Customs duties amendment (1846) (WA)

WESTERN AU STRA LIA.

ANNO NONO

VICTORIA, REGINA,.

No. VII.

An Ordinance to repeal certain Acts im- posing Duties on Goods imported into Western Australia, and to impose other Duties in lieu thereof.

HEREAS an Ordinance of the Legislative Council of this Preamble.

Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act to impose certain duties ? vie. N°.1.- colony was passed in the seventh year of the Reign of Her on imported spirituous liquors, and on wine and tobacco;" and whereas also, an Ordinance of the said Council, was passed in the

9th Viet, No. 7. 1846.

8 Vic. No. 5, repealed.

eighth year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled "An Act to repeal

the duties on certain goods imported into Western Australia, and to

impose other duties in lieu thereof;" and whereas it is expedient to

establish a different and more uniform rate of duty on .the several

goods imported into this colon y ; Be it therefore enacted, by His

Excellency the Governor of Western Australia, with the advice and

consent of the Legislative Council thereof, that the said recited Ordi-

nances, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed, except so far as

any prior Acts, or parts of prior Acts, are thereby respectively repealed,

and except so far as the continuance of the same, or any of the pro-

visions of the same, may be necessary for the recovery of any duties

charged or chargeable under either of the said Ordinances; and that from and after the passing of this Ordinance, there shall be charged,

raised, collected, levied, and paid, upon all goods, wares, and mer-

chandise, and upon all live stock, imported into this colony, the duties

respectively specified in the schedule hereunto annexed.

Dirties to be collected II.

AND be it enacted, that the duties herein mentioned, shall be collected and levied in the manner pointed out by the provisions of any Ordinance or Ordinances for' the - time being in force for the general regulation of the Customs of the colony : Provided

under the Customs Act.

always nevertheless,. that the said duties shall be charged upon the

value of the -articles at the place of importation, which value shall, for the purposes of this present Ordinance, be deemed and taken to be, the invoice price of the said articles, with the ademion of twenty per cent, thereon.

Ordinance may he III. AND be it enacted, that this Ordinance may be amended

amended.

or repealed by any Ordinance to be passed during the present

Session.

ANDREW CLARKE,

GOVERNOR.

Passed the Council 16th. April, 1846.

WALEINSNAW COWAN,

Clerk of the Councils.

1846.                9th Viet. No. 7.

SCHEDULE RERERRED TO.

Table of Duties.

-I. On spirits, the production and manufacture of any part of the British Spirits Cs. Per,

British Enipire, a duty of six shillings for each and every Imperial thilmz

gallon, not exceeding the strength of hydrometer proof, and in the

same proportion for the like spirits of greater strength.

2. On spirits of foreign production and 'manufacture, imported Foreign Spirits from any

of the British Ent-

into the said colon from any part of the 'British Empre, a uy t pine, Ss. per gallon. col ire, dt of

eight shillings for each and every Imperial gallon, not exceeding the strength of hydrometer proof, and in the same proportion for like spirits of greater strength.

On spirits of foreign production and manufacture, imported Foreign spirit` from For-

3.   eign places, 10s. per gal-

into the said colony, from any foreign place, a duty of ten shillings Ion.

for each and every Imperial gallon, not exceeding the strength of

hydrometer proof, and in the same proportion for like spirits of

greater strength.

4. On each and every Imperial gallon of wine, the produce of B̀yriinticslifrEm ompiarnj Part of

any part of the British Empire, sixpence.

5.     On each and every Imperial gallon of wine, the produce of Foreign wine.

any other place, one shilling and sixpence.

6.     On each and every pound weight of cigars and snuff, two Cigars and Snuff.

shillings and sixpence.

7. On each and every pound weight of tobacco, one shilling. Tobacco.

8.     On all live stock from any part of the British Empire, five Live Stock.

pounds for every hundred pounds, according to their value.

9.     On all live stock from any other place, ten pounds for every Live Stock, Foreign.

hundred pounds, according to their value.

9th Viet. No. 7. 1846.

of British Empire. colony, and not otherwise charged with a specific duty, and not here- Goods, the produce, do. 10. On all goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into this

inafter set forth as free of duty, being the growth, produce, or man- ufacture of any part of the British Empire, a duty of five pounds sterling for every hundred pounds in value thereof, and so in pro- portion for every greater or less value.

11. On all goods, -wares, and merchandise, imported into this colony, and not otherwise charged with a specific duty, and not hereinafter set forth as free of duty, being the growth, produce and manufacture of any Foreign State, a duty of ten pounds sterling for every hundred pounds in value thereof, and so in proportion for every greater or less value.

Goods Free of Duty.

1.    All military or naval stores or provisions, required for Her

Majesty's service.

2.     All bottles of common glass imported full.

3.     All bullion and coin.

4.     All staves and hoops for casks.

5.     All trees and rooted plants.

Printed by authority of the Government, by E. Stirling, Perth.