Agriculture. By an Order in Council of Saturday, 28th day of August, 1886, under the provisions of "The Animal Contagious Diseases Act" the following scale of fees, to be charged for the inspection of sheep entering the Provinces of Manitoba or British Columbia, or the Territories of Alberta or Assiniboia, are to be collected by the Customs officer, or other person duly authorized to act as such, for the purpose of defraying the expense of the inspection, that is to say :— For one animal, 25 cents. For five animals, 10 cents each, but fee for inspecting more than one and under five, not less than 50 cents. For ten animals, 6 cents each, but fee for the inspection of over five and under ten, not to be less than 60 cents. For twenty animals, 4 cents ea h, but fee for inspection of any animals over ten and under twenty, not less than 80 cents. For fifty animals, 2 cents each, but for inspecting over twenty and under fifty, not less than $1.25. For over fifty animals, 2 cents each, but fee not to be less than $1.25. By an Order in Council of Thursday, 16th day of September, 1886, the following counties in England, viz.: Cumberland, Dorset, Essex, Kent, Lancaster, Leicester, Middlesex, Salop, Surrey, Worcester and York (North Riding), and London, were added to those named in the Order in Council of 25th August last, respecting the prohibition of the importation of any neat cattle from any of the said places from entering at any port in Canada. Vive Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 584. By an Order in Council of Friday, 15th day of October, 1886, in virtue of the provisions of "The Animal Contagious Diseases Act," the following scale of fees are to be charged for the inspection of horses entering into the Province of Manitoba or the Provisional District of Saskatchewan and Alberta, in the North West Territories, such fees to be collected by the Collector of Customs or other person duly authorized to act as such, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of inspection, that is to say: For one horse and up to five, each.. For over five and up to ten..... For over ten and up to twenty. For over twenty and up to thirty. For over thirty and up to fifty....... $ 1 00 7.50 ... 12 50 For any number over fifty, 25 cents each, but fee not to be less than....... Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 882. 15.00 20 00 20.00 Customs. Customs. By an Order in Council of Thursday, 1st day of July, 1886, all books printed in any of the languages or dialects of any of the Indian Tribes of the Dominion of Canada are admitted free of Customs duty. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 75. By an Order in Council of Thursday, 1st day of July, 1886, in computing the duties payable upon sugars for refining purposes subject to polariscopic test, all fractions of degrees as shown by the instrument are not considered, and all entries passed inconsistent herewith are to be re-adjusted. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p 75. By an Order in Council of Monday, 5th day of July, 1886, hatters' bands, bindings, tips and sides, and linings, both tips and sides, when imported. by hat manufacturers only, for use in their factories in the manufacture of hats, were placed upon the list of articles that may be admitted into Canada free of Customs duties. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 75. By an Order in Council of the 5th July, 1886, the following was added to the Regulations respecting the transporting, manifesting and reporting dutiable goods by railway in or through Canada, established and brought into force by the Governor General in Council, on the 19th March, 1883"That transfers of merchandise in course of transportation in transitu through Canada may be allowed as follows : "When cars partially loaded arrive under United States Customs seal, at any railway station at which there are both Canadian and United States Officers of Customs in attendance, such car may be unsealed by a United States officer in the presence of a Canadian officer, and the contents transferred to another car under the joint supervision of the said. officers, and all such changes and transfers shall be duly recorded on the back of the manifest accompanying the car in the same manner as is permitted in case of accidents, and be signed by both of said officers." Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 75. By an Order in Council of Thursday, the 15th day of July, 1886, “Hickory Billets "not further manufactured than sawn to shape to be used in the manufacture of axe, hatchet, hammer, and other tool handles, were entitled. to enter free of Customs duty when imported into the Dominion for such use. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 123. Customs. By an Order in Council of Saturday, 17th day of July, 1886, a special form of oath is to be required by all Collectors of Customs to be made and subscribed before them by the importer concerned in each case, whenever any free entry is tendered at Customs for wire rope on the ground that it is intended for use in rigging for ships and vessels,-such oath to be in the following terms: "I, the undersigned importer of the wire rope mentioned in this entry as being free of duty under the present tariff, do hereby solemnly that such wire rope was imported by me and is intended for use in rigging for ships and veseels, and that no portion of the same will be sold, used or disposed of by me, or by any person in my employ for any other purpose than for use in such wire rigging for ships and vessels." Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 123. By an Order in Council of Saturday, 17th day of July, 1886, steel strip, when imported into the Dominion by manufacturers of buckthorns and plain strip fencing, is to be admitted to entry free of Customs duty until otherwise ordered, upon the importer in each case making oath in terms as follows: "I, the undersigned importer of the steel strip mentioned in this entry do hereby solemnly that such steel strip was imported by me and is of a kind used in the manufacture of buckthorn and plain strip fencing. I further that such steel strip was specially imported by me for use in my factory for the manufacture of buckthorn and plain strip fencing, and that no portion of the same will be used, sold or disposed of by me, or by any person in my employ, for any other purpose than as aforesaid." Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 123. By an Order in Council of Saturday, 17th day of July, 1886, a special form of oath is to be required by all Collectors of Customs to be made and subscribed to before them by the importer concerned in each case, whenever any free entry is tendered at Customs for fish hooks, nets, and seines and lines and twines, such form of oath to be in the following terms :— the undersigned importer of the that such "I, mentioned in this entry, do solemnly were specially imported by me and are of a kind used for the fisheries, and entitled to free entry as being for the use of the fisheries. I further were specially imported by me for use in the fisheries, and that no portion of the same will be used, sold or disposed of by me, or by any person in my employ for any other purpose than for use in the fisheries as provided by the tariff now in force." that such Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 123. Customs. By an Order in Council of Tuesday, the 20th day of July, 1886, the wood of the persimmon and dogwood trees may be admitted to entry free of Customs duties, when imported in blocks for the manufacture of shuttles, on the importer making oath at the time of entry in the following terms: “I, the undersigned, ,importer of the mentioned in this entry, do hereby solemnly that the said wood was imported by or disposed of by for use in the manuthat the said wood will be so and that no portion of the same will be used, sold or by any person in any other purpose or use than as aforesaid." Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 171. employ for By an Order in Council of Tuesday, the 20th day of July, 1886, twisted brass and copper wire, when imported by manufacturers of boots and shoes for use in their factories may be admitted free of Customs duty on the importer making oath at the time of entry in terms as follows;— "I, the twisted the undersigned, the importer of wire mentioned in this entry, do hereby solemnly that the said wire was imported by for use in factory in the manufacture of boots and shoes. I further that the said wire will be used by for such purposes, and that no portion of the said wire will be used, sold or disposed of by other person in employ for any other purpose than as aforesaid." Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 171. or any By an Order in Council of Wednesday, 18th day of August, 1886, ultramarine blue was placed upon the list of articles that may be admitted. into Canada free of Customs duties. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 455. By an Order in Council of Thursday, 23rd September, 1886, brass cups, being rough blanks, for the manufacture of paper shells or cartridges, when imported by manufacturers of brass and paper shells or cartridges, for use in their own factories, were placed upon the list of articles which may be admitted into the Dominion of Canada free of Customs duties until otherwise ordered, Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 633. By an Order in Council of Monday, 28th day of June, 1886, Algoma Mills, in the District of Algoma and Province of Ontario, was erected into an out-port of Customs and a warehousing port, and placed under the survey of the Collector of Customs at the port of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX, p. 856. Customs. By an Order in Council of Wednesday, 10th day of November, 1886, all foreign vessels trading on the coast and entering the harbors of Canada from sea or inland waters, are governed by the following rules:— 1. Foreign vessels may transport cargo and passengers from a foreign port and land the same at two or more Canadian ports, clearing from each in succession until all of said cargo and passengers are landed. 2. Foreign vessels may take cargo and passengers from two or more Canadian ports and transport the same to a foreign port, clearing from each in succession but taking final clearance for such foreign port at the last Canadian port which they enter on such voyage. 3. Foreign vessels shall not take freight or passengers at one Canadian port and land the same at another Canadian port, and the master or owner of any vessel found to have violated this rule shall be subject to a penalty of $400 for each such offence, and the vessel may be detained until the same is paid. 4. Foreign vessels bringing cargo or passengers from a foreign port may, after landing the same be permitted to clear light to another Canadian port for the purpose of loading cargo for a foreign port, and may clear from port to port to complete such cargo, taking final clearance as above. 5. Foreign vessels may tow other vessels or things from a foreign port to a Canadian port; but if they drop or part from any such vessel or thing in Canadian waters, they shall not again take such vessel or thing in tow for the purpose of moving the same further in Canadian waters. 6. Foreign vessels may tow other vessels or things from a Canadian port to a foreign port, but having parted from such vessels or things, or any of them, in Canadian waters, they cannot again take such vessels or things in tow to move them further in Canadian waters; but this and the preceding rule are not to apply to an accidental parting of such vessel by breaking hawser or other temporary damages. 7. Foreign vessels shall be entitled to the foregoing privileges only on condition of strict compliance with the provisions of the "Customs Act, 1883," respecting reporting inwards and outwards on entering and leaving Canadian ports by the masters of such vessels. 8. Where vessels bring cargo or passengers from a foreign port consigned to more than one Canadian port, the masters of such vessels must make a full report of the whole contents at the first port of entry, and distinguish therein the items to be there landed and the ports at which all other items are to be landed. Such report must be made in duplicate, with an additional copy for each succeeding port at which there are goods to be landed; and the Collector or proper officer of Customs shall mark each item in such report with the entry number, if entered, and in case of any item landed and placed in sufferance warehouse without entry, it shall be marked with the letter "L" in said report; duplicate copies to be filed at said first port of entry, and the others to be carried with the vessel, and one to be filed at each succeeding port of entry. 9. As required by Section 234 of the Act 46 Vict., chap. 12, before cited, the fee of 50 cents for each vessel not over 50 tons, and $1.00 if over 50 tons, shall be paid by each such vessel on reporting inwards, and the same on obtaining clearance outwards, at each port she enters above the port of Montreal. |