384 



A. D. 1763. 



Improving harbours and building piers, quays, 8cc. at Dublin 



and feven other ports, _ _ - ;(^ir,200 



To alTift the expenfe of the dry dock at Dublin, - 1000 



For carrying on the ballaft-office wall, - - 4000 



For carrying on a whale fifliery on the north-weft coaft of Ire- 

 land, - - _ - 1000 

 To the Dublin fociety for the encouragement of arts, trades, 



and manufactures, » « - 10,000 



And confiderable fums were at the fame time allotted for churches, 

 hofpitals, bridges, and other ufeful works. 



The herrings, after having for fifty years deferted the coaft of Sweden, 

 had fome years ago returned to it in fuch abundance, that 42,012 tuns 

 of thofe fiih were fent from the coaft into the interior parts of the 

 country; and theix were exported from Gottenburg 101,143 tuns of 

 faked herrings, 48 of fmoked, and 322 of frefh ; as alio 63,016 cannes 

 of oil made from the herrings. The Swedilh government wifely en- 

 couraged this very profitable fifliery for fome time after the revival of 

 it. But by the very fuperior advantage of taking the herrings in pro- 

 digious numbers at almoft no expenfe by feine nets clofe upon the fliore, 

 the low price of labour and of caiks, it was foon capable of fupport- 

 ing itfelf without any public afliftance ; and the Swedes were enabled 

 to underfell every other nation engaged in the herring fiftiery. 



The official value of the imports and exports of Great Britain from 

 Chriftmas 1762 to Chriftmas 1763 was as follows. 



Countries, &c. 



Africa 



Canaries 



Denmark and Norway 



East Country 



East-India 



Flanders 



France 



Germany 



Greenland 



Holland 



Ireland 



Mann 



Italy 



Madeira 



Poland 



Prussia 



Portugal 



Russia 



Spain 



Straits 



Sweden 



Turkey 



