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India company in the Nether- 
Jands, it was’ usual to admit the 
ship and vessels belonging to the 
subjects of countries in amity with 
said United Provinces into the ports 
of the said settiement, and of the 
territories and dependencies there- 
of, for repair and_ refreshment, 
and with that view, to permit the 
said ships and vessels to carry on 
trade with the inhabitants of the 
said settlement, and of the terri- 
tories and dependencies thereof : 
his majesty is hereby pleased to 
order, by and with the advice of 
his privy council, in pursuance of 
the powers vested in his majesty by 
the above recited act, and it is 
hereby ordered, that it shall be 
lawful, until further order, for all 
ships and vessels belonging to the 
subjects of any country or state in 
amity with his majesty, to enter 
into the ports of the said settle. 
ment ef the Cape of Good Hope, 
and of the territories and depen- 
dencies thereof, and to carry on 
trade and traffic with the inhabi- 
tants of the said ¢cttlement, and of 
the territories and dependencies 
thereof, and to import and export 
to and from the ports of the settle- 
“ment and of the territories and 
dependencies thereof, any goods, 
wares, or merchandise whatsoever, 
subject to the following exceptions, 
and subject also to such duties, 
rules, regulations, and restrictions, 
7s shall be established by his ma- 
jesty, or by the governor ofthe said 
setilement, and of the territories 
and dependencies thereof, by vir- 
tue of authority derived from his 
majesty ; and in the mean time 
subject to such duties, rules, re- 
gulations, and restrictions, as sub- 
sisted and were in force before and 
at the time ‘of the conquest of the 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1796. 
said settlement by the arms of his 
majesty, with such alterations as 
have been since made under the 
authority of the commander in 
chief of his majesty’s forces at the 
said settlement: but it is his ma-|}. 
jesty’s pleasure, that no goods, 
wares or merchandise, which shall 
be imported into the said settle- 
ment, or the territories or depen- 
dencies thereof, from any part of | 
his majesty’s dominions shall be 
subject to any duty. 
And it is his majesty’s pleasure, 
that no goods, wares, and mer. ff 
chandise the growth, produce, or 
manufacture of the countries to 
the eastward of the Cape of Good 
Hope, be imported into the said 
settlement, or the territories or de- 
pendencies thereof, except by the 
United Company of merchants 
trading to the Kast Indies ; and 
that no such goods, wares, or mer- 
chandise, be permitted to be ex-: 
ported from thence, except for sea 
stores only, or by the United Com- 
pany of merchants of England 
trading to the East Indies, or by 
their licence. 
But it ishis majesty’s pleasure, 
that nothing in this order contain. 
ed shall extend to prevent ships or 
vessels employed in the southern 
whale fishery from carrying, on 
the same, in such and the same 
manner as might have been done 
if this order had not been made. 
And it is also his majesty’s pleas 
sure, that no arms or artillery, 
gunpowder or ammunition, of any 
sort, be allowed to be imported 
into the said settlement, or the ter- 
ritories or dependencies — thereof, 
except by the said’ United Com- 
pany of merchants of England 
trading to the Kast Indies, or by . 
licence from his majesty. 
; And 
