of and delivered for the Purposes aforesaid, in like Manner as if the same had been warehoused: Provided also, that all Copper so produced by smelting shall be deemed to be Copper imported, and shall be warehoused as such. Warehouse. Warehouse. XXIV. And be it further enacted, That upon the Entry Out- Bond for Beef wards of any Salted Beef or Salted Pork to be exported from the and Pork exWarehouse to Parts beyond the Seas, and before Cocket be granted, ported from the Person in whose Name the same be entered shall give Security by Bond in Treble the Value of the Goods, with Two sufficient Sureties, of whom the Master of the exporting Ship shall be one, that such Beef or Pork shall be duly shipped and exported, and that no Part thereof shall be consumed on board such Ship, and that the same shall be landed at the Place for which it be entered Outwards; and that a Certificate of such Landing shall be produced within a reasonable Time, according to the Voyage, to be fixed by the Commissioners of the Customs, and mentioned in the Bond, such Certificate to be signed by the Officers of the Customs or other British Officer, if the Goods be landed at a Place in the British Dominions, or by the British Consul, if the Goods be landed at a Place not in the British Dominions, or that such Goods shall be otherwise accounted for to the Satisfaction of the said Commissioners; and such Master shall make Oath that such Beef or Pork is to be laden on board such Ship as Merchandize to be carried to and landed at Parts beyond the Seas, and not as Stores for the said Ship; and if such Ship shall not have on board at the Time of Clearance Outwards a reasonable Supply or Stock of Beef or Pork according to the intended Voyage borne upon the Victualling Bill, the Master of such Ship shall forfeit the Sum of One hundred Pounds. Beef and Pork exported from Warehouse not to be used as Stores. Possessions 6 G. 4. c. 114. East India if imported from Foreign • XXV. And Whereas another Act was passed in the said Sixth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled An Act to regulate the Trade of the British 'Possessions Abroad, and it is expedient to alter and amend the ⚫ same in Manner hereinafter provided;' Be it therefore enacted, That Goods the Produce of Places within the Limits of the East India Company's Charter shall be subject to the like Duty as Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, not being of the Growth, Pro- Places. duction, or Manufacture of the United Kingdom, or of any of the British Possessions in America, are subject to, under the said last-mentioned Act, on Importation into any of the British Possessions in America, unless such Goods shall be imported from some Place within those Limits, or from the United Kingdom, or from some Place in the British Dominions. Cape of Good Hope to be in the Limits of the Charter. XXVI. And be it further enacted, That in all Trade with the British Possessions in America, the Cape of Good Hope, and the Territories and Dependencies thereof, shall be deemed to be within the Limits of the East India Company's Charter. XXVII. And be it further enacted, That no Goods shall, upon Importation into any of the British Possessions in America, be deemed to be of the Growth, Production, or Manufacture of the United Kingdom, or of any British Possession in America, unless imported from the United Kingdom, or from some British Pos- less imported session in America. Goods not deemed the Produce of the United Kingdom, &c. un direct. XXVIII. And Possessions Prohibition of Beef and Pork repealed. New Duties. XXVIII. And be it further enacted, That so much of the said last-mentioned Act as prohibits the importing or bringing into any of the British Possessions in America, of Beef, Pork, or Cocoa Nuts, and also so much of the said Act as prohibits the Importation of Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, or Rum, into any of the Free Warehousing Ports in any of the said Possessions, for the Purpose of being warehoused for Exportation only, shall be and the same is hereby repealed. XXIX. And be it further enacted, That instead of the Duties imposed by the said last-mentioned Act, and set forth in a Table therein contained, denominated "Table of Duties," the several Duties set forth in Figures in the Table hereinafter contained, and denominated "Table of New Duties, 1827," shall, in respect of such Goods as are therein mentioned, be raised, levied, collected, and paid unto His Majesty, in like Manner as if such Duties had been imposed in the said last-mentioned Act, and had been set forth in the said Table therein contained. TABLE OF NEW DUTIES, 1827. Silk Manufactures, for every 100%. of the Value Spirits of the West Indies from one Colony in North America to another. Wine in Casks from Gibraltar. Wine in Bottles from United Kingdom. All Fish Oil to be as Train Oil. Masts, &c. from Produce of XXX. And be it further enacted, That Spirits the Produce of any of the British Possessions in South America or the West Indies, imported into any of the British Possessions in North America, from some other British Possession in North America, shall not be subject to any higher Duty than would have been payable if such Spirits had been imported from some British Possession in South America or the West Indies; and that Wine in Casks imported into the British Possessions in North America, from Gibraltar or Malta, shall not be subject to any higher Duty than would have been payable if such Wine had been imported from the United Kingdom; and that Wine in Bottles, having been bottled in the United Kingdom, imported into any of the British Possessions in America, from the United Kingdom, shall not be subject to any higher Duty than would have been payable if such Wine had been imported in Casks; and that no Duty shall be charged upon the Bottles containing such Wine. XXXI. And be it further enacted, That all Oil made from Fish, or Creatures living in the Sea, shall be subject to the Prohibitions and Regulations of the said last-mentioned Act in respect of Train Oil. XXXII. And be it further enacted, That all Masts, Timber, Staves, Wood Hoops, Shingles, Lathwood, and Cordwood for Fuel, imported from the Canadas into any other British Possession in America, or into the United Kingdom, shall be deemed to be the Pro Produce of the Canadas; and that Wood of all Sorts which shall have been warehoused at any Warehousing Port in any of the British Possessions in North America, and exported from the Warehouse, shall upon Importation into any other British Possession in America be subject only to One Fourth Part of such Duty as would otherwise be charged thereon. Possessions free. Abroad. XXXIII. And be it further enacted, That Masts, Timber, Masts, &c. Staves, Wood Hoops, Shingles, Lathwood, Cordwood for Fuel, brought Inraw Hides, Tallow, Ashes, fresh Meat, fresh Fish, and Horses, land, DutyCarriages, and Equipages of Travellers, being brought by Land or Inland Navigation into the British Possessions in America, shall be so brought Duty-free. XXXIV. Provided always, and be it enacted and declared, That no Exemption from Duty in any of the British Possessions Abroad, contained in any Act of Parliament, does or shall extend to any Duty not imposed by Act of Parliament, unless and so far only as any other Duty is or shall be expressly mentioned in such Exemption. may Exemption to extend only to Duties by Act of Parliament. Kingston and Cases. tier Ports to Warehouse • XXXV. And Whereas it is expedient to appoint the Ports of Kingston and Montreal in the Canadas to be Warehousing Ports 'for the warehousing of Goods in certain Cases;' Be it therefore enacted, That the said Ports of Kingston and Montreal shall be and are hereby appointed Warehousing Ports for the warehousing of Goods brought by Land or Inland Navigation, and of Goods imported by Sea in British Ships, in like Manner as if the said Ports had been so appointed by the said last-mentioned Act. XXXVI. And be it further enacted, That upon the Arrival of Goods passed any Goods at any Frontier Port in the Canadas, such Goods on from Fronbe entered with the proper Officer of the Customs at such Port, to be warehoused at some Warehousing Port in the Canadas, and may be delivered by such Officer to be passed on to such Warehousing Port, under Bond, to the Satisfaction of such Officer, for the due Arrival and Warehousing of such Goods at such Port. XXXVII. And be it further enacted, That Goods warehoused Warehoused at any Warehousing Port in any of the British Possessions in America, being first duly entered, may be delivered under the Authority of the proper Officer of the Customs, without Payment of any Duty, except for any Deficiency thereof, for the Purpose of Removal to another Warehousing Port in the same Possession, under Bond, to the Satisfaction of such Officer, for the due Arrival and Re-warehousing of such Goods at such other Port. XXXVIII. And be it further enacted, That if any Goods which are prohibited to be imported into any Port or Place in the British Possessions in America, shall be imported, contrary to such Prohibition, in any Ship or Vessel which is of less Burthen than Seventy Tons, such Ship or Vessel shall be forfeited; and that the Tonnage of such Ship or Vessel shall be ascertained in the same Manner as the Tonnage of British registered Ships is ascertained. XXXIX. And be it further enacted and declared, That nothing contained in an Act of the last Session of Parliament, intituled An Act to alter and amend the several Laws relating to the Customs, did, does, or shall extend to repeal or in any way alter or affect an Act passed in the Thirty seventh Year of the Reign of His late Ma7 & 8 GEO. IV. E e jesty Ports. Goods removed to another Port. Small Vessels importing pro hibited Goods forfeited. Provisions of 7 G. 4. c. 48. not to affect Possessions Certain Per sons may cease to be deemed Dutch Proprie tors in Demerara, &c. jesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for regulating the Trade to be carried on with the British Possessions in India, by Ships of Nations in Amity with His Majesty, nor to revoke, alter or affect any Regulations formed under the Authority of that Act, which were in force at the Time of the Commencement of thẹ said Act of the last Session of Parliament. • XL. And Whereas by the said Act for regulating the Trade of the British Possessions Abroad, certain Persons therein described, Subjects of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, being Proprietors of Estates, or Holders of Mortgages of Estates in the Colonies of Demerara and Essequibo and of Berbice, are denominated and deemed to be Dutch Proprietors in the said 'Colonies, for certain Purposes in the said Act mentioned; and it is expedient to permit any of such Persons, at their Option, to relinquish such Character of Dutch Proprietor;' Be it therefore enacted, That if any such Person shall make and sign a Declaration in Writing, attested by Two credible Witnesses, setting forth that he is desirous and has elected not to be deemed to be a Dutch Proprietor within the Meaning of the said Act, in respect of any such Estate or Mortgage to be mentioned and named in such Declaration, and shall cause such Declaration to be delivered to the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs, such Person shall thenceforth be no longer nor again deemed a Dutch Proprietor within the Meaning of the said Act, in respect of the Estate or Mortgage so mentioned in such Declaration as aforesaid, and such Declaration shall have effect in respect of any Goods the Produce of any such Estate of which such Person, so far as relates to those Goods, was a Dutch Proprietor, although such Goods may have been exported from the Colony before the delivering of such Declaration as aforesaid. XLI. And Whereas by the said Act for regulating the Trade of the British Possessions Abroad it is amongst other Things recited, that by the Law of Navigation Foreign Ships are permitted to import into any of the British Possessions Abroad, from the Countries to which they belong, Goods the Produce of those 'Countries, and to export Goods from such Possessions, to be carried to any Foreign Country whatever, and that it is expe'dient that such Permission should be subject to certain Conditions; and it is therefore by the said Act enacted, that the Privileges thereby granted to Foreign Ships shall be limited to the Ships of those Countries which, having Colonial Possessions, shall grant the like Privileges of trading with those Possessions 'to British Ships, or which, not having Colonial Possessions, shall place the Commerce and Navigation of this Country, and of its Possessions Abroad, upon the Footing of the most favoured Nation, unless His Majesty by His Order in Council shall in any Case deem it expedient to grant the whole or any of such Pri vileges to the Ships of any Foreign Country, although the Conditions aforesaid shall not in all respects be fulfilled by such Foreign Country: And Whereas, unless some Period be limited for the Fulfilment by Foreign Countries of the Conditions men⚫tioned and referred to in the said recited Act, the Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom and of the British Possessions 'Abroad cannot be regulated by fixed and certain Rules, but will ⚫ continue Abroad. to the Intercourse of Foreign Ships with the British ⚫ continue subject to Changes dependent upon the Laws from Possessions ⚫ time to time made in such Foreign Countries;' Be it therefore enacted, That no Foreign Country shall hereafter be deemed to have fulfilled the Conditions so prescribed as aforesaid in Period for FulLimiting the and by the said Act, as to be entitled to the Privileges therein filment of the mentioned, unless such Foreign Country had in all respects ful- Conditions as filled those Conditions within Twelve Months next after the passing of the said Act, that is to say, on or before the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty six. XLII. And for the better ascertaining what particular Foreign Countries are permitted by Law to exercise and enjoy the said Privileges, be it further enacted, That no Foreign Country shall hereafter be deemed to have fulfilled the before-mentioned Con- ing what Foditions, or to be entitled to the Privileges aforesaid, unless and until His Majesty shall, by some Order or Orders to be by Him made by the Advice of His Privy Council, have declared that such Foreign Country hath so fulfilled the said Conditions, and is entitled to the said Privileges. XLIII. Provided always, and it is hereby declared and enacted, That nothing herein contained extends or shall be construed to extend to make void or annul any Order or Orders in Council heretofore issued under the Authority or in pursuance of the said recited Act, or to take away or abridge the Powers vested in His Majesty in and by the said Act, or any of those Powers; any thing herein contained to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. CA P. LVII. An Act to permit, until the First Day of May One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, certain Corn, Meal, and Flour to be entered for Home Consumption. [2d July 1827.] Possessions Abroad. For ascertain reign Countries are to be deemPrivileges of British Ships. ed entitled to Act not to affect Orders in Council issued under Authority of recited Act. HEREAS it is expedient to permit, for a limited Time, certain Corn, Grain, Meal, and Flour to be entered for Home Consumption, upon Payment of the respective Duties hereinafter mentioned, although such Corn, Grain, Meal, or Flour may not, at the Time of such Entry, be admissible for Home Consumption under the Provisions of the Laws now in 'force for regulating the Importation of Corn, or may be admissible only on Payment of higher Duties;' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That from the Time of the passing of this Act, until the First Day of May One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, it shall be lawful for the Importer or Proprietor of any Corn, Grain, Meal, or Flour, imported from any Foreign Country, which had either been warehoused, or reported inwards to be warehoused, on or before the First Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty seven, and also for the Importer or Proprietor of any Corn, Grain, Meal, or Flour, imported before the First Day of May One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight from any specified in the British Possession in North America, or elsewhere out of Europe, to enter the same for Home Consumption, under the Conditions E e 2 and Corn warehoused on 1st July 1827, may be entered for Home Consumption until 1st May 1828, upon Payment of the Duty Table. |