not been arrived at by uniform methods, and
several of the mandatory Powers have not been able to indicate the amount of alcohol contained
in the various kinds of beverages.
The second part of the document gives information as to the Customs tariffs on alcoholic
beverages. The fees and conditions for the granting of licences for the sale of these liquors are
also shown, together with a summary of various other provisions concerning prohibition,
definitions, etc.
As the dates on which the mandatory Powers have forwarded their corrections and supplements
to the Memorandum vary considerably, the chapters relating to the different territories are not
up to date to the same extent.
In order to facilitate the consultation of this document, an expert—Sir Robert Robertson
of the Government Laboratory, London—has been good enough to furnish the Secretariat with
certain notes giving the equivalent between the various terms indicating alcoholic contents as
measured by different systems. These notes are given partly as an appendix at the end of the
document, partly as footnotes printed in italics.
The Secretariat wishes to express to Sir Robert Robertson and his Assistant, Mr. Tate, its
gratitude for the assistance given through these notes, and to Mr. Clifton Roberts its thanks for
valuable suggestions concerning various points in this document.