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New A^s of the British Ltgifature. [Sept. 1, 



** An Acl for continuing and granting to liis 

 Majeftv n Duy on FenCoiis, Offices, and 

 perlbnal Eftate?, in Enj^land j and certain 

 ])iities on Sugar, Malt, Tobacco, and Snuff, 

 ill Great Britiiin, for the Service of the 

 Yeur IBOfi." 



A toleruble abllract of this aft would 

 run iuto great extent. 



It einj)Oweis two millions to be raifed 

 on the credit of it. 



The furplus ariling from this ail, over 

 and above the two millions, is diie6ted to 

 be can-ied to the account of the Confoii- 

 dutcd Fund, 



The next is, ch. .39, 

 " An Ai^t for repcalinj^ the feveral Dnties of 

 CiiftQiiis iipon Tea iiiiiiorted into Gnat 

 ISritaiii, and granting a r)iit>« in lieu there- 

 of; and for granting lo his Majeftv addi- 

 tional Duties of Excife on Tea." 5 Majr, 

 JliOrt. 

 , This act is an alteration of Mr. Pitt's 

 . Corunutatiun Tax, as it was callefi : fub* 

 ilitiuing a duly on tea, in lieu of certain 

 duties on windows. 



iiv tiiHt act there wius exemption given 

 to the lowcr-i^riced teas, in behalf of the 

 poorer familie,-. This act, in the argu- 

 ment for which it was urged, that the 

 duty was evaded by mixing teas, fublti- 

 tutoB a general duty of fix pounds for 

 t\cry hundred pounds of the value of 

 tea fold at the fales of tiie Eaft India 

 Company. 



Tlie fixth fection impofcs an excife du^ 

 ty of thirty percent, on all teas fold at 

 tht. fales of the Kail India Company un- 

 der 2s. (jd. per pound. 

 The next, ch. '69, is 

 _ «' An Act for granting to his Majcfty, until 

 '"-, twelve Months after the Ralilication of a 

 ■ ■■ definitive Treaty of Peace, additional Du- 

 ties uf Kxcife on Tobacco and Snuff." 

 5 May, ItHlli. 



Thefe duties are expreiled in a fche- 

 clule annexed to the act. 

 For every pound of tobacco, not j. d. 

 being Irilli, additional ditiy, <> 



Snuff imported direftly h-oiii Ireland, 1 6 

 Snuff IVom any other place, by Eaft 



Jndia Company, - - iC.\ 



ON EXPORT. 



On Irilh fliort tobacco, • 9 



Shag ditto, - 8 



Drawback. Iloll ditto, - ',» 



Carrot diUo, - 8 



Uneniiinerated ditto, 9 



Rappee ditto, - 74 



Infh iiianutadtnred Scotch 



Inuff, - pi 

 Irilh niannfaitured brown 7 i 

 IriOi tobacco «alk fkiur 9^ 

 livery other ntjt enumera- 

 ted, - 101 



Tobacco manufaftured at *. i- 

 any port where tobacco 

 may lawfully be import- 

 ed, an additional draw- 

 back - 6 

 Shag ditto. - Q 6\ 

 Carrot ditto, - 5^ 



Chapter 45 is entitled 

 " An Att for granting to his Majefty certain 

 Dnties on Appraifeiiients, and on Licences 

 lo Appraifers in Great Britain." 5 May, 

 1806. 

 Stamp of 23. Gd. on an appraifemcnt of 50l. 

 5s. Od. ----- to 100 



IDs. Od. 200 



1,5s. Od. oOO 



ll. Os. Od. - - - lUiove 500 

 Appraifen^cnt licence 6s, 

 It is obfer^'Hblo that there is no ip- 

 creafe of duty alter jOOl. And this ap* 

 penr.s unequal 



Ch. 42 is 

 " An Art for granting to his Majefty during 

 the prcfent \\'ar, and for fix Months after 

 the Expiration thereof by the Ratification 

 of a definitive I roiity of Peace, addition- 

 al Duties on certain (ioods. Wares, and 

 Merchandizes, imported into, or cxportpd 

 from, or brought or carried coaftways 

 within. Great Britain." 5 May, 1806. 



This act is accompanied with four Ta- 

 bles of Culloiii-dutit*s. 



One of general cultom^duties. 



The fecond on gixjds imported by the 

 Eaft Indian Company. 



The third on fugars, the manufacture 

 of Ireland, imported to Great Brit-aiii. 



The fourth on ditto, the niaiiufaOturr. 

 of fireat Britain, exported to Ireland. 



The two reiiuiiiiing under this head re« 

 late alio to Ireland. 



Ch. 12 is 



" An Aft to continue feveral Afls for grant- 

 ing certain Rates and Dutie.*, .-ind allaiv- 

 ing certain Draw-ba«Its and Bounties on 

 Goods, Wares, and JMerchaiidizes, im- 

 ported into, and exported from Ireland. 

 And for granting a Duty upon Malt and 

 S[)irits made aiiddiftilled in Ireland, until 

 the iitfth of September, 1H()(>: and for 

 granting ceitaiu inland Duties of Excife 

 and Ta-xes in Irtbiiid, until the a5th Day 

 of March, 1807." 

 This aa i-ccites 25 G. 3, c. 18,-22,— 



lor. 



By t'lc firft of which duties were given 

 on goods, wares or nicrchmidiic imported 

 or exported fuim Ii-elaud. 



By the fecond, on fpirits made and 

 diftilled in Jrehuid. 



And, by the third, on red (or .'^panifli) 

 wine. And eoiitiimes them from 2.^ 

 March, to 29 September laoO. 



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