No. II.
An Act tor permit t ing the Importa t ion into New South Wales of Spirits the Produce of the Brit ish Possessions in Nor th America upon payment of the same rate of Duty as is chargeable on the Importa t ion of Spirits the Produce of the British Wes t Indies.
| WH E R E A S | Possessions in | N o r t h | Amer i ca | impor ted in to t h e Colony of |
| it is expedient t h a t | Spir i ts t h e p roduce of | t h e | Br i t i sh |
N e w Sou th W a l e s should be chargeable w i th t h e same ra t e of d u t y as is levied and paid on Spir i ts t he p roduce or manufac tu re of t h e Br i t i sh W e s t Ind ies and no more Be it therefore enacted by t h e Governor of
| N e w | Sou th W a l e s | wi th | t h e | advice | of t he | Legislat ive Counci l | T h a t |
| from and after t h e pass ing and publ ica t ion | of t h i s Ac t | all spir i ts | t h e |
| p roduce of t h e | Br i t i sh Possessions | in | N o r t h Amer ica shall | and m a y |
| be impor ted in to a n d admi t t ed to | en t ry in t h e | Colony of N e w | Sou th |
| W a l e s | subject t o t h e | same | ra tes of du ty and | u n d e r | t h e | same | ru les |
| orders | regula t ions l imi ta t ions a n d res t r ic t ions in all respects as | are | in |
| force w i t h | r e g a r d to | spir i ts t h e | produce | of | H i s | Majes ty ' s | P l an t a t i ons |
| in t h e W e s t | Ind ies impor ted in to t h e | said Colony of New Sou th W a l e s . |
| 2. A n d be i t fur ther enacted | T h a t all such spiri ts t h e | p roduce |
of t he said possessions in N o r t h Amer ica as have been lawfully impor t ed before t h e pass ing of th i s Ac t in to t h e said Colony a n d u p o n which no du ty h a t h been al ready pa id shal l be chargeable w i th such a n d t h e l ike r a t e of du ty as is levied and paid on spir i ts t h e p roduce
| or manufac tu re | of | t h e Br i t i sh W e s t Ind ies and no more . |
| 3 . A n d be i t fur ther | enacted | Tha t t h e dut ies which shal l be |
levied a n d collected unde r th i s Ac t shall be applied in t h e same m a n n e r as t h e dut ies levied and collected unde r an A c t of t h e Governor and Counci l passed in t h e e leventh year of t h e re ign of H i s la te Majesty K i n g George t h e F o u r t h in t i tu led " An Act for confirming
| " certain Mates and Duties | heretofore | levied and collected | in the |
| " Colony and for continuing | the like Hates and Duties until | further |
| "provision | shall be made." |