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in those markets; but that, from 
the high price of freight and insur- 
ancé from those ports, .and from 
the difficulty oi procuring shipping 
to go thither in ballast, a larger 
bounty would be required to encou- 
fage private. speculation in that 
quarter than in any other ; they 
were therefore of opinion, that a 
bounty of twenty shillings per 
quarter, and a proportional bounty 
per barrel, should be given on any 
nuisber .of , quarters .cf wheat, 
weighing not less than 440. pounds 
aveirdupois, or on any number of 
barrels of flour, weighing not less 
than 196 pounds avoirdupois, which 
shall be imported into Great Britaia 
from any vort of Europe south of 
Cape Finisierre, or from any port 
in the Mediterranean, or in Africa, 
before the 31st day of August,1796; 
until the quantity of such wheat and 
flour, taken together, shall equal 
300,000 quarters. 
They were further satisfied, up- 
6n the best information they could 
collect, that from the other parts 
of Europe, and from America, a 
bounty of 15s. per quarter, upon a 
certain quantity of wheat, and of 
Tos. per- quarter, of all exceeding 
it, would be sufficient to give a fair 
chance of procuring:for the British 
markets a large proportion of what- 
ever supply those countries might 
be expected to furnish beyond their 
own -consumption : and they were 
therefore of opinion, that a bounty 
of fifteen shillings per quarter, and 
a proportional bounty per barrel, 
should be given on any number of 
quarters of wheat, weighing not 
less than 4401. avoirdupois, or on 
any number of barrels of flour, 
weighing not less than 196]b, avotr- 
dupois, which shall be imported 
from all other parts of Europe, be- 
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fore the 31st day of August 17965 
until the quantity of such wuear 
and flour, taxen together, | shall 
equal 500,090, quarters. Your 
committee were also of opinion, 
that a bounty of fifteen shillings per 
quarter, and a proportional bounty 
per barrel, shouid be given on 
any number of quarters af wheat 
weighing not less than 440lb. a-. 
voirdapois, or on any number of 
barrels of flour, weighing not less 
than 196lb. avoirdupois, which 
shall be imporied from any of his 
majesty’s colonics in America, or 
from the United States, before the 
3ist of August, 1796; until the 
gugntity of such wheat and flour, 
taken together, shall equai 500,090 . 
qrs. Your committee were also of 
opinion, that a bounty of ten shil. 
lings per quarter, and a proportio~ 
nai bounty per barrel should. be giv- 
en on any number of quarters of 
wheat, . weighing not less than 
44olb. avoirdupois, or on any num- 
ber of barrels of flour, weighing 
not less than 196lb. avoirdupois, 
which shall be im orted into Great 
Britain before the 31st day of 
August 1796, aad on which none 
of the before-mentioned bounties 
shall have been paid. 
_ Your committee being convince. 
ed, that if a considerable quantity 
of Indian corn could be obtained 
(which from the abundance of thaf 
crop appears not improbable) it 
would afford a material re.ief, were 
also of opinion, that a bouncy of five 
shillings per quarter, and a propor. 
tional bounty per barrel, should be 
given on any number of quarters of 
Indian corn, or on any number of 
barrels of Indian meal, which shall 
be imported into Great Britain be- 
fore the 31st day of August 1796; 
until the quantity of such indian 
corn 
