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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

No. 32-1915.

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I ASSENT,[L.S.]

S. W. KNAGGS,Acting Governor.

21st December, 1915.

AN ORDINANCE for raising funds in aid of Immigrationfor the year 1916.

[21st December, 1915.]

W HEREASfor raising

it is expedient that provision should be madeFunds in aid of Immigration for the year

1916: Be it enacted by the Governor of Trinidad andTobago with the advice and consent of the LegislativeCouncil thereof as follows :-

I. In this Ordinance the word "shipper " includes in the Interprecase of a steam vessel the agent of the owner of such vessel. tation.

2. There shall be raised, levied, collected and paid for the Tax to beuse of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors in aid of levied uponImmigration upon the several kinds of produce hereinafter or manufac-

tured inmnanufactured Trinidad andmentioned which shall have been raised orin the Island of Trinidad and which shall be shipped forparts or places beyond the limits of the Colony on anyday between the 1st day of January in the year 1916 and the

shippedtherefrom

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31st day of December 1916, both inclusive, the several Taxes,IV -thatRates and Charges hereinafter mentioned- is to say :I'l On Sugar at the rate of Five Shillings and Four

Pence for every one thousand nwp ds ;

On Molasses at the rate of Two Shillings and TwoPence for every one hundred gallons ;

On Rum and Bitters at the rate of Six Shillings and

Ten Pence for every one hundred gallons ;

On Cocoa at the rate of Six Pence for every onehundred pounds ;

On Coffee at the rate of One Shilling for every onehundred pounds ;

On Coconuts at the rate of One Shilling and NinePence for every one thousand nuts;

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at the rate of Seven Shillings and One andOn Coprafor every one thousand pounds;One Half Pence

And in each of the above cases on lesser quantitiesin proportion.

Taxes payable 3. The several Taxes, Rates and Charges hereinbeforeby the shipper of such produceon shipment. specified shall be payable

aforesaid, and the shipperat the time of such shipmentCollector of Customsthereof shall deliver to His Majesty's

Deliv.rv of or Sub-Collector in Trinidad, or to the Officer performingCollector of Customs in Tobagoaccount the duties of His Majesty's

an account of the produce inparticulars as the Governor

such form and containing suchmay from time to time direct.

of Section 14 of the Customs DutiesThe provisionsapply to the refund of over-payments

under theOrdinance 1913 shall

w made in respect of any tax, rate or charge paidprovisions of this Ordinance.

Weight and 4. The weight or quantity of every shipment of Sugar,Coffee, Coconuts or Copra

the shipper, and any falsequantity ofshipment tobe declared.

Molasses, Rum, Bitters, Cocoa,exported shall be declared bydeclaration shall be an offenceexceeding £20.

punishable by a penalty not

Pa5. If such account as provided for in Section 3 is not

delivered, or if the Taxes, Rates and Charges payable inPenalty.

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respect of such produce are not paid to the Collector ofCustoms, Sub-Collector or Officer in Tobago aforesaidwithin twenty-four hours after the departure of the vesselin which the produce was shipped, or such further time notexceeding four days as the Collector of Customs may allow,the shipper thereof shall forfeit the sum of One HundredPounds in addition to the amount of Taxes, Rates andCharges Payable.

6. All Taxes, Rates, Charges and Penalties payable or Recovery ofpenalties, &c.recoverable under this Ordinance may be sued for,

prosecuted, determined and recovered on information in thename of some Officer of Customs before any Magistratein manner provided by the Summary Conviction Offences(Procedure) Ordinance, No. 1.

7. All Taxes, Rates and Charges, to be paid orbefore a Magistrate under this Ordinance, shall

recovered Moneys appli-cable to

be paid Immigration

into the Treasury and carried in the books thereof to the Only.credit of moneys applicable to Immigration, and shall beapplied in aid of Immigration and to no other purposewhatsoever.

8. When any person is adjudged by any Magistrate costs to betated in orderof Magistrate.to pay any Tax, Rate, Charge or Penalty payable or "

recoverable under this Ordinance, such Magistrate shallstate in the order or conviction and also in the com-mitment of such person, if committed in default ofpayment, the amount of costs awarded to be paid by suchperson, as well as the Tax, Rate, Charge or Penalty soadjudged, and shall commit such person until payment ofsuch Tax, Rate, Charge or Penalty and costs.

Passed in Council this Tenth day of December in theyear of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

J. M. FARFAN,Acting Clerk of the Council.