Customs, landing places for imports, amendment (1844) (WA)

WESTERN ATISTRA HA.

ANNO OCTAVO

VICTORIIE REGINIE.

No. I.

An Act to remove doubts as to the liability of certain parties to pay for landing Goods under special permission at other places than the appointed landing places.

WHEREAS by the second section of an Act of Council passed Preambl°'

in the seventh year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled

" An Act to appoint certain places for the landing of goods within

the limits of towns not being Seaport Towns," it is provided, "that

8th Viet. No. 1. 1844.

in every case in which certain goods coming from a Seaport Town are required to be landed at any place within a Town-site other than any of the places so appointed by such proclamation as therein men- tioned, a special permission must be obtained from the Collector or Sub-Collector of such Seaport Town, or from the Tidewaitcr of the town at which the goods have arrived, for the landing of such goods at the place required, under a penalty not exceeding Ten pounds ;" and whereas doubts have arisen as to the liability of the person re- quiring such special permission to land any such goods, to pay for the same any dues or landing charges payable at such appointed landing place; and whereas it is expedient to remove such doubts;— Be it therefore enacted, by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Persons requiring special Council thereof, that any person requiring such special permission permission to land goods as is mentioned in the second section of the said Act hereinbeforeat any other place than

the public jetty.the amount chargeable at of the places appointed by such proclamation as is mentioned in the those appointed must pay reeked. to land goods at any place within a Townsite other than any

first section of the said recited Act, shall be liable to pay to the Col- looter or Sub-Collector, or Tidewaiter granting such permission, the smallest amount of rate, due or charge which he would be required to pay upon such goods if landed at any public landing place ap- pointed for such townsite by such proclamation as aforesaid.

Act may be amended. H. AND be it enacted, that this Act May be altered, amended, or repealed "by any Act to be passed during the present Session.

TOHN HUTT,

GOVERNOR.

Passed the Council?

27th June, 1844.

EDWARD C. SOUPER,

Acting Clerk of the Council.

tante by authority of the GOvernezent, by E. Stirling, Perth.