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punished with hard labour and whipping, or be sent 



to serve in the army or navy 131 



1803 43 George III, c. 58. Introduced the death penalty 



for poachers using force ... ... ... ... ... 131 



1816 56 George III, c. I3<M Punished night-poaching with 



1817 57 George III, c.go. f heavy penalties, including trans- 



1828 9 George IV, c. 6gJ portation 131 



1831 i & 2 William V, c. 32. Gave the right to kill game 



to owners of soil with liberty to grant the right to 

 others : legalized sale of game 156 



1860 23 & 24 Victoria, c. 90. Supplemented Act last 

 quoted and provided for licences to be taken out by 

 those who wished to sell or kill game 



1862 25 & 26 Victoria, c. 114. The Poaching Prevention 

 Act : gave police power to stop suspected poachers on 

 the highways and in other public places, and to search 

 them 152 



1880 43 & 44 Victoria, c. 47. Empowered tenants of land 



to kill ground game 159 



1906 6 Edward VII, c. 21. ) Extended rights of tenants 



1908 8 Edward VII, c. 28. ) to kill game, and to obtain 



compensation for damage 159 



VII. STATUTES RELATING TO IMPORTATION 

 AND EXPORTATION OF CORN 



1436 51 Henry VI, c. 2. Permitted export of wheat, when 

 price did not exceed 6s. 8d. per quarter : made similar 

 provisions for other corn. A temporary act renewed 



five years later 79 



1463 3 Edward IV, c. 2. Prohibited import of wheat 

 when price did not exceed 6s. 8d. per quarter : con- 

 tained similar provisions for other corn 79 



1670 22 Carolus II, c. 13. Imposed high import duties on 



wheat and other corn, save when prices were very high HI 

 1688 i William & Mary, c. 12. The Corn Bounty 



or '89 Act quoted in the text ... HI 



1791 31 George III, c. 30. ) Laid down varying import 

 1804 44 George III, c. 109. (duties on corn 135 



