Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1950 (Cth)

CUSTOMS TARIFF (CANADIAN PREFERENCE).

 

No. 33 of 1950.

An Act to amend the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1934–1948.

[Assented to 7th December, 1950.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1950.

(2.) The Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1934–1948 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) 1934–1950.

Amendment of Tariff.

2.The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are hereby imposed in accordance with the first-mentioned Schedule as amended by the last-mentioned Schedule.

Time of imposition of duties.

3.The time of the imposition of the duties of Customs imposed by this Act is the ninth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the Australian Capital Territory, and this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation at that time.

 

Section 2. THE SCHEDULE.

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Amendments of the Schedule to the Principal. Act.

IMPORT DUTIES.

Tariff Item.

Tariff on goods the produce or manufacture of Canada.

DIVISION X. -WOOD, WICKER, AND CANE.

Ex. 291. By omitting:—

“(c) Logs, not sawn, viz.:—

(1) For use in the manufacture of plywood and veneers, as prescribed by Departmental By-laws ad val.

5 per cent.

(2) Other-

(a) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Douglasii)

per 100 super feet (Brereton measurement)

And on and after 3rd December, 1936

4s. 6d.

(a) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Douglasii); Hemlock (all species of Tsuga); Larch (all species of Larix); Spruce (all species of Picea) and White Fir (all species of Abies)

per 100 super, feet (Brereton measurement)

4s.

(b) N.E.I.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ad val.

17½ per cent.

and inserting in its stead the following:—

“ (c) Logs, not sawn, viz.:—

(1) For use in the manufacture of plywood and veneers—

(a)As prescribed by Departmental By-laws for the purposes of this sub-paragraph

Free

(b) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws for the purposes of this sub-paragraph-  ad val.

5 per cent.

(2) Other—

(a) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Douglasii); Hemlock (all species of Tsuga); Larch (all species of Larix); Spruce (all species of Picea) and White Fir (all species of Abies)—

(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws -

Free

(2) Other

per 100 super, feet (Brereton measurement)

4s.

(b) N.E.I.—

(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws

ad val.

7½per cent.

(2) Other------------------------------------------------------------------------ ad val.

17½ per cent.”

By omitting:—

“ (d) Spars in the rough—

(1) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Douglasii)

per 100 super, feet (Brereton measurement)

And on and after 3rd December, 1936

4s. 6d.

(1) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Douglasii); Hemlock (all species of Tsuga); Larch (all species of Larix); Spruce (all species of Picea) and White Fir (all species of Abies)

per 100 super feet. (Brereton measurement)

4s.

(2) Other------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ad val.

and inserting in its stead the following:—

17½ per cent.

“ (d) Spars in the rough—

(1) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Douglasii); Hemlock (all species of Tsuga); Larch (all species of Larix); Spruce (ail species of Picea) and White Fir (all species of Abies)—

(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws

Free

(b) Other------------------------------ per 100 super, feet (Brereton measurement)

4s.

(2) Other—

(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws-------------------------------------

Free

(b) Other------------------------------------------------------------------------ ad val.

17½ per cent.”

 

The Schedule—continued.

Import Duties—continued.

Tariff Item.	Tariff on good the produce of manufacture of Canada.
Division X—Wood, Wicker, and Cane—continued.
Ex. 291.—continued.
By omitting:—
“(f) Timber, undressed, n.e.i., viz.:—Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) and Western Pled Cedar (Thuja Plicata)—
(1) In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over per 100 super. Feet	2s.
(2) In sizes of 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) per 100 super. Feet	3s. 6d.
(3) In sizes less than 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent) per 100 super. Feet	8s.”
and inserting in its stead the following:—
“ (f) Timber, undressed, n.e.i., viz.:—Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) and Western Red Cedar (Thuja Plicata)—
(1) In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over—
(a) as prescribed by Departmental By-laws	Free
(b) Other--------------------------------------------------------------- per 100 super. Feet	2s.
(2) In sizes of 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent)—
(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws--------------------------------------------	Free
(b) Other--------------------------------------------------------------- per 100 super, feet	3s. 6d.
(3) In sizes less than 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent)—
(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws--------------------------------------------	Free
(b) Other--------------------------------------------------------------- per 100 super. Feet	8s.”
By omitting:—
“(h) Timber, undressed, n.e.i., viz.:—
Other—
(1) In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over per 100 super. Feet	6s.
(2) In sizes of 7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) per 100 super. Feet	9s.
(3) In sizes less than 7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent) per 100 super. Feet	12s.”
and inserting in its stead the following:—
“(h) Timber, undressed, n.e.i., viz.:—
Other—
(1) In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over—
(a)As prescribed by Departmental By-laws -------------------------------------------	Free
(b) Other--------------------------------------------------------------- per 100 super. Feet	6s.
(2) In sizes of 7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent)—
(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws --------------------------------------------	Free
(b) Other--------------------------------------------------------------- per 100 super, feet	9s.
(3) In sizes less than 7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent)—
(a)As prescribed by Departmental By-laws .	Free
(b) Other--------------------------------------------------------------- per 100 super, feet	12s.”
By omitting:—
“(k) Timber, bent or cut into shape, dressed or partly dressed, n.e.i.-------------------------- ad val. and inserting in its stead the following:—	47½ per cent
“ (k) Timber, bent or cut into shape, dressed or partly dressed, n.e.i.—
(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws -----------------------------------------------------	Free
(2) Other-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad val.	47½ per cent

 

The Schedule—continued.

Import Duties—continued.

Tariff Item.	Tariff on good the produce or manufacture of Canada.
Division X.—Wood, Wicker, and Cane—continued.
Ex. 291.—continued.
By omitting:—
“ (l) Timber, dressed or moulded, n.e.i.; timber tongned or grooved or tongued and grooved; weatherboards-------------------------------------------- per 100 super, feet	22s.”
and inserting in its stead the following:—
“ (l) Timber, dressed or moulded, n.e.i.; timber tongned or grooved or tongued and grooved: weatherboards—
(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws--------------------	Free
(2) Other-------------------------------------- per 100 super, feet	22s.”
Ex. 293. By omitting:—
“(a) Timber undressed, in sizes less than 7 feet 6 inches x 10½ inches x 2½ inches for use in the manufacture of doors, as prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super. feet	4s.”
and inserting in its stead the following:—
(a) Timber, undressed, in sizes less than 7 feet 6 inches x 10½ inches x 21 inches for use in the manufacture of doors—
(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws for the purposes of this paragraph-----------------------------------------------------------------	Free
(2) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws for the purposes of this paragraph------------------------------------------- per 100 super, feet	4s.”