Customs Act 1848 (SA)

No. 11.

ORDIATANCE enacted by the Governor of South Australia with the

adcice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

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7b Amend the Laws of the Customs in South Australia. + /: P&-< /Syrp

[23rd November, 1848. J rC - -

HERE AS by an Ordinance enacted by the Governor of South Preamble.

Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative

cil thereof, bearing date the Ninth day of October, One

sand Eight hundred and Forty-six, "To Consolidate and Amend	1846, NO, 16.
e Laws of the Customs in South Australia," it is amongst

ther things enacted as follows, that is to say :-

By Section 3--"That from and after the commencement hereof, in section 3-

and instead of all other Duties of Customs (except the Export Duties.

lieu fifth day of July, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-five,)

, there shall be Raised, Levied, Colleoted, and Paid unto HER

t S MAJESTY, for the Public Uses of the Province, and Support of

1 the Government thereof, the several Duties of Customs inserted,

described, and set forth, in the Schedule hereto annexed,

/ marked 8 .))

I h

I n which Schedule or Table of Dutieo, there are inserted, de scribed, and set forth in separate columns, discriminating Rate of Duty on Goods the produce or manufacture of or from Foreig Countries, and lower Rates of Duty on Goods the produce or ma nufacture of and from Great Britain or British Possessions:

AND WHEREAS it is expedient that all discriminating Dutie

imposed on Foreign Goods should be repealed, and that tbe L)utic

on British and Foreign Goods should Le equalised:

AND WHEREAS by the said Ordinance it is further enacted:

follows, that is to say-

Section 34. By Section 34-"That a Drawback of the whole of the Duti,

Drawback and remis- C C of Customs shall be allowed for Wine and Spirits intended for tl

mon of Duties on C c consumption of the Governor, and of the respective Messes of tt

wm,,g, g-e.,

for the OOT~F~M, and "officers of Her Majesty's Troops serving in South Australia, an

for Messes Of ' I of Officers of Her Majesty's Navy, on board such of H,

and Naval Officers, and

on Stores forHer ~ a -	" Mhjesty's Ships in actual service as they shall serve in, and c
jesty7s service.	" all Stores for Her Majesty's service; or the eame may bc landt

" on first Importation, or delivered out of Bond free of Duty, su'

" ject to such Regulations as the Governor or Commissioners

" Customs may from time to time in that behalf appoint."

Section 36. And by Section 36-" That all Ships, the property of Her M

Coasting Trade.	" jesty's subjects, Trading from one part of the Province to moth
" part thereof, shall be considered as engaged in the Coasting Trade

Section 70. And by Section 70-" That all Goods which have been so wal

A ~ ~ o o ~ ~ b e c l e ~ e d " housed or re-warehoused, shall be duly cleared, either for Export

Sold.	Or 6r tion or for Home Consumption, within Two Years from the day
'' " be lawful for the Collector, or other proper Officer, to cause t the first entry thereof; and if such Goods be not so cleared, it sh " same to be sold, and the Produce shall be applied-first to t

" Payment of the Duties, next to the Warehouse Rent and otl " Charges, and the overplus (if any) shall be paid to the PI

" prietor, or other Person duly authorised to receive the sam

'' PROVIDED ALWAYS, that it shall be lawful for the Collector,

" other proper Officer, to grant further time for any such Goods " remain warehoused, if they shall see fit so to do, upon Paymc

" of Rent and Charges due up to that time."

section 73.	And by Section 73-"That in respect of all Goods Lodged and!
Warehouse Bates.	cured in any Queen's Warehouse, there shall be Paid to the C

" lector of Customs, towards the General Revenues of this Provip

" Rent, according tb the Rates specified i n the Schedule marked

hereul

xbereunto annexed. And in respect of Goods Lodged in any

Private Store, approved by the Co!lector as a Bonded Warehouse,

1 6 no higher Rcnt shall be paid to the Proprietor thereof than the

said Rates; PROVIDED that it shall be l a w f ~ ~ l for the Governor

( l from time to time, as occasion shall require, by Proclamation pblished in the Government Ga~et te, One Month before the same shall take effect, to Vary and Reduce, and again to Advance the said Hates, not excecding the maximum Rates specified in the

said Schedule."

And by Section 75-" That if by reason of the sort of any Goods, or Eection 75.

of the Place from whence, or the Country, or Navigation of the Goods to be entered to Ship in which any Goods have been Imported, they be such, or be so bc Warehoused for cx- portation only.

Imported, as that they may not be used in this Province, they shall

i' not be entered except to be warehoused, and it shall be declared

upon the entry of such Goods that they are entered to be ware-

( ( housed for Exportation only,"

, And by Section '76-" That Goods of any sort, or the Produce of Secti01176.

1 any Place, prohibited by the Law of Navigation, may be imported ~ ~; ~; & ? ' ~ ~ + F ", ~ ~

1 into this Province, from any Place not being a British Possession, lnny br imlrorted for in a Foreign Ship, of any Country, and however Navigated, to exportation

I" be Warehoused for Exportation only."

AND TVHEREAS it is expedient that the whole of the before-

recited Enactments, and the Schedules marked respectively A and

B, should be repealed, and that the said recited Ordinance should be in other respects amended.

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUS- Rqenl.

TRALIA, with the advice and consent of TIIE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

thereof - THAT from and after the commencement hereof, the

before-recited Enactments, and Schedules A and B to the said

Ordinance annexed, shall be, and the same are respectively

hereby repealed : PROVIDED Ar,wars, that the said Ordinance lJraviso.

"hall remain and be of full force and virtue in all respects, save in

80 far as hereby repealed and amended, and shall bc construed to-

gether with t h~s Ordinance as one Act.

11. A N D ne IT ENACTED, that in lieu and instead of all other

Duties of Customs, therz shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid unto HER MAJESTY, for the public uses of the Province, and

!upport of the Government thereof, the several Duties of Customs

Wrted, described, and set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed

marked A.

"11. AND BE IT ENACTED, that a Drawback of the whole of Reptation.

1 the Duties of Customs shall be allowed for Wine intended for the Drawback and remia- of the respective Messes of the Officers of Her sion of Duties on

1 Wines allowed for Mi-

l Majesty's lit,ry ancl Naval MW

sea, and stores Ma'esty's Troops serving in South Australia, and of Officers of He

HerMajest~9sservice*

&fajesty9b Navy, on board such of Her Majesty's Ships in actua

service as they shall serve in, and on all Stores for her Majesty9

Iservice ; or the same may be landed on first Iniportation, or de

l i v h d at of Bond free of Duty, subject to such Regulations a the Governor or Commissioners of Customs may ftom time to tim in that behalf appoid t.

Coasting Trade, IV. AND BE IT ENACTED, that all Ships Trading from one par

of the Provinee to another part thereof, shall be considered as en

gaged in the Coa~ting Trade.

Warehousing. V. AHD BE IT ENACTED, that a11 goods which shall have bee

AUG~OOCL~ to be cleared warehotlsed or re-warehoused, according to the said Ordinance

within	shall be duly cleered, dther for Exportation or for Home con sum^ tion, within Two Years from the day of the first entry there0 and if such Goods be not so cleared, it shd l be lawful for th Colfecto~, or ather Officer, to cause the same to be sold either fa
Home Consumption or Exportation, as the case may be, and th Produce of ~ucb Sale shall be applied (after deducting the Dutic
due on the said Goods, if aold for Home use,) to the Payment I Warehouse Rent and all other lawful Charges, and the overplu (if my) $hall be Paid to the Person duly authorised to receive th

insacient, may IX same : PBQVIDED ALWAYS, that it shall be lawful for the Col

destroyed. leetoli, or other Officer, to cause any such Goods to be Destroye as cannot be sold for a Sum sufficient to Pay such Duties an Charges, if sold for Home Use, or sufficient to Pay such Charge!

Proviso - Further if gold for Exportation: PROVIDED ALSO, that it shall be lad1

time.	for the Collector, or other Officer, to grant further time for an
such Goods t6 &main warehoused, if they shall see fit so to d(

Proviso as to Sheep- upon Payment of Rent and Charges due up to that time : PR(	wash Tobacco.	officer, under such Regulations as shall be approved by the Gove
v lb 's~ ALBO, that it shall be lawful for the Collector, or otht
nor or Cdmmi~sioners of Customs, to permit the proprietor ( other person having the cofitfol of any Tobacco which shall hav been so Warehoused for Twa Years, and which might be destroye under the provision aforeaaid, to be boiled down at the expent
of such proprietor or peraon, for the purpose of being used:
S heepwash.

Spirits for Ship9 VI. AID BE IT ENACTED, that notwithstanding anything in ti

bow. in Ha'- said Ordinance contained, it shall be lawful for the Collector,

other Officer, subject to such Regulations as the Governor or Con missioners of Customs may id that behalf appoint, to perm Spirits ta be drawn off fidm Packages %shipped as Stores for tl U& of the crews df any Ship while in Harbor, such Ship heir

the burthen of Thirty Tons at least, bound on a voyage to

Foreign Parts, the probable duration of which out and home will not be less than Thirty Days, or engaged Whaling or Sealing.

VTI. AND nz TT EXACTED, that it shall not be lawful for any Vessels under 50

person to Export, uor to enter for Exportation to parts beyond Goods entered out- tons not to export

Seas. any Goods entered Outwards for Drawback, in Ships which wardsfor drawbwk.	A
ihnlino<be of the Burthen of Fifty Tons or upwa;ds.

VIII. AN D sa rr ENACTED, that this Ordinmce shall commence Commencement.

allcl take effect frcm and after the passing thereof, except in so far ' as respects the alteration of Duties; and that the Duties under

the recited Ordinance shall continue until the Sixth day of January next, when the same shall cease and be no longer payable, and the

new Duties imposed by this Ordinance shall coinnlence and be

payable on the said Sixth day of January next.

H. E, F. YOUNG,

Lieutenant-Governor.

Passed the Legislnhae Council this T7uenty-

third day of Novm her, One Thousmd

Eight ~ a h * e d and Fortj-eight.

W.	L.	~ ' H A L L U R A N,
Clerk of Council,

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE A.

TABLE OF DUTIES REFERRED TO.

ARTICLE. PER. L4TE OF DUTY.

-.p.

LKALI ... ... ... ... ... . v. cwt.

cent.

mm.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ad valoreni

... cwt.

.matto ... ... ... . *. ...

i cent

... ad valor cm

.pparel and Slops ... ... ...

, ., omt.

.a.owroot... ... ... ... .,.

( 6

...

;-\CON arid Hains.. . ... .. . ...

lags alld sack^--Corn ... ... ... ... 100 ((

Ore, Gunny, arid Returned 9. .

ides for Wool. ... ... ... ... each

hskcts ... ... ... ...	...	ad valorem	5 '# cent
kef and Pork ... .. . ., .
leer, Yortel., Ale, Cider, and Perry
hck ing. ,, ... .. . ...

Paste ... ... .. . ... RI

. . a d valosem 5 p cent

{oats. . , *.. S. . . v.

hks-I'rin ted ... ... ... . S. cwt.

knows and Trucks ... ... ... each

hots and Shoes, viz.-Boots ... ... dozen pairs L1

Half ditto a. .

iL'

Slioes ... S. .

(C

ditto ditto Childreil'd ...

h"aManufactur~ +, . ... 5 '#l cent

... ad vi$orelu

{yead and Biscuit ,.. ...

... cwt.

3"ttle~-Glass and Stone ... dozen

...

<rick+-~ire and Bath, . . ...

S.. 1000 L(

Other Bricks ... .. . . .,

hiustone

...

...

cwt.

...

...

( I

E	'Wll~s
utter .,,

...

. a *

. a.

and ~ r u & &

...

... ad rdorem

...

..*	...	d. .	cwt.
a..	...	...l	(6

Wax, Compositiou, Sperm, Lc.. . ...

W- ' - - -

ARTICLE. PER.

Canvas ... ... ... . S. ... ... 1 bolt

Carte and Drays ... ... ... .. . each

Wheeled Waggons and Timber Carriages

. Carriages ... ... ... ... .. . ... ad ralorenl cent.

~ a s k s L ~ r n ~ t ~ ... ... ... ... ...l tun

Cement ... ... -.. ... a.. cwt.

Chalk ... ... ... . , . ... ...l ton

Cheese ... ... ... ... ... :::l cwt.

Chocolate and Cocoa	...	...	...	...
Clocks and Watches	...	...	...	... ad valorcln l 9 cent.

Coals	...	...	... ...	...	"..	ton
'(

Coke	...	..,	...	.	. .	...	...
Coffee	...	...	...	...	... cwt.

Confectionery. ,. ... ... .., .,. lb

Copper--Sheathing and Nails ... .. ... cwt.

Manufactures ... ,.. ... ... ad vulorcm i qc11t.

Cordage and Rope, viz.-Europe.. . S.. . , . cwt.

Maailla .. . ... ((

Coir and Jutc ,.,	,,.	I (
TJnenumer:tted	...	I (

Cord, small, and Twinc ... .,. .. . ... ( I

Cork ... ... ... ... ... ., . I1

Corks ... ,. . ,.. ... ... ,. . gross

Corn, Meal, and Flour, viz.-Wheat ... quarter

Barley	...	...	{ l
Oats	...	...	l (

Naizc and Nillet ... 11

Yeas, Beans, and Pnlee ((

RIal t . . ... ( L

Flour and Meal ... 100 ay.

Bran and Pollard ... L(

Cotton Manufactures ... ..* ... ... ad valore~u 5 3 cceuC

Outlcry	.,	S..	...	...	...	...	16	ditto
DRUERY	..,	...	...	...	...	((	ditto

Drugs, viz.-Corrosive Sublimate ... ... lb

Spirits Tar ... ., . ... . , . gallon ' l

Vitriol ... ... ... ...

Unenumerated Drugs .. .. .. ad valorem 5 '#l cent

(I

EARTHENWARX and China ... ... ... ditto

FEATHERS-Bed ... ... ... ... ... Tb

Fish-Dry and Pickled .. ... ... ... cwt.

Blax .a. a *. ... ... . m. ,. I (6

Fruit-Dried of all sorts ... ... ... ... 4 l

I n Bottles ... ... ... ... dozen quarts

Preserved in sugar, Succades,$ Jams of all sorts W

Fresh ... .. ... ... . bushel

Furniture ... ... ... ,,.. ad valorem 5 3 ccnl

GLASS--Plate, in squares exceeding 600 inches ... ia I1

not exceeding 600 inches ..

Crown and Sheet, in squares exceeding 200 inches 100 feet

not exceeding 200 inches L(

5 =@ ccu,

Flint, Cut, C&, &Iirrors, and Mmufactnres ... ad valorem (6 ditto

Gloves ... ... a B* ... ... ,..

ARTICLE. PEn. 1 XATP OF DUTY. --

a. .	cwt.	l	G
( L
..	1 0
I i
..	5 0
I (
..	2 3

.. ad valorem 5% cent

( I

.. ditto

( I

.. ditto

I t

.. ditto

.. th 0 l

5 v cenl

... ad ralurern l i

.... 1 ditto

( I

6.. ditto

Ilay ... ... ... ... ... ton 2 0

Htmp-Dressed	...	...	...	cwt.	1 6
( I

U~idrcuued, Tuw, and Oakum ... ... I 0

I i

Lide~--Urrrscd ... ... -.. ... 8 0

I (

Eaw, Stilt,, and Dricd ... ... ... 1 0

I L

iioncy ... ... ... ... . , . 4 0

Ilr;p ... ... ... . . I. . ib 0 2

J slr ... ... ... galloa 0 ::

*.* ...

I

I'rinting ... ... ... ... lb 0 1

Jrun, I k.-Btlr	and Rod	.,.	...	...,	ton	0 0
id

Sheet and Hoop ... ... I 4 0

...l L4

Pig ... ... ... 5 0

-+ l

Slcclgcn, Anchors, An&, Platc~, (,'art-

nrnl Moulds, and articles of Wrought l

Iron, heavy and in tlit: rough cwt. 1 0

Cart-an118 and Boxcs, finielicd, Chain, nr- I (

ticles of Wrouel~ t Tron. filiished ... 1 6

I I

Camp Orwns, ~ o t s; ~oi lers; and' Chsting~ 0 10

l

Manufactures, unenurnerated.. . . ,. ad valorem 15 9 cent

I~ioglns-Befined ... ... ... . . ib 0 6

Comlnon for XIauufac ture ... ,.. i I 0 2

1nq)lcn:ents and Tools ... ... ad valorelu l i , 5 3 cent

Jcwellcrp ... ... ... ... *'.I .... j ditto

dunk - Old ... ... ..* .... I cwt. l 1 0

LABU ... ... ... . . I I

I 2 G

h d - ~ i ~, Sheet, and Shot ... ... ... ;c 1 0

-..l l I

bTanufaoturt.s, ., B.. .*. ... ad valorem ' 5 9 cent

Iipather-~ole ... ... , . . ... cwt. 3 0

Kip and Harness ... . . ... I ( 6 0

Calf ... .. . ... ... RI 0 1

Patent Baails . .. .. ... dozen 5 0

i Kangaroo ... . . ... . I t 1 0

XIogakin .,. ... ,.. ... cach 1 0

Kazils ... ... ... .. . dozen 0 6

Enamel .,. ... ... ... hide 3 6

Other unenumerated and Afttnuhctures ... ad valorem 5p ient

l l i ~ ~ end Ilemon Juice, and Syrup of all aorta ... gallon 0 3

Manufactures, .l ... ... ... ad valorem 5 3 cent

Lucifers. ,, ... . * m ... ... gross boxes 0 4

b r ~ ~ ~ a ~ ~ ~ and Vermicelli ... ... ... 0 1

~ ~ h i o c r g . . , .L* b. . I. e .,. ad valvrem 54P cent

Mats

ABTICLE, PER,

l

Mats and Matting	.	.	..	.	.	.
Musical Instruments	...	.	..	.	.

ditto 1

Mur~tard. . .. . . .. d.

1 0 l

NEEDLES .. . .. .. ..

Netting. .. - . . .. . . U'' ccnt.

Xuts, viz.-AImon3s, Walnuts, Chestnuts, Filberts,

and S11:dl Etits. . . .. .

SheHed Almonds. . . . ..

Cocoa. . .. . .

OIL-Black. . .. . . .. . .

Spem, Hcad-mattor, nndotller fib11 or animal oi: Linseed, Rape, IIemp, a d Cocoa-nut.

Olivc, Castor, and other Vcgethle Oils . .

-

Oilman's Stores . . . . .. W ccnt

.. ..

Onions .. ..

.. ..

PAINTS .. ..

..

Painters' Colors, and Whiting..

..

Paper-Stained and Hangings..

ad valorem

Brown, Wrapping, and Blotting.. cwt.

Writing .. .. .. m

Printing and Cartridge .. cwt.

Other unenumerated, ~fmufac tures ad valorcnl

Parchment. .	..	,.	roll
Perfumery. .	..
..

ad rdorern

Percussion Caps	..	..	1000
Pcwterware. .	..
..

ad valorem

Pickles and Fruits preserved in Sslt gallon

Pictures and Prints. . ,. ad valorem

Pipes, Tobacco, of common Clay gross

not of common Clay ad vdorem

.. barrel

Pitch

.. ad valorem

Plate and Plated odds

Potatoes .. .. .. ton

Provisions and Preserved Meats	cwt.
1b

RICE	-.	..	cwt.
Rosin	..	..	barrel

SADDLERY and Rarness ad valorem j cent

.. .. cwt.

Salt .. .. ton

Saltpetre. . .. cwt.

Silk Manufactures. . ad valorem +p' ccnt.

Skins for Tanning . -. dozen

Soap .. .. cwt.

gpices, viz.-Caasia.. L-f

Cinnamon	W
Cloves..	t l
Mace. ,	t l
Natmega	( l
Ginger..	cwt.

P ~ p p e r 64

Other Spices i W cent

-

AXTICLE. PER. RATE OB DUTY.

--

I. cl.

,irit~ or Strong Waters of all sorts, viz.-For crcry pllon of such Spirits or Strong Watcrs ~f ally strcrlgtll not exceeding the strcngtll of proof by

Sykes's IIydrometer, and so in proportion for any

pat^ or less strength than the strength of proot;

nod for any grcstcr or leas quantity than a;

d\o, 14crfuucd Spirits not being sweeteued or

~nised with any article so that thc degree of etrc~~gth thcreof cannot be exactly asccrtr~ined bj;

buolll Hyclrunle~er .. .. .. .. gallon 0

Iirits, Curdids, or Strong Watcrs, sweetened or

~nixed wit11 any article so that the degree oi

strcnoth thereof cannot be exactly ascertained Ly 6.

Sylw S IIydroulcter .. gnllon 0

:irch .. .. .. cwt. 2 0

,ationmy. . .. ,. ad valorum cent

,cc1 .. .. .. cwt. 3 0

.ouec;-lIill$on~~. . .. Foot dismc tcr 2 0

l i

Grindstoncs..	..	3 1
l: ~oiing $l:ttcs	.	3 (5

Slsbs a ~ d Ylagatone~. L 0

To~ub and wrought Stones 3 1

,\lnrblc, wronght .. 0 6

tm z-Blue . - .. cwt. 5 0

( I

uqar-Rcliued a d Candy .. 4 0

Bluscovado. . .. 2 0

hlulaeses .. 2 0

!I'TOI?A ,, 3 .. 2 0

d l h w	..	..	..	2	O
,If	..	.,	..	1 o
cn	..	..	..	0 2

in Plates.. .. .. 2 0

hrvare .. .. . * W ceni

Co!~acco-llanufactured .. 2 0

Cnnlanufactured .. 1 0

Cigars and Cheroots.. 5 0

Snuff .. .. ,. .. 2 0

Boiled down in Bond for Sheepwash .. 0 1

Toys .. .. .. .. .. V ccni

Turnery and Woodenware .. .. .. ditto

rnrpentine, Spirit of ,. ,. .. 0 3

Vm,,, .. .. .. .. .. 0 1

N ~ .. . .. ~ . ~ . . ~ . cwt. ~ ~ ~ 4 0

wine .. .. .. .. .. gnllon 1 0

Rood, viz.-Posts	and lZails, Hand Spilreu, and Pole+	10 o	1 B
( I

13:l,ling. ' .. .. .. 0 6

Sllingle~ and Laths	..	..	1000	0 6
Trpeuuils arid Spokes	..	..	100	0 2

Oars .. .. .. .. 100 feet 2 0

Square Timber, and Balks, Spars, Deals, Battens, Quartering, Planks, Boards, and Sawn, Hewn, or Split Timber of

eill kinds, not otherwise particularly

enumerated or described. . .. 40 cubic feet. 2 6

ARTICLE.

Mod-3Iclnufac tures of ., .. . 5 W cent

Wool-3Ianufttcturcs of .. .. .. ditto

Zrxc imd 3Ianufacturcs of ditto .. .. ditto

UNENUYERATED Articles, viz.-Ram .. .. 5 W cent

Manufactured .. ditto

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F R E E L I S T,

Animals Living.

Baggage of Passcngora,

Bottles imported Full.

Bullion and Coin.

Plants and Treej.

Seeds and Roots, Garden.

Specimeuls illustrative of Xu'aturd History,

Wool unmanufactured.