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bulk, and that they were gutted and falted before the night of 

 the day on which they were taken, and' repacked not within tea 

 days before exportation, in oak barrels ; and a bounty of 23. 6d. 

 on every barrel of the fame contents, wherein good, found and 

 well-cured mackrel lhall be packed upon exportation ; a bounty 

 of 53. for every fix fcore of ling or cod taken on the coafts of 

 this kingdom, upon the exportation thereof; a bounty of 35. 

 for every fix fcore of hake, haddock, glaring, otherwife coalfiih, 

 and conger-eel, taken on the coafts of this kingdom, upon the ex- 

 portation thereof ; a bounty of 43. 3d. j for every tierce, contain- 

 ing 41 gallons, and fo in proportion fora lefler quantity, wherein 

 fuchfifli, well cured, (hall be packed, upon exportation thereof; 

 a bounty of 3!. per ton for oil extracted from whales, and 3!. per 

 ton for the oil extracted from other fifli taken on the coafts of this 

 kingdom, and manufactured therein ; a bounty of 4!. for every 

 cwt. of all fins of 'whales, commonly called whalebone, taken on 

 the coafts of this kingdom, and manufactured therein. 



And whereas it would greatly facilitate the trade to the Weft 

 Indies, and be a mutual advantage to the Britifh and Irifti fifheries, 

 if a reciprocal liberty was granted to ftore fuch herrings as are 

 deftined for re-exportation : Be it enacted, that fo foon as per- 

 miflion mail be granted by the laws of Great Britain, for the entry 

 of Britifli herrings duty free, to be ftored for re-exportation ; that 

 all Britifh-caughtfifh, entered from Great Britain, fhall be admit- 

 ted duty-free, provided bond fhall be given to the collector, that 

 the fame fhall not be confumed in this kingdom, in like manner as 

 for othe^r commodities entered for re-exportation. 

 And, to prevent all fraudulent entry of foreign, fifh into the 

 Weft Indies, under the colour of being Britifh or Irifh fifh: Be it 

 enacted, that every veflel entering at any port of this kingdom 

 which fhall break bulk, or which fliall take in any pait of her 

 cargo for the Weft Indies, or any foreign port, fliall be obliged to 

 produce her bill of lading from the port from whence me cornes ; 

 and if there fliall appear to be any foreign fifli on board, flie {hall 

 be obliged to land the fame. 



Then follows iimclry claufes refpecting the curing, forting, and 

 re-packing of herrings, the brand marks and other particulars, 

 with fines and penalties. 



And, fays the bill, to the end that the vefTcls employed in the 

 fifheries of this kingdom may be the more readily known, and the 

 mafters and crews of fuch veffels more eafily brought to punifh- 

 men for any offences committed by them, or any of them, 

 againft this act, or the other acts made for the encouragement of 

 faid fifheries : Be it further enacted, thnt before any perlon mail 

 be permitted to enter a veffel in any cuftom-houfe for laid fiflierie?, 

 the owner of fuch vcfTel, or his agent, fliall caufc the name of 

 ihtd vdl'el to be cut or branded in characters at Icaft five inches 

 long, and one quarter of an inch deep, on the tranfnm of faid vei- 

 fel, and the fame, as well as the port to which fhe belongs, to be 

 painted in large characters \vith white lead and oil on the quar- 

 ters, 



