Tariff Act 1879 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO TERTIO

VICTORLE LGINIE.

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No. XXV.

AN ACT to repeal " The Tariff Act, 1876,"

And to make other provision in lieu thereof.

[ Assented to, 7th October, 1879.]

HEREAS it is expedient to repeal " The Tariff Act, 1876,"

and to make other provision in lieu thereof: Be it therefore Preamble.

W

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 follows :-

1 " THE Tariff Act, 1876," shall be and the same is hereby Repeal of "The Tariff Act,

repealed. 1876.

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

charged, raised, collected, levied, and paid upon all goods, wares, Dunes es upon goods.

articles, merchandise and things, not enumerated or included in the

Third Schedule of this Act, such duties as are respectively specified Schedule Three.

in the First and Second Schedules to this Act. Schedules One and Two.

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The Tariff Act, 1879.

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.

Duration three years. 4 THIS Act shall continue, remain, and be in force for the

period of three years from the date of its passing, and for no longer

term.

Short Title. 5 THIS Act may be cited for all purposes as " The Tariff

Act, 1879."

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

this Act.

H. ST. GEORGE ORD, Governor.

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The Tariff Act, 1879.

First Schedule.

Table of Duties.

RATE OP

ARTICLE. PER.

DITTY

S.

Bacon, Hams, and Tongues lb. 0 3

Beer, Cider, and Perry ...	Gallon	1 0
Butter...

... 0 2

Cheese... ...	lb.	0 3
Cigars and Snuff ...	lb.	5 0
Cocoa and Chocolate	ft.	0 2

Coffee or Chicory ...	...	...	0 2
Confectionery...
...

... lb. 0 4

Fruit, Dried, not including Dates lb. 0 3

Ginger ... lb. 0 3

Hops... lb. 0 4

Halt...	Bushel	2 0
Oils (Mineral)	Gallon	0 6

Onions	Ton	10 0
Pepper	lb.	0 3
Potatoes	Ton	10 0
Rice ...	cwt.	1 0
Sago	lb.	0 1

Salt... ... Ton 10 0

Soda, Crystal	Ton	20 0
Spices... ... ... ... ... ... ...	/1).	0 3
Spurts, Cordials, or Strong Waters, not being perfumed or Medicinal Spirits, to be used as Medicine or perfumery only, for each and every Imperial gallon of such Spirits, Cordials, or Strong Waters, of any strength not exceeding the strength of proof by Sylce's Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof, or any quantity greater or less than a gallon ...	Gallon	15 0

Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle ... cwt. 4 0

Tea... ... ... ... ... ... lb. 0 4

Tobacco (manufactured) ...	lb.	3 0
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 and Third Schedules hereto, a duty of 121 per cent.,

according to the value of the same ... ... ... £12 10s. per cent.

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The TCOVI Act, 1879.

Second Schedule.

On the undermentioned Goods, Wares, Articles, Merchandise, or things inzported into the Colony, a Duty of 10 per cent, according to the value of the same

Alkali. Machinery for Agricultural purposes ;

Anchors.	for Boring, Brick, and Tile making,
Bags and Sacks.	Planing, Punching, Sawing, Turning,
Blasting Powder and Fuses.	Quartz crushing,Manuf acture of Boots
Boats.	and Shoes; for Mills and Looms; for
Brewery and Distillery Plant.	Steam Vessels ; Machine Saws ;
Bricks, Fire.	Machinery for preserving or boiling
Casks.	down Meat or Fish ; for Sugar Manu-
Chain Cables 1-inch diameter and over.	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). Oakum.

Disinfectants.	Pictures, Prints, and Statuary.
Drainage Pipes, Tiles.	Pitch and Tar.
Earth Closets, and Patent Water-closets.	Ploughs, Harrows, Hayrakes, Clod

Engine Packing.	Crushers, Rollers, Horse Hoes, Drills,
Felt Sheathing.	and Searifiers.

Fire Engines.	Preserved Mutton and Beef.
Flour, Bran, Pollard, and Meal.	Printing Machinery.
Forges, Forge Backs, Blacksmith's	Printing Presses, Type and Material.

Anvils and Bellows. Pumps, Metal Piping, Hose, and other

Gas Pipes.	apparatus for raising or distributing
Glass and Stone Bottles.	water.

Hides.	Resin.
Iron, Bar.	Rolling Stock for Railways.

Bolts.	Salt Beef.
Rod.	„ Pork.

22	Pig.	Salt, Rock.
Black Sheet.	Smelting Material.
22	Boiler Plate.	Specimens of Natural History.
Hurdles.	Staves and Hoops for Casks.
Hoop.	Steam Engines, and parts of Steam

Wire and Netting for Fencing. Engines.

72

Posts for Fencing.	Steel, unworked.
Gates.	Telegraphic Instruments, Wire and

72 Tanks. Insulators.

27	Work for patent Slips and Docks.	Weigh Bridges for Carts.
Work for Railways and Tram-	Wire Cloth for Quartz Crushing Ma-

ways. chinery.

For Railway Bridges. Wool Bales.

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The Tariff Act, 1879.

Third Schedule.

Goods Free of Duty.

Books, printed, not being Account, including Music, Maps and Charts.

Coal.

Coke and Fuel.

Ice.

Live Stock.

Musical Instruments, for places of public worship exclusively.

Personal Baggage of Immigrants.

Plants, Seeds, and Bulbs.

Provisions and Stores, Military or Naval, required for H. M. Service.

Specie: Gold, Silver, and Copper.

Uniforms and Appointments, Military, Naval, and Civil, imported by

Officers stationed in the Colony, for their own purposes.

By Authority: RICHARD PETHER, Government Printer, Perth.