APP. N° I.] ABSTJIACT OF ACTS OF PARLIAMEKT, 501 



Whale-fins, oil, or blubber of whales, seal-oil, or seal-skins, 

 or other fish, &c. caught in any part of the ocean by Britisli 

 subjects, usually residing in Great Britain or Ireland, or 

 islands of Guernsey, &c. in ships built in either of the said 

 kingdoms or islands, owned, registered, and navigated accord- 

 ing to law, although not fitted out in other respects so as to 

 be entitled to tlie bounty, may be imported into Great Bri- 

 tain, without paying any duty, (excepting the duties of the 

 consohdation act of the 59th Geo. III. c. 52. subsequently 

 imposed) ; provided proof be made that the said articles were 

 actually caught by the crew of the said vessel importing them, 



it, on which new duties were laid on Greenland produce, the former appears 

 not to have been generally enforced. 



By consolidation act of 49th Geo. III. c. 98. Schedule (A) inwards, a " per- 

 manent duty" of 5s. 3d. per ton, and a " war duty" of Is. 9d. were laid on 

 train-oil of British fishing, imported in British built vessels, owned, registered, 

 and navigated according to law. The war duty on Greenland and Davis' Strait 

 produce, was continued after the peace until the year 1816, when it was made 

 pennanent by act 56th Geo. III. c. 29. § 1. And an addition of one-fourth to 

 the original jjermanent custom-duties, was ordered to be levied by act 53d 

 Geo. III. c. 33., by which the whole duty on train-oil of British fishing was 

 increased to 8s. 3|d. per ton. 



The duties now leviable on the produce of the fisheries of Greenland and 

 Davis' Strait, as enumerated in the last Consolidation Act of 59th Geo. III. 

 c. 62. Table (A) inwards, are as follow : 



" Blubber, the produce of fish, or creatures living in the sea, taken and caught 

 by the crew of a British built ship or vessel, wholly owned by his Majesty's 

 subjects, usually residing in Great Britain, Ireland, or the islands of Guern- 

 sey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, registered and navigated according to 

 law, and imported in any such shipping, the ton, containing 252 

 gallons, - - - L. 



" Train-oil, the produce of fish," [as above,] per ton,, 

 *' Whale-fins, taken and caught," &c. [as above], per ton of 20 cwt. 

 " Blubber, the produce of fish or creatures living in the sea, of fo- 

 reign fishing, the ton, containing 252 gallons, 

 " Train-oil, of foreign fishing, per ton, 



*' Whale-fins, of foreign fishing, the ton, containing 20 cwt. 

 " Bear skins, undressed, imported in a British built vessel, per skin, 

 " Seal skins, undressed, imported in a British built vessel, jier skin, 

 *' Skins and furs, undressed, not particularly enumerated or described, 



or otherwise charged with duty, per cent, ad vaL - 75 



