Colonial Imports free of Duty Act 1842 No 8a (NSW)
A N N O S E X T O
V IC T 0 R I .K R E G I N M. No. I.
An Act to permit Goods the Produce or Manu facture of New Zealand or Van Diemen's Land to be imported into the Colony of New South Wales free of Duty and to indemnify certain Officers for Acts already done. [30th
June, 1842.]
| N e w South Wales of goods a n d manufac tu res t he produce of New | W H E R E A S N e w Zealand lias been recent ly formed in to a separate and independent Colony and whereas t he free impor ta t ion in to | |
| Zealand or V a n Diemen ' s L a n d m a y be product ive of considerable commercia l advantages to t h e t r ade as well of N e w South W a l e s as of bo th those Colonies Be i t therefore enac ted by H i s Excel lency the Governor of N e w South Wales w i t h t h e advice of t h e Legislative? Counci l thereof Tha t from and after t h e pass ing of t h i s Ac t all goods | ||
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| t h e g rowth produce or manufac tu re of V a n Diemen ' s L a n d or of New Zealand m a y be impor ted in to t h e Colony of New South W a l e s free of | ||
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2. Provided always and be i t enacted Tha t n o t h i n g in th i s
A c t conta ined shal l ex tend or be const rued to extend to allow of t h e impor t a t i on free of du ty of any goods or commodit ies wha tever not be ing t h e g rowth produc t ion or manufac tu re of Van Diemen ' s L a n d or N e w Zealand respectively b u t t ha t all art icles of foreign g rowth pro duct ion or manufac tu re impor ted from any place or po r t in V a n Diemen ' s L a n d or N e w Zealand in to New South W a l e s shal l be liable a n d subject to t h e p a y m e n t of such dut ies as m a y be imposed and chargeable according to t h e laws a n d regu la t ions in force in N e w Sou th W a l e s at t he t ime of t h e impor ta t ion of such art icles of foreign
| 3. A n d whereas since the pass ing in t h e four th year of t he re ign of H e r Majesty Queen Vic tor ia of t he Ac t in t i tu led " An Act "for increasing the Duties on Spirits Wine and other goods and nier- " chandise imported into the Colony of New South Wales and its " Dependencies" doubts m a y arise as to t h e exempt ion from du ty of the p roduce or manufac tu res of V a n Diemen ' s L a n d (except ing sp i r i tuous l iquors) impor ted in to N e w Sou th Wales for t he removal of such doubts as well as for t h e indemnification of all Officers of Cus toms in New South W a l e s or any person or persons act ing in thei r aid or assistance Be i t enac ted T h a t all Officers of Cus toms and any person or persons ac t ing in the i r aid or assistance shall be freed and discharged from all damages penal t ies forfeitures and charges whatsoever to which | they | |
| g rowth | or | manufac tu re . |
t hey m i g h t otherwise he l iable for hav ing pe rmi t t ed t h e impor t a t ion
of t h e p roduce or manufac tu re s of V a n Diemen ' s L a n d (except ing
sp i r i tuous l iquors cordials or l iqueurs) in to t he Colony of N e w South Wales wi thou t any du ty be ing paid the reon and t h a t all such impor ta t ion shal l be and is hereby declared to be good and effectual in law as if such persons respectively h a d acted u n d e r or by v i r tue of th i s Act or Ord inance .
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