APPENDIX IV. 

 Appendix IV. — cont. 



255 



1773 



1791 



1804 



1806 



1813 



1815 



13 Geo. III. 

 c. 43 



31 Geo. III. 

 c. 30 



44 Geo. Ill, 

 c. 53 



46 Geo. III. 

 c. 97 



53 Geo. Ill, 

 c. 33 



55 Geo. III. 

 C.26 



(2) Permitted exports and continued 

 the bounty when prices were below 

 the above limits. 



(3) Permitted imports of foreign 

 grain at a duty of 6d. a quarter 

 when home-grown wheat was at 

 or above 48s., and other grain in 

 proportion. 



(4) Imposed the prohibitory duties 

 of 12 Car. II. upon foreign pro- 

 duce imported below those prices. 



(5) Allowed foreign corn to be im- 

 ported duty fi-ee for exportation. 



(1) Rearranged the scale of duties on 

 imports, 6d. a quarter on wheat at 

 or above 54s., 2s. 6d. between 54s. 

 and 50s., 24s. Sd. below 50s. 



(2) Permitted wheat to be exported 

 up to 46s. without bounty, and up to 

 44s. with bounty. 



(3) Provided proper registration of 

 prices of grain. 



Imposed higher duties on foreign im- 

 ports, Gd. a quarter when home prices 

 were at or above 66s., 2s. 6d. be- 

 tween 66s. and 63s., 24s. 3d. below 

 63s. It also permitted exports up 

 to 54s. 



Free export and import of corn per- 

 mitted between Great Britain and 

 Ireland. 



The bountj^ was discontinued and un- 

 restricted freedom of exportation 

 allowed. Importation was permitted 

 at the following duties for wheat : — 

 Is. a quarter at or above 80s., and 

 an increasing duty, with decreasing 

 prices, till the duty on wheat im- 

 ported at 64s. = 24s. 



Mr. Eobinson's Act, only passed under 

 a protest from ten Peers, entered on 

 the Journals of the House, pro- 

 hibited the importation of foreign 

 wheat tiU home prices stood at the 

 following figures per quarter : — 

 Wheat, 80s. ; barley, 40s. ; oats, 26s. ; 



Price of 

 Wheat at date 



s. d. 



48 7 



62 3 



79 1 

 109 9 



65 7 



