346 A. D. 1761. 



which, though a country of furs, does not produce a fufficient quantity 

 for the fupply of the inhabitants. 



Ireland has of late made a rapid progrefs in national improvements ; 

 and the grand improvement of internal navigation by artificial canals 

 has not been neglected. A canal, connecting the interior part of the 

 country with Newry, had been begun about two years before, and was 

 now open for the reception of gabbards * and lighters. 



The a(fl: of parliament, [6 Geo. 11^ c. 13.] for fecuring and encouraging 

 the trade of the fugar colonics, being nearly expired, it was continued 

 till the 29th of September 1763, and thence to the end of the then next 

 fellion of parliament f. [i Geo. Ill, c. 9.] 



The ad, permitting for a limited time the importation of tallow from 

 Ireland duty-free, was extended to hogs-lard and greafe. [r Geo. III., c. 

 10.] It was hoped, that the extravagant price of candles, which prelTed 

 fo hard on the poor, would thereby be fomewhat reduced : and therefor 

 this law, fo extended, has been renewed from time to time. 



That the importers of gold and filver might not be difcouraged by 

 any deficiency of the revenue, appropriated for the fupport of the mints 

 of England and Scotland, the treafury was empowered to defray the 

 neceflary cxpenfes attending them for feven years, reckoning from the 

 I ft of March 1761, fo as they, with the coinage duties, do not exceed 

 ;(?! 5,000 a year, [i Geo. Ill, c. 16.] 



Befides the twelve millions lately voted, the parliament found it ne- 

 cefiary to provide feveral large fums by exchequer bills, and by bor- 

 rowing from the bank and from the finking fund, for the urgent ex- 

 penfes of the war. 



The particulars of the public expenditure of this year, which are any 

 way conneded with commercial eftablifliments, including colonization, 

 were the following. 



For the fupport of Nova Scotia, - - £^°,S9S ^2 9 



For the civil eftablifliment of Georgia, - - 4>o57 10 o 



Of which fum^^'iooo was appropriated for pur- 

 chafing from the cultivators the cocoons of the 

 filk-worms : and for the further encouragement 

 of that branch of induftry, Mr. Ottolengi, an Ita- 

 lian, was appointed, with a proper falary, to in- 

 ftrud the colonifls in the management of filk- 

 worms and filk. 

 Allowed as a compenfation to the provinces of 

 North-America -for their expenfes in levying 

 troops to oppofe the French forces, - 200,000 o o 



* Gabbards are fmall vefTcls of a flat conftruftion, fit for coaftiiig and river navigation, 

 f This fupplemei>tal continuation being, I believe, in all the aSs which refer to limited peiiods, it 

 will not be necefFai)- to repeat it every time fuch ads are mentioned. 4 



