Stock Tax Act 1893 (WA)

57 VICTORDE. No. 4

The Stock Tax Act, 1893

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO SEPTIMO

VICTOBLE REGIN1E

No. 4

An Act to provide for the Payment of Customs Duty on

certain Live Stock imported into the Colony.

[Assented to 5th September, 1893.

Preamble

E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and

with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and

Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows

Duties on

1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in The Tariff Act, 1888,' from and after the passing of this Act there shall be charged, raised, collected, levied, and paid upon the animals mentioned in the Schedule to this Act, save as therein excepted, on their importation into the Colony, such duties as are respectively specified in the said Schedule.

animals imported

Mode of levying

2. The said duties shall be collected and levied in the manner provided by and subject and according to the provisions of any Ordinance, Act, or Law for the time being in force for the general regulation of the Customs of the Colony.

duties

remit duty

Governor may

3. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, if he shall think fit, to remit the duty on any of such animals imported into the Colony for breeding purposes, and such remission of duty shall be notified in some issue of the Government Gazette ' published within thirty days after such remission.

Short title 4. This Act may be cited as The Stock Tax Act, 1893.'

W. C. V. ROBINSON,

GOVERNOR.

SCHEDULE

Horses per head, 20 shillings.

Cattle (including Bullocks, Steers, Cows, and Calves, I but excepting Bulls for stud purposes) per head, 30 shillings.

Sheep (including all Wetbers, Ewes, and Lambs, 1 per head, two shillings

but excepting Rams for stud purposes) and sixpence.

Pigs per head, four shillings.