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British Lesiistation. 



Placet in America and the VVetl Lulirs. 

 — June 24. 



Acts rcgiilatinc; the importation and ex- 

 portation of certain articles into and from 

 certain colonies in America and the West 

 Indies, repealed. 



Act not to discharge any seizure, for- 

 feiture, or penalty already made or incur- 

 red. — Articles enumerated in Schedule (B) 

 may he imported from any foreicn country 

 in North or South America, or the West 

 Indies, whether under tlie dominion of any 

 European sovereign or otherwise, into the 

 ports mentioned in Schedide (A.) eitlier in 

 British vessels, or vessels owned hy tlie in- 

 habitants of such coMU'ry, Sec. — Certain 

 articles may be exported from any of tiie 

 ports mentioned in Schedule (A.) in such 

 British or foreign vessels, on certain con- 

 ditions. 



Not to allow the exportation of arms or 

 naval stores, without licence of his Majes- 

 ty's Secretary of State. — Not to exclude 

 foreign vessels, though not of the built of 

 tiie country, such vessels having been be- 

 fore engaged in lawful trade with the co- 

 lonies. — Proof of the legahty of importa- 

 tion to be made before goods shall be ex- 

 ported. — On importation of articles into 

 the ports mentioned in Schedule (A.) cer- 

 tain duties, specified in Schedule (C.) to 

 be paid for the use of the colonies. 



How duties are to be applied in colonics 

 having no general coiuts or assemblies. — 

 How value of articles subject to ad valorem 

 duly shall be ascertained. — Provision, in 

 case articles are not duly valued ; or in 

 case the value or invoice price is not 

 known. — Importer refusing to pay the du- 

 ties, the articles to be sold, &c. — Foreign 

 •articles charged with duty on importation 

 from place of growth, to pay the same duty 

 as on importation of such articles direct 

 from the United Kingdom. — Duties not 

 payable if articles are liable to a colonial 

 duly, equal in amount to the duties hereby 

 charged. — If colonial duty be less, the dif- 

 ference only to be paid. — Duties to be 

 sterling money, at a certain rate. 



Articles enumerated in Schedule (H.) 

 may be exported to any other Britieh co- 

 lony, or to the United Kingdom. 



His Majesty may prohibit intercourse 

 with any country, where it shall appear 

 that the privileges granted by this Act to 

 foreign vessels are not allowed to British 

 vessels trading with such country, &c. 



His Majesty may extend the provisions 

 of this Act to other ports than those enu- 

 merated in the Schedules — No articles, 

 except such as are enumerated in the 

 Schedule (B.) to be imported, on pain of 

 forfeittne, with the vessel, &c. — No arti- 

 cles to be imported or exported, except to 

 the ports mentioned in Schedule (A.) — 

 jS^t to aftect the right of exporting, in 

 British ships, the produce of the fiskeries. 



[.April I: 



SCHEDULE (a). 



List of Fne I'uiis. 



Jamaica. — Kingston, Savannah Le Mar, 

 Montcgo Bay, Santa Lucia, Antonio, St. 

 Ann, Falmouth, Maria, Morant Bay. 



Grenada, — St. George. 



Duminicu. — Roseau. 



jintifiua. — St. John's. 



Triniilad.—San Josef. 



Tiihaso. — Scarborough. 



Tartula. — Road Harbour. 



New /Vol! jrftwce.— Nassau. 



Crooked Jsland. — Pitt's Town. 



fit. I'incctit. — Kingston. 



licrmiida. — Port St. George and Port 

 Hamilton. 



Bahamas. — Any port where there is a 

 Custom house. 



Bathadocs. — Bridgetown. 



Netu Brunswick. — St. John's, St. Au- 

 di ew's. 



J\'of(j Scotia. — Halifax. 



Cunadu. — Quebec. 



jS'cw/oundland, — .St. John's. 



Dcniarura. — George Town. 



Berhice.—New Amsterdam. 



Si. Lucia. — Castries. 



St. Kitl's — Basseterre. 



Nans. — Charles Town. 



31untsci r«f.— Plymouth. 



SCUEDU 



Asses. 



Barley. 



Beans. 



Biscuit. 



Bread. 



Beaver, and all sorts 

 of Fur. 



Bowsprits. 



Calavanccs. 



('ocoa. 



Cattle. 



Cochineal. 



Coin and Bullion. 



Cotton Wool. 



Drugs of all sorts. 



Diamonds and pre- 

 cious stones. 



Flax. 



Fruit & vegetables. 



Fustick, and all 

 sorts of wood for 

 dyers' use. 



Flour. 



Grain of any sort. 



Garden seeds. 



Hay. 



Hemp. 



Heading boards. 



Horses. 



Hogs. 



Hides. 



Hoops. 



Hardwood or mill 

 timber. 



LE (b), 



Indian corn meal. 

 Indigo. 



Live stock of any 

 - sort. 

 Lumber. 

 Logwood. 

 MaUogany,and other 



wood, for cabinet 



wares. 

 Masts. 

 Mules. 

 Neat cattle, 

 Oats. 

 Pfa>e. 

 Potatoes. 

 Poultry. 

 Pitch. 

 R>e. 

 Kice. 

 Staves. 

 Skins. 

 Shingles. 

 Sheep, 

 Tar. 

 Tallow. 

 Tobacco, 

 Turpentine, 

 Timber. 

 Tortoise-shell. 

 >Vool. 

 Wheat. 

 Yards, 



