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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

stance of it should be inserted on the charts affected
by it and introduced into the sailing directions to
which it relates.
Marine Survey Department,
Calcutta, 29th November, 1878.

Victorian Drawback Regulations.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 14th January, 1879.
THE following Gazette notice, received from the
Department of Trade and Customs in Mel-
bourne, respecting drawback of duty, is published
for general information.

G. GREY.

DRAWBACK REGULATIONS.—ACT 36 VICT., No. 434,
AND ACT 41 VICT., No. 594.

1. A drawback of duty paid on importation may
   be paid on the exportation of the goods mentioned in
   Schedule I. hereunto attached, and at the rate re-
   spectively specified against any item exported.

2. In order to entitle the exporter to claim any
   such drawback he shall comply with the following
   conditions:—

Form A.

(a.) A notice in the Form A hereto must be
given to the Collector of Customs at the
port of export, at least two working hours
before, of the intention to pack.

(b.) The usual export entry must be passed (or, if
desired, such may be deposited with the proper
officer before the vessel by which the goods
will eventually be shipped has been entered
out, the name of the ship being subsequently
filled in prior to shipment of the goods),
accompanied by invoices as regards the under-
mentioned, distinguishing—

Goods—Free.

" Liable to 10 per cent. on importa-
tion.

" Liable to 20 per cent. on importa-
tion.

" Boots and shoes.

" Clothing, &c., manufactured in Vic-
toria [from material liable to
duty].

" And the following if re-packed :
Glassware of all kinds, Matches
and Vestas, Chinaware and Porce-
lain, Earthenware, Umbrellas,
Parasols and Sunshades;

setting forth legibly in respect to each specific
class of articles the actual cost price received, or
to be received, from the purchaser of the goods,
and in respect to boots and shoes the respec-
tive sizes, number of pairs, &c. The entry
having been passed or deposited, and invoices
in duplicate as required having been stamped,
an officer of Customs will attend, before whom
the following declaration must be made and
subscribed by the exporter, or, if by a firm, by
a member thereof:—

"I, , do hereby declare that I am the ex-
porter of the goods mentioned in this entry, that the
quantities or sizes [as the case may be] are correct:
and, with regard to the goods on which an ad valorem
drawback is payable, I further declare that the invoice
dated , and signed by me, represents the true
value of the goods and the actual price paid to me or
to be paid on the following terms , without any
discount, rebate, or other allowance, by the
purchaser thereof, trading at , in the Colony
or Port of , under the style and title of
; and I further declare that these goods
were properly cleared at the Customs, and duty paid
on importation at the rate specified in this entry, and
that none of the said goods were the produce of or
manufactured in Victoria, except as specified in the
said invoice."

Goods liable to a fixed rate of duty, if in
original packages as imported, are always
liable to examination, and cannot be shipped
without the authority of the Landing Sur-
veyor or Jerquer; but any such goods not in
original packages must be re-packed in the
presence of an officer of Customs, and dealt
with as in the case of ad valorem goods under
these regulations.

(c.) Every facility, and especially any desired
facility, must be given to the officer to super-
intend the packing of these goods, and take a
correct account according to such invoice.

(d.) Upon the completion of the packing, the
goods must be secured and sealed by the
officers of Customs, and despatched in charge
of a carrier duly licensed under the Customs
laws into the Customs shed, and delivered to
the custody of the export officer for shipment;
or, if not so forthwith removed, they must be
deposited in some secure room approved by
the Commissioner of Trade and Customs,
under the lock of the Crown, until removal.

(e.) No claim for drawback of duty will be enter-
tained unless the debenture in the Form B or
Form C, as the case may be, be rendered, duly
completed with the necessary certificates
thereon, unless otherwise authorized by the
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

(f.) If the exporter cannot specify the number of
packages in the entry, such may be inserted,
and the officer in charge is hereby required to
see that such is inserted prior to the removal
of the packages.

(g.) Such proof shall be given to the Landing Sur-
veyor or Jerquer as may be required that
full duty had been paid on importation.

(h.) Words and expressions used in these regula-
tions and the schedules hereto shall have the
meanings assigned to them respectively in
any Act relating to the Customs.

3. No drawback of duty will be due or payable
   until the Collector of Customs at the port of export
   has received the drawback debenture duly com-
   pleted, nor until such drawback debenture has been
   examined by the proper Landing Surveyor and found
   correct by him, nor until such drawback debenture
   has been approved under the hand of such Collector
   of Customs or other officer duly authorized by the
   Governor in Council.

4. No drawback will be paid unless the debenture
   be tendered, duly completed, within twelve months
   from the date of the exportation of the goods men-
   tioned therein. Debentures, in the case of goods
   liable to a fixed rate of drawback, excepting with
   respect to goods exported across the Border, will be
   paid one week after the departure of the vessel by
   which such goods have been exported, but as regards
   other goods on completion of the forms herein
   provided.

5. No drawback will be paid unless a charge of
   one shilling and sixpence per hour during the time
   of an officer being employed under these regulations,
   or other expense incurred, as certified by the Landing
   Surveyor or Jerquer, shall have been paid.

6. Exporters of goods for drawback via any New
   South Wales or Victorian port on the River Murray
   must specify on the entry the name of the consignee
   and final destination of the goods, and at each port
   on the River Murray the Coastwaiter in charge will
   attend at his office on such day and at such hour as
   may be directed by public notice from the Commis-
   sioner of Trade and Customs, to pass such goods for
   drawback in respect to which he may have received
   notice on the previous day; in which case no charge
   will be made for the officer's attendance.