2993. memorial of the E. of Galloway on salt duties. 297 
taining beef or pork is allowed the drawback. urilefs it be 
32 gallons Englith wine measure. A barrel of 28 gallons 
-Englifh wine measure, will contain 200 lib. of well-pined 
beef and pork ; and there is just that quantity packed in- 
to the barrels used in Ireland, which ‘at the same time 
never contain more than 28 gallons. If, therefore, it is 
not neceftary to pack more than 200 lib. well pined beef 
or pork ina barrel; and if a barrel of 28 gallons will 
contain that quantity, which there is not a doubt of 
why fhould not the Britifh merchant be allowed to use 
barrels of that size, and to recover the drawback upon 
exportation, in the proportion they bear t 32 gallons? 
If he is not allowed to use such, one of these consequen- 
ces must naturally follow, either that the provisions must 
be loosely packed. which is very pernicious ; or otherwise, 
that from 25 to 30 lib. more beef or pork than an Irifh 
bartel contains, must -be packed into each Britifh barrel 
containing 32 gallons. Bu: the barrel containing 28 gal- 
‘lons only, is found from experience to be the most handy 
and convenient at a foreign market; and, strange as it 
May appear, it is certain, that great complaints are made 
of Britifh barrels in ‘he West Indies on account of their 
size only, although they contained from 25 to 30 lib. more 
beef than the Irifh barrels, and have been sold at the cur- 
rent price of the latter ; it is a great discouragement there- 
fore to the Britifh merchant to be obliged to pack 25 or 
30 lib. more beef in his: barrel, while at the same time, in- 
stead of recciving any advantage therefrom at a market, he 
experiences the reverse, on account of their size, and un- 
handinefs. 
The Memorialists beg leave further to notice that a 
barrél of beef salted for home consumption, pays about 
ios. duty on salt to the revenue ; whereas a barrel of beef 
from Ireland, pays only 1s. duty to the revenue of Ireland 
on salt, and none to the revenue of Britain on its importe 
VoL, xvii. PP t 
