Statistics of Van Diemen’s Land. 9 
The following items of Import, on the contrary, show a 
decrease upon the year ; viz. 
Per cent. 
DOORS AMO OLALIOMCLY Meccan scce a cetecuarern bes 24° 
PUL LCM AMOR OMEESE) verecio titers. -crte-testrererct bE On 
BU LESTIZ(B) pp metic alll cal Males dat ED GD aha ali 88° 
Pifatomemde Ouse aes. ccetecsuuerectcstctsaceaneatersters 24° 
Hides, Skins, and Leather ............ litters bib 19° 
JELOr US hy ieeeeeneete ase eileen ole centiniall hI a tae 55° 
deme letyramd Platet gtr ss ectetecstst sets ancenses 23°8 
NBT LOCKG asiminttr secre itera ceriers fcrre caeecmen dens os 
IGS TOM OES tae sc ctarceeresecs sc ttrososcvncennscrtsesstees 29° 
MGIStCa le MISCEUMMeMS et. eece ce nreee en ceemeent ee 50° 
Heainit,y, Oily War. and ah une Mtoe. stetee st: 50° 
ISMUTTCLG | estrec creo ce st rodsetescacenetncsst teas totes cree 28° 
PLO per atl “WANG cMceusressecdrtvassssrnceroereceres ac 48 
Sillkcseererecs seenal meres tesco eet rose er esat eee eee 58 
Sugar : etonce.ctet tanaeees 21 
ANIGUING) jae! Weer Meth ied auido NA os i 37 
Wo OleMS Sees Mer sicscrcet terete tee oe eee ee, Poe 
By the 27th section of the Australian Constitutions’ Act 
(13 and 14 Vict. cap. 59), express power is given to the 
Elective Assembly, notwithstanding any Act of Parliament 
to the contrary, to impose and levy all such Customs’ duties 
on goods imported from the United Kingdom, as well as from 
Foreign Countries, as it may see fit; the only restriction 
being that there shall be no inequality, but that the duties 
henceforth levied shall be uniform and alike from whatever 
country the goods may come. It has been long under- 
stood that the Government merely awaited the receipt of 
this power to effect an important alteration in the commer- 
cial system of the Colony.* Hitherto goods, wares, and 
* Vide Lieutenant-Governor’s Despatch (financial) to Earl Grey, Oct. 1, 
1847, in Legislative Council Papers for 1850. 
