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baggage for private use and which does not exceed such quantity, weight value as may be allowed by the Superi tendent or as may be appointed by gulation made under this Ordinance.
ported shall pay any duty and if any tobacco which has paid duty is exported provsion will be made for a rebate of The duty. Clauses 9 and 10 are taken practically wholesale from the Liquors Ordinance and provide for the case of contracts which are already in existence or which may be in existence when the duties are altered or repealed. 57 is a somewhat, novel clause which provides that asunnonS may be served on a body corporate or the firm. and that a body corporate may appear
The following was added to Claus by an officer or partney, I think that is 17:-(3) Notwithstanding anything cor all 1 noed say on the principle of the Bili,tained in this section it shall be lawfu and I beg to move its second reading.
Clause
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY second- ed.
HON. MR. POLLOCK-With regard to Clause 17 Sir, there are shipping gentle nten here who will appreciate quite well the difference between master and agent and the owner, or charterer of a ship. The idea of this Clause seems to BR absolutely ridiculous. Assuming a ship is on charter, surely the owner cannot be trade liable for what is done on that vessel. He may know absolutely nothing beyond the fact that the ship is on char ter. He would surely not know what was being discharged from the ship af a certain port. With regard to the Clause dealing with the examination of baggage caring this Colony, I consider that to an absolutely unnecessary and vexatious imposition. It is difficult enough to get away from here now, what with the passports and such like, and thie will only add to the inconvenience already existing.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Regard- ing the placing of responsibility on the charterers, etc, of course if a charterer can prov that he knew absolutely nothing about what was happening on the ship at a certain time no blame could be at- tached to him. That is obvious. With regard to Clause 41, that appears to be a question for Committee, the question of examination of luggage on embark- ing as it may be that the Government will be prepared to accept an amend- ment.
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.
The following addition was made to
The following addition was made clause 11 (1)(c) If the tobacco is in ported by the post, the duty shall
Uw payable before the delivery of the tobac to the addressee, and the Postmaster General shall refuse to deliver any suc tobacco until the duty has been paid.
for the master of any ship to permit the landing of any dufiable tobacco which forms part of the contents of a mai brought into the Colony by such ship: provided that such tobacco is landed for removal direct to the Post Office as part of such mail
The following was added to Claus 18:-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section it shall be law ful for the master of any ship to remov or cause to be removed to the Pos Office any dutiable tobacco. which forms part of the contents of a mail brough into the Colony by such ship: provided that such dutiable tobacco is removed direct from the ship to the Post Offe as part of the contents of such mail.
The following sub-section was added Clause 24:-(g) Part of the contents of a mail and is either in the Post Offic or is in course of removal direct to the Post Office from the ship on which i was imported
In Clause 3 the words
F" OF Mono poly" were inserted between “Govern-t ment" and "Analyst in the third line.
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In Clause 55 the words "on the ap plication of the Superintendent " inserted between " hay " and "award in the first line.
In Clause 17 (1) the word "' not allow " in the second line were substituted for the word "prevent.
In Clause 57 (2) the words other responsible representative " added in the last line.
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On Council resuming, the ATTORNEY GENERAL moved that the Bill be read 1 third time.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY second- clause 6 (5):—(d) Tobacco which is im-ed, and the Bill was then read a third
time and passed.
ported in broken packages in passengers'
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Powers of Revenue Officers
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
the first reading of a Bil! intituled, A meeting of the Finance Committee An Ordinance to amend the Revenue followed, the COLONIAL SECRETARY PIG- Officers' Power of Arrest Ordinance, siding.
1913.
Royal Observatory
The Governor recommended the Coun-
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY second- ed, had the Bill was read a first time.
The Objects and Reasons" state that the objects of this Bill are:-(a.)-Tocil to vote a sum of five hundred and bring the schedule to the principal Ordi- eighty-one dollars and five cents (8581.05) Dance up to date. (.)-To add to it the in aid of Royal Observatory. Special Tobacco Ordinance, 1916, (r.) To give the Expenditure, Alteration to Magnetome- Governor in Council power to amend the ter. schedule in order to avoid the necessity i of passing amending Ordinances in the future.
Alien Enemies (Winding up)
Ordinance, 1914
This was agreed to.
Harbour Master's Department
The Governor recommended the CouD- The second reading of the amendingcil to vote a sum of four thousand dollars 184,000) in aid of Harbour Master's Bill to the above Ordinance was post- Department, Special Expenditure, Motor poned.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Council stands adjourned vine die.
Launch.
This was agreed to.