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of Her Majesty’s Government, to be recovered in the Supreme Court of Judicature, in Her Majesty’s name, in an action of debt on the oath of a credible witness.

XXX. All Collectors of Impost, now or hereafter to be appointed, shall, on rendering a just and true account of, and paying into the Treasury of this Island, all moneys received by them under and by virtue of the provisions of this Act, and on their accounts being certified as correct by the Auditors of pulic accounts, he paid by warrant drawn by the Lieutenant. Governor, or other Administrator of the Gov- ernment, in Council on the Treasury of this Island, an amount equal to five pounds per centum on all moneys received and paid over by such Collectors of Impost under this Act, except the Collectors of Impost for Charlotte- town, Georgetown and Bedeque, who are already provided for by salary.

XXXI. All goods, wares and merchandize imported into this Island in steam vessels may he landed by the master or officers thereof without previous entry of such steam vessel, or the goods. wares and merchandize so imported in them, at the Impost office, or permit to land the same being had, provided all such goods, wares and merchandize be, on landing, placed by such master or other officer in the custody of the Preventive or other Revenue Officer; and all such officers receiving goods, wares or merchandize, so landed from any steamer with- out previous entry, shall retain possession thereof on behalf of the Collector of Impost for the Port in which the same shall be landed, until the duties due in respect thereof shall have been paid or secured, any law to the con- trary notwithstanding.

XXXII. It shall be unlawful for any per- son or persons to import into this Island any indecent or obscene paintings, books, cards, lithographs, or other engravings, or any other indecent or obscene articles. and if imported the same shall be seized and destroyed by any Collector of Impost and Excise, or Preventive Officer.

XXXIII. All fines, penalties and forfei- ' tures imposed under or by virtue of any of the provisions contained in the hereinbefore recited Act of the nineteenth Victoria, chapter one, or of this Act, may be prosecuted and sued for by infermation of Her Majesty’s Attorney or Solicitor General, filed in the Supreme Court

of this Island.

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XXXIV. Materials used for manufacturing purposes, and which form the basis or princi- pal ingredient or component in the manufac« ture of any article, may be imported into this Island, in original casks or packages of not less capacity than thirty-five gallons, when im- ported solely for manufacturing purposes and entered at the Customs in this Island as such.

XXXV. The importer of any such materials shall take the following oath before the Col— lector :

I. A. 3.. do swear that the [mentioning the articles] im. ported by me in the [wssel's Imam—name master,] from [name place] are intended to he used by me for manu- facturing purpOses. So help me. God.

XXXVI. When any person shall signify to the Lieutenant Governor, or other Administra- tor of the Government for the time being, in Council, that he intends importing into this Island Machinery for the pupose of setting up or putting into operation any factory or manu- facturing establishment therein, the said Lieu- tenant Governor or other Administrator of the Government for the time being, in Council, if he think fit so to do may make an order to admit any such machinery free of duty. subject to such rules and regulations as the said Lieu- tenant Governor or other Administrator, in Council, shall see fit to make concerning the same.

XXXVII. Drawbacks on exportation, to the amount of the original duty paid or secured thereon, shall be allowed on materials imported into this Island, or manufactured therein, and forming part of articles manufactured therein, on the exporter complying with the provisions of the said recited Act of the nineteenth Vic- toria, chapter one, relating to drawbacks on the articles therein mentioned.

XXXVIII. Preventive Officers, not exceed- ing more than one for each place, shall be appointed for Charlottetown, Summerside, Georgetown, Souris and Murray Harbor, whose duty it shall be, on the arrival of any of the mail steamers. or the Boston, Halifax, or any other steamship, to go on board same and de- mand from the captain or person in command, a manifest of the cargo on board ( passengers’ effects excepted) and such manifest shall be prepared and delivered on demand by the Cap tain or Commandant to the Revenue Olfimrr, who shall, as soon as pos.~ihle, forWard the same

to the Collector of Customs for the Port; pro— I, vided that any captain or commandant of any t

such steamship who shall wilfully deliver a