No. XXIV.
An Act to alter and amend the Duties of Customs
payable in the Colony of New South Wales
and on Spirits distilled therein. [Reserved—
| WH E R E A S by an Act of P a r l i a m e n t passed in t h e | years of t h e re ign of H e r present Majesty i n f i l l e d | "An | Act |
for the Government of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land"
it was enacted t h a t t h e Governor of N e w South Wales wi th t he advice and consent of t h e Legis la t ive Council thereof should have power to m a k e laws for t h e peace welfare and good government of t he said Colony and i t was fur ther provided by the said Ac t t h a t all Bills a l te r ing or affecting t h e Dut ies of Cus toms upon any goods wares or merchandise impor ted to or expor ted from t h e said Colony should be reserved for H e r Majesty 's p leasure except such Bills for t emporary laws as t h e Governor m i g h t expressly declare necessary to be forthwith assented to by reason of some press ing emergency a n d whereas it will be for t h e advan tage of t h e t r ade and commerce of t h e said Colony t h a t a fixed du ty should in some cases be subs t i tu ted for an ad
valorem du ty and t h a t t h e duties on spir i ts impor ted in to or distilled
in the Colony should be lowered Be i t therefore enacted by H i s Excel lency the Governor of N e w South Wales w i t h t h e advice and consent of t h e Legislat ive Council thereof Tha t from and after the approval of th i s A c t by H e r Majesty and t h e notification of such approva l in t h e Colony the re shal l be levied on all art icles impor ted into t he Colony of New Sou th Wales enumera ted in the Schedule to th i s Ac t annexed m a r k e d A t h e d u t y specified agains t such art icle in
| the said Schedule in l ieu of t h e ad valorem | du ty a t p resen t payable on |
| the same | Provided always t h a t i t shal l be lawful for the Governor |
| w i th t he advice of t he Execu t ive Council by proc lamat ion to | exempt |
flour whea t or other gra in from t h e dut ies in t h e said Schedule specified for such period as t h e said Governor w i th such advice as aforesaid may from t ime to t ime direct and appoint .
| 2. | A n d be i t enacted T h a t t h e dut ies payable on t h e | impor ta t ion |
into th is Colony of sp i r i tuous l iquors of any descript ion shall be reduced to one-half of t h e a m o u n t now payable by law on such spir i ts P ro vided t h a t spir i ts impor ted in to th i s Colony from any Br i t i sh possession be ing t h e p roduce and manufac tu re thereof shall be chargeable wi th no other or grea te r du ty t h a n spir i ts t h e p roduce a n d manufac tu re of
| t h e U n i t e d | K i n g d o m | impor ted in to t h e said Colony directly from | the |
| said U n i t e d | Kingdom. |
3. A n d be it enacted Tha t t h e du ty on spir i ts distilled in the
| Colony shall in l ike m a n n e r be reduced to one-half of t h e a m o u n t | now |
| payable by law on such spiri ts . |
4. A n d be i t enacted Tha t t h e duties payable on the impor ta t ion
in to th is Colony of art icles no t men t ioned in th i s A c t no r in the Schedule appended to it shal l i n no way be a l tered or affected by the
| pass ing | of th i s | Ac t . |
5. A n d be i t enacted Tha t th i s Ac t shal l no t come in force un t i l
it shall have been approved by H e r Majesty no r un t i l H e r Majesty 's approval shal l have been notified in t he usua l m a n n e r by order of H i s
| Excel lency the Governor in t h e Government | Gazette of the Colony. |
| Without | distinction | as to the place, from | which the article | is | imported. |
| s. | d. |
| F l o u r | o r | m e a l | p e r | c w t . . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 2 | 6 |
| G r a i n — w h e a t | p e r | b u s h e l | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 | 0 |
| A l l | o t h e r | s o r t s | of | g r a i n | . . . | . . . | 0 | 4 |
| S u g a r — u n r e f i n e d | or | mo la s se s | p e r | l b . | . . . | . . . | 0 | 01/4 |
| S u g a r — r e f i n e d | 0 | 03/4 |
| W i n e | p e r | g a l l o n | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1 | 0 |