64 CUSTOM-HOUSE FEES 



per ton, amounting annually to a Cum equal to the whole land-rax 

 or" the city and its liberties. There is all*. m addi- 



J. a ton on ra - ,v wool b 

 and other imall ports, , arc in 



general ftill higher than at A 



.1 in ball* ft, are not cx- 



afted at form* !i ports, particularly at London and 



Yarmouth; . nrrs, 6d. only is taken ; 



rep< :ththc tees amount to 7, 10, 



.on.e dirtant ports they 

 Tht on :cjx IT 



efpei'..i!l> uith coals and coin, differ nearly in the lame | 



v the table annexed to the book of rates, tfie following ar- 



is twice unrated, under the ! .jblidy Outwards : 



r mmkittg ;,c :,- let-* port to port in 



( . 6</.' and, under the IK hers and 



' the caajtfr.;:' But iir 

 hd. and in iome places, 35. ami c, c . i 



fires, beiidcs a large tee to the fhtpp,:. . or waiter, th' 



pro'. above, and this upon trifling parcels or goods of 



Imall value, within rivers ; and 2 (hillings is taken t ..jc. 



" By thf book ftf rates, coajl fuji. . to be given without 



: and accordingly none is taken at London, ami oil 

 Jill the goods may be ; but at Ltitn 



A-h fuftcrance, and lomctimes to the numbi 

 10 to 20 ot'thcm on a iingle conltintj; . At other p*jrts, i*. 



IF. 6d. and lometimes moie, i :i iuftcrance. 



44 'I ils (hipped here tor London, ;imC9 



higher than \\ hat . 



tlen, and ..>. times as high as u hat they !an<l 



upon their exportation. Nay, there are inltances, where the fcei 

 on (mall vc HI- l fr with coals exportrd to Ireland, have ecjuailed, aiuk 



;s duties. 



44 The fees on the exportat; :n alio, by fn.all \ 



amount, at feveral ol' our jx>rts, to fix times what r Miii- 



uefs colls at th, nnd other great ports of England, 



jruhir high tees are alio ta; ,.c or all of our ports, \ipon 



fifli and fait, and on corn exported on bounties and on tlehtn- 

 tun prohibited by law. 



: the port of Dtmbar near Edinburgh, in particular, thcofti* 

 cers not only take high : , but have ixi-n knc the 



.ny ditierent entries, cockets and dcbcut 

 igle ladings of corn exported on bounty ; and, ir 



I .for each, upon paying, or certifying thcl 



bcntu'res : fo that the cxpeno . incix-diblc trouble and 



de! ,med to t^-cnty times wh ,iue bufmefj wouM 



1 



" In Kngiaiu. c or navigable rivers arc as free n 



roc. :,d of hon.c or ioiei^n ^oodf, and io 



