I beg to propose Financial Resolution No. 6, which imposes additional duties or alters the existing rates of duties on certain articles of clothing, soft felt hats, etc.—
(1) That the customs duties imposed by Section 7 of the Finance (Customs Duties) (No. 2) Act, 1932 (No. 11 of 1932), shall be charged, levied, and paid on the following articles imported into Saorstát Eireann on or after the 11th day of May, 1933, at the respective rates hereinafter mentioned in lieu of the rates mentioned in the said Section 7, that is to say:—
(a) on all articles of the nature of coats, wraps, costumes, or dresses made wholly or mainly from woven tissues wholly or partly of wool or worsted and suitable for wear by women or girls and on all component parts and accessories of such articles—at the rate of an amount equal to 60 per cent. of the value of the article;
(b) on all soft felt hats suitable for wear by men or boys—at the rate of an amount equal to 37½ per cent of the article.
(2) That Section 7 (except sub-section (1) thereof) of the Finance (Customs Duties) (No. 2) Act, 1932, as amended by subsequent Acts shall apply to the duty imposed by that section when charged at rates fixed by this Resolution in like manner as it applies to the said duty when charged at rates fixed by the said Section 7.
(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).
