The
Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have
requested me to call your attention to the fact that the Merchant
Shipping Act Amendment Act
1862, 25 and 26 Vict: Cap: 63 repeals
inter alia those sections (170, 171 and 172) of the Customs
Consolidation
Act Act
1853—16 and 17
Victoria: Cap: 107 which prohibited
at certain times and under certain conditions the carrying of Timber
on the decks of British Vessels bound to the United Kingdom from the
North American Colonies.