Pearl Shell Duty Reduction Act 1889 (WA)

taleZtern. Cattztratia.

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO TERTIO

VICTORDE REGIN IE.

No. IX.

AN ACT to reduce the Duty on Pearl Shell,

and for other purposes.

[ Assented to, 29th November, 1889. j

HEREAS it is expedient that the Duty on Pearl Shell be

Wreduced: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the

Governor of Western Australia and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as fol- lows: —

1. THIS Act may be cited for all purposes as " The Pearl Short title.

Shell Duty Reduction Act, 1889."

2. THIS Act shall come into force on the First day of January, Col un !enient.

One thousand eight hundred and ninety.

3. FROM and after the coining into force of this Act, in lieu of — -- Reduction ot Duty

the export duty of Four pounds due and payable under the provisions on Pearl Shell.

of " The Pearl Shell Fishery Act, 1886," there shall be due and

payable an export duty of Two pounds ; and the ninth section of the

said Act is hereby amended accordingly.

VT IL CI' No„ 9 .

,97e/ Dan ' Reduction Act, 1889.

N3 license in raspecf of on:;: ship to be used or employed

fin, read. Shell Fishery under the provisions of the said Act shill Lc granted or renc, vic, d us af right on thc: part of tha applicant there- for. but it shall be 'lawful far the Governor to give directions under his hand to any licensing officar appointed to issue such licenses nuclei the provisions of the said Act as to the granting oi reftn-ing. -luacnving or nonrenewing. , of any such license to any person or ela-4.: f pe:ons whatsoever.

711 the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assrnt

tu this Act.

1,T_A FIER BECOME. Governor.

By Allth‘ ,rity Rio-12-1:D PETH U ventniont P: inter, Perth.