I move:—
(1) That the additional duties on dried fruits, which were first imposed by Section 8 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1915, and were continued up to the 1st day of August, 1930, by Section 22 of the Finance Act, 1929 (No. 32 of 1929), shall continue to be charged, levied, and paid on and from the said first day of August, 1930, up to the 1st day of August, 1931.
(2) That the provisions of Section 8 of the Finance Act, 1919, shall apply to the duties mentioned in this Resolution with the substitution of the expression "Saorstát Eireann" for the expression "Great Britain and Ireland."
(3) It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1927 (No. 7 of 1927).
This is the additional fruit duty which is carried on from year to year. It was first imposed in 1915. The main duty of 7/- per cwt. on fruit was imposed in 1876 as a permanent duty. The additional duty of 50 per cent extra, which was imposed in 1915 as a temporary duty, has been continued from year to year up to the present.
