vessels abandoned shall be bound to have a keeper and two men on board of each, and to moor the same securely with four bower anchors, two ahead and two astern, in the situation which shall be pointed out by the harbor-master. Any such owner or owners failing to comply with the provisions of this article shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding £50. ART. 5. Ordinances 6 and 44 of 1848, are hereby repealed. ART. 6. The present ordinance shall take effect from the 1st day of March, 1852. Passed in council at Port Louis, island of Mauritius, this twenty-fifth day of February, 1852. [From a despatch of the United States consul at Port Louis, May 31, 1850.] "I have the honor to transmit official copies of two ordinances, viz: No. 5 of 1850, for levying certain duties on tobacco, in leaf or manufactured, imported into this colony; No. 7 of 1850, for levying certain license duties on the manufacture of tobacco, and on the sale by retail of tobacco, in leaf or manufactured, in this colony. "The ordinance No. 7 will not, in my opinion, have any appreciable influence on the marketable value, manufacture, or consumption of the article it relates to; No. 5 will operate as a great stimulus to the cultivation and manufacturing of tobacco in the island. I am already aware that planting of tobacco has been commenced to a considerable extent; and if the ordinance is maintained in force, it is to be apprehended that the colony will eventually be able to supply a sufficient quantity for its consumption. As, however, the object of the ordinance was to raise revenue, and that object would be defeated under the view I have just taken of its effects, it would appear probable that, so soon as those effects shall be fully ascertained, it will be repealed, or its dispositions will be modified." MAURITIUS AND DEPENDENCIES. ORDINANCE No. 5 of 1850, to take effect on the 5th of April, 1850. G. W. ANDERSON.-Enacted by the governor of Mauritius, with the advice and consent of the council of government thereof: Title. For amending ordinance No. 9 of 1848, relating to the import duty on tobacco, and for fixing a special license duty for the manufacturing and selling of that article within the colony. Preamble.-Whereas it is expedient to alter the rate of the colonial custom duty now levied on tobacco imported into the colony, and to fix a special license duty for the manufacturing and selling of that article in the colony, his excellency the governor in council has ordered, and does hereby order: New duties on tobacco.-ART. 1. In lieu and instead of the duties now payable under paragraph five of the table of duties contained in article one of ordinance No. 9 of 1848, on all tobacco imported into the colony, the following sums shall, from and after the fifth of April next, be raised, levied, and collected, viz: On leaf or unmanufactured tobacco, 3d. per pound. On cigars and snuff, 1s. per pound. License duty.-ART. 2. There shall be levied on every license for the manufacture of tobacco a duty of £5 per annum. Special licenses for retailers.-ART. 3. There shall not be retailed any cigars, snuff, or any other manufactured tobacco, except under a separate and special license, and upon payment of a duty of £5 per annum. Promulgation.-ART. 4. The present ordinance shall take effect from the fifth of April next. Passed in council at Port Louis, this twenty-seventh day of March, 1850. MAURITIUS AND DEPENDENCIES. ORDINANCE No. 7 of 1850, to take effect from the 24th of April, 1850. Enacted by the governor of Mauritius, with the advice and consent of the council of government thereof: Title. For removing doubts as to the special license to be taken for the retail of tobacco in leaf or unmanufactured. Preamble.-Whereas, by an ordinance passed on the twenty-seventh of March last, under No. 5 of 1850, intituled "An ordinance for amending ordinance No. 9 of 1848, relating to the import duty on tobacco, and for fixing a special license duty for the manufacturing and selling of that article in the colony," it was, among other provisions, enacted that "there shall not be retailed any cigars, snuff, or any other manufactured tobacco, except under a separate and special license, and upon payment of a duty of per annum;" and whereas doubts have arisen whether tobacco in leaf was included in this or other provisions of the said ordinance; his excellency the governor in council has ordered, and does hereby order: ART. 1. That the provisions of article three of ordinance No. 5 of 1850, requiring a separate and special license for the retail of cigars, snuff, or any other manufactured tobacco, is, and shall be, extended to the retail of tobacco in leaf or unmanufactured in the same manner as if the words "tobacco in leaf or unmanufactured" had been inserted in the above said provision. ART. 2. Any infraction to articles two and three of the said ordinance No. 5 of 1850, and to the present ordinance, shall subject the offender to the fines and penalties directed in the first article of ordinance No. 27 of 1845, and in article nine of ordinance No. 18 of 1849. Promulgation.-ART. 3. The present ordinance shall have effect from this day's date. Passed in council, at Port Louis, island of Mauritius, this twentyfourth day of April, 1850. NEW ZEALAND. [From a despatch of the U. S. vice-consul at Auckland, New Zealand, August 9, 1851.] "Great changes having taken place in the rates of duties chargeable upon imports in this colony, I do myself the honor of enclosing a gazette issued by the colonial government, giving the ordinance applicable to all parts of New Zealand. From this time forward, merchandise from the United States of America, Great Britain, or other nations, will pay equally." AN ORDINANCE to alter and amend the duties of custorns. Whereas, by an ordinance enacted by the lieutenant-governor of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the legislative council thereof, session 7, No. 14, intituled "An ordinance to alter certain duties of customs," provision is made for imposing duties of customs on goods, wares, and merchandise imported into and landed in the colony of New Zealand: And whereas it is expedient that the scale of duties to be imposed on the importation of goods, wares, and merchandise be amended as follows: 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Governor-in-chief of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the legislative council thereof, That the said recited ordinance shall be, and the same is hereby, repealed. 2. In lieu of the said duties, there shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid unto her Majesty, her heirs and successors, for the public uses of the colony, upon goods, wares, and merchandise which shall be imported into the colony of New Zealand, and landed at any port or place therein, or cleared from any warehouse for home consumption, after this ordinance shall come into operation, the several duties of customs as the same are respectively inserted, described, and set forth in figures in the table to this ordinance annexed, denominated a table of duties of customs. 3. The duties hereby imposed shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid in like manner as if the duties had been imposed by the ordinance, session 1, No. 3, to provide for the collection of duties of customs imposed on goods imported into, and for the general regulation of the revenue of customs in, the colony of New Zealand and its dependencies; and subject, also, to all such provisions and regulations as may, for the time being, be in force under, or by virtue of, any colonial ordinance for the collection of and for the general regulation of the revenue of customs in the colony of New Zealand. 4. This ordinance shall come into operation at the port of Wellington on the day next following the passing thereof; and at every other port of entry within the colony on the day next following the receipt of a copy hereof by the principal officer of customs at any such port, who is hereby required, immediately upon the receipt hereof, to give public notice of the same; and at all other places throughout the colony on the sixth day of August next. Passed the legislative council this third day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. Table of duties of customs. Agricultural implements, not otherwise described, for every £100 value.... Ale, porter, and beer, of all sorts, in casks, per gallon.... in bottle, per dozen, of two gallons. Animals, (living). Apothecary wares, not otherwise described, for every £100 value.... 00 Apparel, not otherwise described, for every £100 value.. 10 0 0 fowling-pieces, pistols, gunpowder and percussion Arrowroot, per cwt.... Arsenic, for every £100 value.... Baggage of passengers.. Bags (empty :) Gunny bags, per dozen Corn sacks, per dozen Bark, for every £100 value. Beef, salted-per tierce. per barrel.. Blankets. (See Woolens.) Blacking, for every £100 value... Blocks, for ships' rigging, and dead-eyes. Books, printed, not being account books. account books, for every £100 value. Boots and shoes: ... Boots, (Wellington and other long,) per dozen pair... Shoes, and women's boots and shoes, per dozen pair Bran and pollard, per bushel.... 10 0 0 10 3 0 10 0 Free. 2 60000 Brass manufactures, of all sorts, for every £100 value.... 10 0 0 Cabinet and upholstery wares, for every £100 value... Cables..... £ s. d. Candles: Cocoanut, palm, spermaceti, stearine, and wax, per cwt. 14 0880 2' 0 8 1 Carpeting. (See Woolens.) Carraway seeds, per pound.. Carriages: Carts and wagons, for every £100 value... Carriage wheels of all sorts, for every £100 value..... 10 Casks. (See Wood.) Cement, Roman, per barrel.. Chalk, per ton... Charcoal, animal and vegetable, for every £100 value.... 10 Cheese, per cwt. Chocolate and cocoa, per pound. Cider and perry, in bottles, per dozen, of two gallons. Clocks and watches, for every £100 value. Coals. Coal, pitch and tar. Coin and bullion.. Confectionery, for every £100 value.. Copper and composition sheathing nails and bolts.. wrought of other sorts, per pound... Cordage and cables.. 1 3 10 0 0 Free. Free. Free. 10 0 0 Free. 1 Free. Calicoes and cottons, white or plain, over 36 inches wide, per yard Calicoes and cottons, white or plain, 36 inches and under, per yard.. |