Beet Sugar (Subsidy) Act, 1925

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Maximum Rates of Subsidy.

Degree of polarisation of Sugar.

Amount of Subsidy on One Hundred-weight.

Sugar manufactured on or after 1st October 1926 and before 1st October 1929.

Sugar manufactured on or after 1st October 1929 and before 1st October 1934.

Sugar manufactured on or after 1st October 1934 and before 1st October 1936.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Exceeding 98 degrees

24

6

22

6

22

0

Exceeding

97

and

not

exceeding

98

22

6.5

20

8.4

20

2

96

97

21

11.4

20

1.9

19

8

95

96

21

4.4

19

7.4

19

2.2

94

95

20

9.3

19

1.0

18

7.9

93

94

20

2.3

18

6.5

18

1.5

92

93

19

7.2

18

0

17

7.2

91

92

19

0.1

17

5.5

17

0.9

90

91

18

5.1

16

11.0

16

6.5

90 degrees or less

nil

nil

nil

Note: (1) If at the time of manufacture of the sugar a customs duty is chargeable on the importation of sugar of the same degree of polarisation, the subsidy as specified in the foregoing table shall be reduced by the amount of such duty on one hundredweight.

(2) Whenever an excise duty is chargeable and is paid on the sugar, the subsidy as specified in the foregoing table shall be increased by the amount of such duty on one hundredweight:

(3) Where the amount of the sugar is more or is less than one hundredweight the subsidy as specified in the foregoing table and paragraphs shall be increased or decreased (as the case may require) proportionately.