Customs duties (1856) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO DECIMO NONO VICTORIE REGIME.

and •

No. XVI.

An Ordinance to repeal an Ordinance passed in the 17th year of the reign of Her pre- sent Majesty, No, 14, imposing Duties on imported Goods, and to make other pro- visions in lieu thereof.

HEREAS it is expedient to modify the existing duties

payable on Goods imported into Western Australia, and to

provide for certain exemptions from the Customs Duties ;—Be it Preamble. of the Legislative Council thereof :-

therefore enacted, by His Excellency the Governor of Western

I. THAT an Ordinance passed in the 17th year of the reign of

Her present Majesty, intituled " An Ordinance to repeal an Ordi- 17thnance Ordio. 4 14

VictoN. ria, re.

nance passed in the 12th year of the reign of Her present Majesty, pealed ;

19th Viet. No. 16. 1856.

No. 8, imposing duties on imported Goods, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof," shall be and the same is hereby repealed.,

Except as to goods	except as to Goods already imported into the said colony and
already imported and	warehoused therein, subject to the payment of Customs duties ;
worehoused.	upon which said goods the duties leviable under the said recited Ordinance shall be paid and levied, if the same be paid on or before the first day of August next.

Such goods, if no	II.	THAT upon all imported Goods, Wares, and Merchandize,
duties have been paid

before the passing

save as aforesaid, enumerated in the first schedule hereunto an-

hereof—pay accord-

nexed, and upon which no customs duties shall have been paid before

ing to schedule.

the passing of this Ordinance, there shall be levied and paid the

duties respectively specified in the said schedule.

THAT the duties specified in the said first schedule shall be collected and levied in the manner provided by any Ordi- nance or Ordinances for the time being in force for the general regulation of the Customs of the said colony.

Collection of duties III.

in first schedule.

THAT the goods, wares, and articles enumerated in the second schedule hereunto annexed, shall and may, from and after the passing of this Ordinance, be imported into the said colony free of duty.

Schedule 2—duty IV.

free list.

THAT it shall be lawful for the Governor of the said any special application made to him for thatpurpose, to exempt from the payment of duty any particular goods or article which, under the special circumstances of the case, shall be deemed to merit such exemption.

V.

Governor may give	colony, with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, upon
discretion.

special exemption at

A. E. KENNEDY,

GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

Passed the Legislative Council this

19th clay of June, 1856.

HENRY WAKEFORD,

Clerk of the Council.

1856.             19th Viet No. 16.

SCHEDULE N0,11

Table of Duties.

RATE

ARTICLE. PER OF

DUTY.

Beer, Porter, Cider, and Perry, bottled and in wood gallon 4c1.

Cigars and Snuff	lb.	2s. 6d.
Coffee	cwt.	4s. Od.
Spirits, Cordials, or strong Waters, not being perfumed, or Medicinal Spirits, to be used as medicine,or perfumery only, for each and every imperial gallon of such Spirits, Cordials, or Strong Waters, of any strength, not ex- ceeding the strength of proof by Syke's hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof, or any quantity greater or less than a gallon	gallon	12s. Od.

Sugar, refined and candy	cwt.	Od.
C'

Sugar, moist, and Molasses 3s. Od.

Tea	lb.	2d.
CC

Tobacco, manufactured Is. 9d.

CC

Tobacco, unmanufactured Is. Od.

Wine, bottled and in wood gallon 2s. 01

On all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise imported into this Colony, and not otherwise charged with a specific duty and not hereafter set forth as free of duty, a duty of seven per cent. according to the invoice value 7 V- cent.

19th Viet. No. 16.	1856.
SCHEME NO. 2.

Goods Free of Duty.

Animals, living

Bread and Biscuit

Bags and Sacks

Bales for Wool

Books, printed, not being account

Bottles, glass and stone, imported full

Bran

Bullion and Coin

Baggage, personal, of Immigrants

Coals, Coke, and other Fuel

Corn and other Grain

Flour and Meal

Implements and Machinery, Agricultural

Meats, salted, cured and preserved, except Bacon and. Hams

Machinery for Mills, including Millstones

Maps and Charts

Oatmeal

Pumps and other apparatus for raising water

Pictures, Prints and Statuary

Plants, Seeds, and Bulbs

Provisions or Stores, Military or Naval, required for Her Majesty's Service

Pulse

Rice

Staves and Hoops for Casks

Specimens of Natural History

Uniforms and Appointments, Naval, Military and Civil, imported by officers

stationed in this colony for their own use

Goods specially exempted by the Governor, with the advice of the Executive

Council.

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: rELNTED BY AUTHORITY Or TER GOVERNMENT, BY STIRLING,

saw. & column;