Tariff Act 1876 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO

VICTORIA: REGINA:.

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No. VI.

AN ACT to repeal " The Tariff Act, 1872," and to make

other provision in lieu thereof.

[Assented to, 7th September, 1876.]

HEREAS it is expedient to repeal "The Tariff Act, 1872," Preamble.

Wenacted by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia andand to make other provision in lieu thereof; Be it therefore

its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the

Legislative Council thereof, as follows :—

1 " THE Tariff Act, 1872 " shall be and the same is hereby Repeal of "The Tariff Act, 1872.':

repealed.

2 FROM and after the passing of this Act, there shall be Duties upon goods.

articles, merchandise and things, not enumerated or included in the charged, raised, collected, levied, and paid upon all goods, wares, in. the First Schedule to this Act.

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Tariff; 1876.

Manner of collecting and 3	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.
levying duties.

Drawback to be allowed on4 WHEN any articles enumerated in the Third Schedule to	certain goods in certain this Act have been put on board any ship for the bond fide purpose
cases. of forming part of the stores or equipments of the same, the
Schedule Three. Collector or other Principal Officer of Customs, on proof being given to his satisfaction of the premises and that the duties required by this or any other Act have been duly paid on the importation of the same into the Colony, shall refund to the master or owner of such ship au amount equal to seventy-five per central" of the duties payable under this Act on the importation of the said articles.
Short Title. 5 THIS Act may be .cited for all purposes as " The Tariff

Act, 1876."

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent to

this Act.

WILLIAM C. F. ROBINSON, Governor.

40° VICTORIIE, No. 6.

Tariff, 1876.

First Schedule.

Table of Duties.

RATE OP

ARTICLE. PER.

DUTY.

8..

Bacon, Hams, and Tongues 0 2

Beer, Cider, and Perry	..•	...	...	Gallon	1	0
Canvas

... ... ... ... ... _ Yard 0 1

Chains under finch in diameter ... ... cwt. 2 0

Chains under 1-inch in diameter, Galvanized	cwt:	3	0
Cheese

... ... 0 2

Cigars and Snuff ...	ft.	5	0
Cocoa and Chocolate	0 2
Coffee or Chicory ...	0 2

Confectionery ••• ••• ••• 0 3

Cordage ... ... ... ... cwt. 4 0

Fruit, Dried, not including Dates It. 0 g

Ginger ... It. 0 2

Hops... ft. 0 2

Oils (Mineral)	Gallon	0	2
Onions...

... Ton 10 0

Pepper	...	lb.	0	2
Potatoes	..	Ton	10	0
Rice	...	cwt.	1 • 0
Sago...	lb.	0	1
Salt...	...	Ton	10	0
Soda, Crystal	Ton	20	0

Spices... ... ... ...

•••

ft. 0 2

••• ...

Spirits, Cordials, or Strong Waters, not being perfumed

or Medicinal Spirits, to be used as Medicine or

perfumery only, for each and every Imperial gallon

strength not exceeding the strength of proof by Sylce's	of such Spirits, Cordials, or Stron g of any
Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof, or any quantity
greater or less than a gallon ... ... ...

... Gallon 14 0

Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle ... ... ••• ... cwt. 3 0

Tea... ... ... ... ... ft. 0 4

...

Tobacco (manufactured) ... lb. 2 6

...

Tobacco (unmanufactured)	...	lb.	1	0
Tobacco for sheepwash ...	lb.	0	3

Vinegar... ... Gallon 0 6

... ...

Wine ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Gallon 4 0

On all goods, wares, articles, merchandise, or things imported into this Colony and not otherwise charged with a specific duty, and not included in the Second Schedule hereto, a duty of ten per cent., according to

thevalue of the same ... ... ... ... ... X10 ?cent.

40° VICTOR' T, No. 6.

Tariff, 1876.

Second Schedule.

Goods Free of Duty.

Alkali. Iron, Tanks.

Anchors.	„	Work for patent Slips and Docks.
Bags and Sacks.	„	Work for Railways and Tramways.

Blasting Powder and Fuses. „ For Railway Bridges.

Boats.	Live Stock.
Books, printed, not being Account, in-	Machinery for Agricultural proposes;

cluding Music, Maps and Charts. for Boring, Brick and Tile making,

Brewery and Distillery Plant.	Planing, Punching, Sawing, Turning,
Bricks, Fire	Quartz crushing, Manufacture of Boots
Butter.	and Shoes ; for Mills and Looms ; for
Casks.	Steam Vessels ; Machine Saws ;
Chain Cables *-inch diameter and over.	Machinery for preserving or boiling
Coal.	down Meat or Fish ; for Sugar Manu-
Coke and FueL	facture; for Mining purposes ; for
Copper Ore.	Stone breaking.

„	Smelted.	Manure.
„	Sheet.	Metal Sheathing (yellow), and Nails for

„ Rods, Bolts, and Nails. same.

Corn and other grain (not including Mill Stones.

rice). Musical Instruments, for places of

Disinfectants. worship exclusively.

Drainage Pipes, Tiles.	Oakum.
Earth Closets, and Patent Water-closets.	Personal Baggage of Immigrants.
Engine Packing.	Pictures, Prints, and Statuary.
Felt Sheathing.	Pitch and Tar.
Fire Engines.	Plants, Seeds, and Bulbs.
Flour, Bran, Pollard, and Meal.	Ploughs, Harrows, Hayrakes, Clod

Forges, Forge Backs, Blacksmith's Crushers, Rollers, Horse Hoes, Drills

Anvils and Bellows. and Scarifiers.

Gas Pipes.	Preserved Mutton and Beef.
Glass and Stone Bottles.	Printing Machinery.
Hides.	Printing Presses, Type and Material.
Ice.	Provisions and Stores, Military or Naval,

Iron, Bar required for H. M. Setvice.

Bolts

Pumps, Metal Piping, Hose, and other

apparatus for raising or distributing

11    Rod

11	Pig water.
Black Sheet Resin. Rolling Stock for Railways.

11   Boiler Plate

11

Hurdles Salt Beef.

Hoop.	,, Pork.
Wire and Netting for Fencing.	„ Rock.

Sheep and Bullock Tongues in tins.

11    Posts for Fencing.

Smelting Material.

11    Gates.

40° VICTORLE, No. 6.

Tariff, 1876.

Second Schedule continued.

Specie : Gold, Silver, and Copper. Uniforms and Appointments, Military,

Specimens of Natural History.	Naval, and Civil, imported by Officers
Staves and Hoops for Casks.	stationed in the Colony, for their own
Steam Engines, and parts of Steam	purposes.

Engines. Weigh Bridges for Carts.

Steel, unworked. Wire Cloth for Quartz Crushing Ma-

Telegraphic Instruments, Wire and chinery.

Insulators. Wool Bales.

Third Schedule.

Canvas.

Chains, under l-inch in diameter.

Cordage.

By Authority: RICHARD Prrimn, Government Printer, Perth.