Additional Customs Duties Act of 1865 (1866 No 1a) (NSW)

No. XIV.

An Act to impose additional Duties of Customs.

[19th January, 1866.1

BE t h e advice a n d consent of t h e Legislat ive Council and Legis la t ive

i t enac ted by t h e Queen ' s Mos t Exce l l en t Majesty by and w i t h

Assembly of N e w South W a l e s in	Pa r l i amen t	assembled	and	by	t h e
au thor i ty of t h e same as follows :—

1. The Cus toms A c t of 1865 is hereby repealed.

2.    I n l ieu of t h e Dut i e s of Cus toms now payable on t h e under ­

ment ioned goods t he r e shall be charged t h e I m p o r t Du t i e s following

which shal l be payable on all such goods now in bond—

£ s. d.

On all spir i ts impor ted in to t h e Colony the s t r eng th

of which can be ascer ta ined by Sykes ' H y d r o ­

m e t e r — t h e proof ga l lon . . . ... ... . . . 0 10 0

On al l spiri ts a n d spir i tuous compounds impor ted

in to t he Colony the s t r eng th of which cannot be ascer ta ined by Sykes ' H y d r o m e t e r — t h e l iquid gal lon 0 10 0

O n al l impor t ed wines—the gal lon ... ... . . . 0 3 0

O n ale and por te r in bo t t l e—the gal lon ... . . . 0 0 6

On ale and por te r in wood—the gal lon . . . ... 0 0 3

O n	m a l t — p e r	bushel	. . .	. . .	. . .	. . .	. . .	0	0	6
On	hops—per	p o u n d	...	. . .	. . .	. . .	. . .	0	0	2

O n op ium—per p o u n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0

O n r i ce—per t o n ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0

On dried f ru i t s—per h u n d r e d w e i g h t . . . ... . . . 0 10 0

3 . The re shall be charged on t h e impor ta t ion of all goods n o t

l iable to d u t y u n d e r the last p receding section of th i s A c t or unde r a n y previously exis t ing law other t h a n t h e package charge imposed by the P a c k a g e A c t of 1865 a du ty of Five P o u n d s for every One

H u n d r e d P o u n d s of t h e va lue thereof t he following art icles excepted

which shal l be admi t t ed free of d u t y viz. :—

An ima l s l iv ing

Fresh fruits a n d garden produce

Fresh m e a t

Gold dus t bul l ion coin

G u a n o	and	m a n u r e s
H i d e s	a n d	skins
Mi l i t a ry	and nava l	stores

Ores	unsme l t ed
Passengers '	baggage
P l a n t s t rees and	shrubs
P r i n t e d	books

Seeds and esculent roots inc lud ing bulbs

Specimens of n a t u r a l h is tory

Tal low and wool

Vine stakes a n d ba rk for bu i ld ing	purposes
W h e a t and	flour.

4. Provided t h a t all goods impor ted for t h e supply of H e r Majes ty ' s service shall be exempt from all dut ies and imposts of every descr ipt ion whatsoever and t h a t no th ing in th i s A c t contained shall be deemed to a l ter or repeal t h e provisions of t he A c t passed in t h e seventh year of H e r Majesty 's r e ign to author ize t h e issue of wine

du ty free to mi l i ta ry	officers.
5. I t shall be lawful for t he impor te r of any goods subject to any du ty of Cus toms to warehouse such goods u p o n t h e first	en t ry
thereof u n d e r t he laws in force for t h e warehous ing of goods	wi thou t
paymen t of du ty upon such first en t ry .

6. Eve ry person who shall on or before t h e passing of th i s A c t have made or entered in to any contract or ag reement for t h e sale or delivery upon or a t any t ime after t h e twen ty -n in th day of November one thousand e ight h u n d r e d and sixty-five of any ar t ic le whereupon any addi t ional du ty shall be payable unde r t h e provisions of th i s A c t shall be a t l iberty to add to t h e pr ice cont rac ted for so m u c h money as will be equivalent to t h e addi t ional duty which shal l by reason of such provisions have been paid or made payable on such art icles a n d shall be ent i t led by v i r tue of this A c t to be paid t h e same accordingly by t h e purchaser of such art icle and to sue for a n d recover t h e same agains t such purchaser Provided t h a t in every case where t he pr ice cont rac ted for shall be so added to i t shall be a t t h e opt ion of such purchase r by not ice in wr i t ing u n d e r his h a n d to be served

on t h e o ther pa r ty to such cont rac t w i th in fourteen days after t h e

pass ing of th i s A c t to declare t h e cont rac t nu l l and void a n d t h e same

shall be nu l l a n d void accordingly.
7. This A c t shall be deemed to have come in to operat ion in so far as regards t he dut ies imposed by t h e second section thereof on t h e twen ty -n in th day of November one thousand eight h u n d r e d and s ixty- five and in so far as regards t he dut ies imposed by t h e th i rd section thereof on the twenty-first day of December one thousand e ight h u n d r e d

a n d sixty-five.

8. A n d whereas i t was deemed expedient to close t h e Cus tom

H o u s e on t h e said twen ty -n in th day of November as a p re l iminary to

t h e a l te ra t ion of t he said dut ies Be i t enacted t h a t all Officers of Cus toms and all o ther persons concerned in closing t h e Offices of t h e said Customs and in refusing to t ransac t t h e ordinary business thereof shall be and they are hereby indemnified freed and discharged from and aga ins t all act ions suits prosecut ions and penal t ies whatsoever for

or on account of or connected wi th t h e closing of t h e said Customs
or t he refusal t o receive any moneys in p a y m e n t of dut ies on t he said
day on wh ich t h e said Cus tom H o u s e was so closed or t h e refusal to t r ansac t t he ordinary business thereof and n o such ac t ion suit or prosecut ion shall be ins t i tu ted by or agains t any person wha tever for any such closing or refusal as aforesaid.

9. This A c t m a y be cited as t h e " Addi t iona l Cus toms Dut i e s

Ac t of 1 8 6 5 . "

No. X V .