BRITISH PREMIUMS AND BOUNTIES. 359 



Herrings or falmon exported in barrels of any other 

 iize than the above, (except half barrels) are not 

 entitled to the drawback. 



No 



For the third greateft quantity . 40 o o 



For the fourth greateft quantity 30 o o 



And for the fifth greateft quantity 20 o o 



To the peribn or company, whole veflel or boat of v 



any burden^ fitted out and freighted at their own 1 



riik and expence, either from the main-land or 1 1 5 o o 



any one of the Weftern Ifles, (hall from the fun or I 



lail-filh caught, make the greateft quantity of oil J 



For the legend greateft quantrcy " jo o o 



For the third greateft quantity ~ 700 



For the fourth greateft quantity 600 



For the fifth greateft quantity 500 



For the fixth greateft quantity .. 400 



And for the ieventh greateft quantity 300 



250 o o 



Perfons intending to compete for thefe premiums, excepting 

 fuch as refide in any of the liies, muft lodge in this <J)ffice, on or 

 before the i5th of May next, an intimation of their intention fo to 

 do, fpecifying the name and burden of the vetfel, with the number 

 of hands, 'boats, and hooks, to be employed. And the mafter of 

 every competing veflel, upon fending to this Office, will receive 

 a book wherein his journal and oblervations are to be entered. 



When the fifhing feaibn is over, or before the ift of March 1 78;, 

 every competitor for the premium upon cod, ling, and tufk, muft re- 

 turn to this Office the faid journal-book, properly filled up, with an 

 affidavit before a magirtrate or juftice ofpeace, fubjoined as to the 

 truth thereof; and, at the fame time, there muft be tranfmittcd a 

 certificate under the hand of the collector or comptroller of the 

 cuftoms at the port to which the veflel returns, of the bxrden of 

 the vejjcl, the prcclfe number of bands and boats which havt been 

 employ ed y and number and weight of the different forts ofjijh caught 

 and cured) (mentioning whether or not the heads of the fijb be in- 

 cluded in the weight) and in cafe of their having caught any fun 

 or fail-fiftl, the number of gallons of oil made therefrom. And every 

 competitor who fails to lodge his journal and affidavit, and the 

 cuftom-houfe certificate here, on or before the foreiaid ill of 

 March 1785, will be debarred from the premium. 



On account of the great diftance of the Illes, no intimations 

 are required from the matters or outfitters of boats there for the 

 fun or fail fifhery ; and an affidavit by the mafter, together with a 

 certificate under the hand of the minifter of the panfh to which 

 he belongs, lodged here before the faid ift of March 1785, will 



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