River Murray Customs Act of 1857 No 40a (NSW)

1857. 2 r VIC. No. 2. 3135

Murray Uiver Customs.

No. II.

An Act to legalize a new arrangement respecting Mcruat River

C ustoms.

Customs Duties on Goods imported into New South Wales through South Australia byway of the Eiver Murray. [24 /̂i November, 1857.]

'IT T IIE R E A S an arrangement lias been proposed and conditionally Preamble.

agreed upon between tlu! Governments of New South Wales Victoria and South Australia for the collection and payment in South Australia according to the present Tariff of New South Wales of Customs Duties on goods passing through South Australia by the River Murray for consumption in New South Wales and Victoria and subject to duty therein respectively and for paying the amount of duties so received by the South Australian Treasury to the Colonies of

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New South Wales and Victoria respectively in equal moieties And ■

whereas it is expedient to confirm the said agreement and to repeal the Act of Council nineteenth Victoria number twenty-one relating to Customs Duties upon such goods Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:—

1 . The Act of Council nineteenth Victoria number twenty-one Act îo vie. No. 21

shall be repealed on and from the day of commencement of this A ct‘®̂‘'“®'’ by the said Act nor any act matter or thing lawfully done thereunder or by virtue thereof.

2. I t shall be lawful for the Governor with the advice of the

respective Governments of Victoria and South Australia under which

all necessary and proper regulations may be made by the said Govern­

ments respectively and by tlie Governor of New South Wales Avitli the

advice aforesaid so that all Customs duties payable upon all goods

wares merchandise and other articles or things which shall pass through

Executive Council to enter into a binding agreement or treaty with the customs sanctioned, Colonies of Victoria and New South IVales respectively shall and may be lawfully charged collected and recovered in South Australia according to the rates specified in the Tariff' of New South Wales in force at the time of the passing of this Act and shall in the Treasury of South Australia be carried to the joint credit of the said Colonies of New South IVales and Victoria respectively and from time to time be paid over to the said last-mentioned Colonies in equal moieties any law usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding And any such agreement or treaty when published in the New South Wales Govern­ ment Gazette shall have the full force of law.

3. This Act shall be styled and may be cited as the “ River

Murray Customs Act of 1857-”

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