Customs Tariff (No. 2) 1933 (Cth)

 

CUSTOMS TARIFF (No. 2).

No. 31 of 1933.

An Act relating to Duties of Customs.

[Assented to 5th December, 1933.]

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 (No. 2) 1933.

(2.) The Customs Tariff 1933, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs Tariffs 1933.

Amendment of Tariff.

2. The Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933 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.

Date from which new duties commence.

3.The duties imposed by the Schedule to this Act shall be deemed to have been imposed as from the fifth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the Territory for the Seat of Government, and this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation at that time.

Saving.

4. Nothing in this Act shall affect the operation of the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1922-1926, the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1922 (No. 2) or any Acts amending or in substitution for those Acts.

 

THE SCHEDULE.

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Amendments to the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933.

 

IMPORT DUTIES.

Tariff Items.	British Preferential Tariff.	General Tariff.
DIVISION I-ALE, SPIRITS, AND BEVERAGES.
1. By omitting the whole item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“1. Ale and other Beer, Porter, Cider and Perry, spirituous:— (a) In bulk----------------------------------------------------------------------- per gallon	2s. 6d.	4s. 9d.
(b) In bottle*-------------------------------------------------------------------- per gallon	3s.	6s. 3d.
* Six reputed quarts or twelve reputed pints or twenty-four reputed half-pints to be charged as one gallon.”
3. By omitting the whole of sub-item (a) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(a) Brandy—
(1) When not exceeding the strength of proof----------------------------- per gallon	40s.	41s.
(2) When exceeding the strength of proof per proof gallon	40s.	41s.”
By omitting the whole of sub-item (c) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(c) Gin, distilled wholly from barley malt, grain, grape wine or fruit, and certified in the prescribed form by the competent Government official in the country of production to be Gin distilled wholly from barley malt, grain, grape wine or fruit—
	(1) When not exceeding the strength of proof----------------------------- per gallon	40s.	42s.
(2) When exceeding the strength of proof per proof gallon	40s.	42s.”
By omitting the whole of sub-item (g) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(g) Bitters—
(1) When not exceeding the strength of proof----------------------------- per gallon	40s.	45s.
(2) When exceeding the strength of proof per proof gallon	40s.	45s.”
By omitting the whole of sub-item (h) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(h) Liqueurs—
(1) When not exceeding the strength of proof----------------------------- per gallon	40s.	42s.
(2) When exceeding the strength of proof per proof gallon	40s.	42s.”
By omitting the whole of sub-item (i) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(I) Other—
(1) When not exceeding the strength of proof----------------------------- per gallon	48s.	48s.
(2) When exceeding the strength of proof per proof gallon	48s.	48s.”
DIVISION IV.—AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND GROCERIES.
100. By omitting the whole item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“100. Tea—
(a) In packets not exceeding 20 lb. net weight--------------------------------- per lb.	5d.	5d.
(b) N.E.I.---------------------------------------------------------------------------- per lb.	3d.	3d.”
DIVISION XII.—HIDES, LEATHER, AND RUBBER.
331. By omitting the whole of sub-item (a) (third time occurring) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:—
“(a) Crude Rubber, Rubber Waste, Masticated Rubber, Powdered or Reclaimed Rubber------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- per lb.	2d.	2d.
Provided that the rate of duty on crude rubber, being the produce of any territory of the Commonwealth, which was in licensed Customs warehouse prior to the 9th March, 1933, shall be free.”