Customs duties (1842) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO SEXTO

VICTORIA. REGINIE.

No. III,

An Act to impose a Duty on all Goods imported into Western Australia, and not already subject to duty.

HEREAS it is expedient that a duty should be imposed upon Preamble,

to duties under any Act now in force therein : Be it therefore enac-Wall goods imported into this Colony, and not already subject

tedby HisE xcellency the Governor of Western Australia, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, that, from and after the first day of August next, the following duty shall be im-

6th Victories, No. 3. 1842.

Duty at 21 per cent. Rd posed and levied,—that is to say, on all live stock, not befitg direct valorem on all -imports, from the United Kingdom, and upon all goods, wares, and Merchan-except live stock direct ,.

from United Kingdom. fuze,	imported into this Colony, and not already subject to duty, a
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duty of fifty shillings for every hundred pounds according to their

value.

Governor may suspend IL AND be it enacted, that in any case of emergency it shall

operation of Act cer- be lawful for the Governor in Executive Council, by Proclamation,

tain cases.

to exempt from duty as aforesaid any article of consumption which

may be deemed a necessary of life.

Duty to be levied under III. AND be it enacted, that the provisions of the Act passed in

General Customs Act, 4& 5 Vie. No. 2. the fourth and fifth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, en-

titled "An Act to renew and amend an Act entitled 'An Act for the regulation of the Customs of Western Australia,' " shall be deemed and taken to apply to all duties which may become due and leviable under this Act.

Act may be amended. IV. AND be it enacted, that this Act may b6 amended or re-

pealed by an Act to be pissed during the present Session.

"JOHN HUTT,"

GOVERNOR.

Passed the Council

21st July, 1842. 5

WALKINSIIAW COWAN.

Clerk to the Council.

Printed by authority of the Government, by E. Stifling, Pgrtht