Customs Act 1863 (SA)

ANNO VICESIMO SEXTO EL' VICESIMO SEPTIMO

No. 6.

[,issenter1 to, 13th S ovcntbcr, 1863.1

4REAS it is cqedient to alter. the tluties of C ~ ~ s t x m s I'rcalllble.

W""	after provided-Be it therefore Enacted by tlw Gorcriior-iu-Cllief	imposed in the Province of South Australia in manncn' herein- of the Province of South Australia, with the :idvice and cement of' the Ilegislative C o u l d and House of ~1ssoinl)ly of the said Pro-
vince, in this ~ m s c n t Parliamwt ssscmhled, as f;llows :-

l. 111 lieu of and instead of' all other duties of' Customs, tllere Dutif*o.

shall be raised, levied, collected, ailcl paid uuto Her Majesty for the uses of the said Province allcl support of the Government thereof; the several duties of Customs inserted, described, and set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed, and no other.

SCHEDULE

2. The Collector of Customs, ancl all oficers of Customs in the ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $ :

said Province, shall not be liable to and are hereby ii~dem~ified

and protected against any action, claim, or. clamages to wllicl~ he or they inight otherwise have been liable by reason of any refusal to deliver any goods in~portecl into thr &id l'rovilice after the second day of J~ lne, one thousand eigllt lluridred a i d sixty-three, or in bond on that day, without payment of the duties by this Act autllorized to be levied, or without p;lyineiit of the duticv mutlio- rized to be levied bv any -4ct in fbrcc wit,liin t11c said Province, at

the time of the conhng iuto elm *a t' 1011 of this Act

In thc name ancl on behalf of the Queen 1 hereby assent to

this Act.

D. DALY, Governor.

26" & 27" VICTORIZ, No. 6.

Customs Amendmelzt Act-1 86 3.

SCHEDULE REFEYLKED TO.

TABLE OF DUTIES.

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On all imported goods, not included in the undermentioned lists to which

fixed duties are attached, or \;-hich arc to be found in the fkec list,

anadvalotemduty of ...................................... B v c n n t.

" Beer, porter, ale, cider, and perry (in wood), per gallon ............ 0 6

" Beer, porte:, ale, cider, and perry (in bottle), reputed quarts, per dozen	1 0
" Beer, porter, ale, cidcr, and perry (in bottle), reputed pints, per dozen	0 6

" Cotfee, chicory, cocoa, and chocolate, per lb. ...................... 0 1

. l ' Dried fruits, nuts, and almonds, pcr cwt. ........................ 10 0

" H o p s, y r l b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 2

" Spirits, or strong wators of all sorts, viz., for cvery gallon of such

spiv.its or strong metors, of any st.rength not exceeding the strcngtl, of proof by Sykes's Hydromctcr; and so in proportion for ally grcatcr

W ICSI strcngth than the strength of proof, and for any grcator crr

lcsu quantity than a gallon; also, pertimed spirits, not being srveetencd

or luised with any article, so that thc clt~grrc ul' ht~c11gth t h ~ x ~ ~ f

cannot be csi~ctly asccrttri~~cd by such h > tlroinetcr ................ 10 O

l L Spirits, cordials, or strong waters, swcctcued or rl~ixccl with any

~irticle, so that the dcgrcc of strcngth tlcrcof c:uinut be cxactly

avccrtaincd by Sykes's Hydromctcr, for cvcvq- gullw) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0

'L Spirits, nnillcl!., \vine contaii~ing mure thau thirty per cult of alcolivl

of a spccific g?.avity o f , 825 at the t c i n p c ~ a t ~ ~ r c of GO O of Fahrcul~cit's

thcrmomctcr, for e v c q gallon in proportion to strcl~gtll.. .......... 10 0

" Sugar, per cvt. ............................................. 3 0

" lVolasses and trcacIc, p: cwt. ................................. 2 0

" Tca, per lb... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 0 3

" Tobacco-IIanufactured, 1wr ib. .. .. .; ......................... 1 6

Sherpmash, pcr lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 3

" Cigars and snuff, per lb. ...................................... 4 0

" Wine, not cout:hing morc! t h m thirty per cmt,. of alcohol, of a spccific

gravity nf .82,5, atthe tc;mpc?mti~rr of C O 3 of Fahrenhrit's t,herniomctw

(in wood), pcr gallon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 0

" Winc (in bottlo), repnctl qmrts, per dozm .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . G 0

" JVino (in l~ottlc), reputcxl pint$, per dozen... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3 0

Wood, viz.-Posts :~nd rails, handspites m i poles, per El~uirlrcri .. .. .. .. I G

I'alings, pcr hundred .................... .. .. .. .. .. 0 G

Shinglos and laths, per thousand. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 6

Trcnnils and :;polrcs, p c ~ hundred .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (1 2

Osrs, per Iiiindreil f e d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .	2	0
Squarc timbcr and balk^, spars, deals, batlcns, quartering,

kinds, not olhlirwise enumerated or dcecribcd, per forty

planks, bncrds, and sar3-n, hcwu, or split timber of a11

~ u b i c feet ...................................... 2 6

Cr:dxr, per forty cubic feet ............................ 5 0

mm LIST.

Animals living	Plants ancl trees
Baggagc of passcngcrs	8ceds a n ~ l roots, including potatoes

Bag$ and sacks, via.--Corr, s x l ~ s Secds, viz.--lucerue, clover, tarea, sain-

Orc bnga foiu, rye, and all grass seeds

Wool paclia Shonks rind staves

Books, printccl	Skins and bides, ram
Bullion and cuiu	8pccimcns of mtural history
Coals, coke, and other fucl	Tallow
Corn and flour	Wooi
Fresh fruitv	Unemelkcl ores.
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