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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



An act to extend the provisions 

 of an act, made in the last session of 

 parliament, for preventing the coun- 

 terfeiting of certain silver coin, is- 

 sued by the banks of England and 

 Ireland respectively, to silver pieces 

 which may be issued by tlie gover- 

 nor and company of the bank of 

 Ireland, called tokens, and to pro- 

 mote the circulation of the said 

 toliens. 



An act to amend the laws for im- 

 proving and keeping in repair the 

 post roads in Ireland, and for ren- 

 dering the conveyance of letters by 

 his majesty's post-office, more se- 

 cure and expeditious. 



June bill. 



An act for repealing so much of 

 an act, made in the 34th year of his 

 present majesty, as exempts slate, 

 the value vv hereof shall not exceed 

 20s. per ton, brought coastwise 

 ■within Great Britain, from the duty 

 thereby granted. 



An act for making perpcttial cer- 

 tain additional duties of excise on 

 wine imported into Great Britain, 

 granted by two acts, passed in the 

 43d and 44th years of his present 

 majesty ; and to allow a drawback 

 of the said duties to admirals, cap- 

 tains, and other commissioned offi- 

 ■cers, for wine consumed on board 

 his majesty's ships of war. 



An act to continue until the end 

 of the next session of parliament, 

 and amend an act made in the 43d 

 year of his present majesty, for ap- 

 pointing commissioners to enquire 

 and examine into any irregularities, 

 frauds, or abuses,' which are or have 

 been practised by persons employed 

 in the several naval ' departments 

 therein mentioned. 



Aii act to appoint commissioners 



to enquire and examine into the pub* 

 lie expenditure, and the conduct of 

 public business in the military de- 

 partments therein mentioned ; and 

 to report such observations as shall 

 occur to them for correcting or pre- 

 Tenting any abuses and irregularities, 

 and for the better conducting and 

 managing the business of the said 

 departments, to continue in force 

 for two years, and from thence un- 

 til the expiration of six weeks after 

 the commencement of the then next 

 session of parliament. 



An act for appointing commisw 

 sioners for putting into execution an 

 act of this session of parliament, for 

 continuing and granting to his ma- 

 jesty a duty on pensions, ofiices, and 

 personal estates, in England, and 

 certain duties on sugar, malt, to- 

 bacco, and snuft", in Great Britain, 

 for the service of the year 1805 ; 

 and an act, made in the 38th year 

 of his present majesty, for granting 

 an aid to his majesty, by a land- 

 tax to be raised in Great Britain, 

 for the service of the year 17i^8. 



An act to repeal certain parts of 

 an act, made in the 43d year of his 

 present majesty, for granting a con- 

 tribution on the profits arising from 

 property, pro\isions, trades, and 

 offices, and to consolidate and ren- 

 der more effeflual the provisions for 

 collecting the said duties. 



An act for regulating licences for 

 the sale of spirituous liquors, wine, 

 beer, ale, and cyder, by retail, and 

 for discouraging the immoderate use 

 of spirituous liquors in Ireland. 



June 17th. 

 An act for granting to his majesty- 

 certain additional stamp duties, for 

 amending the laws relating to the 

 stamp duties, and for indemnifying 



persons 



