I move:—
(1) That there shall be charged, levied, and paid on every of the following articles imported into Saorstát Eireann on or after the 16th day of May, 1935, the duty of customs hereinafter mentioned in respect thereof, that is to say:—
(a) on any of the following fruits imported in syrup in sealed tins or cans, that is to say, strawberries, gooseberries, damsons, plums, raspberries, blackberries, currants, and greengages—a duty of customs at the rate of four and four-fifths pence the pound;
(b) on all other fruits imported in syrup in sealed this or cans—a duty of customs at the rate of two and two-fifths pence the pound.
(2) That the following rates of duty shall respectively be the preferential rates for the purposes of the Customs Duties (Preferential Rates) Act, 1934 (No. 19 of 1934), in respect of the several duties of customs mentioned in the preceding paragraph of this Resolution, that is to say:—
(a) in respect of the duty mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of the said preceding paragraph—the rate of fourpence the pound;
(b) in respect of the duty mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) of the said preceding paragraph—the rate of twopence the pound.
(3) That each of the duties mentioned in this Resolution is in addition to any duty which may be chargeable in respect of any spirits or any saccharin contained in or used in the manufacture or preparation of the article, but is in lieu of all other duties which may be chargeable on the article.
(4) 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 Resolution imposes new duties on the classes of tinned fruits mentioned. They are set out in paragraph 1 of the Resolution.
