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in Trade and Navigation: And whereas since the rebuilding of the 

 said Light House, several Foreign Ships that passed by, and had the 

 Benefit of the said Light, and arrived in some of the Ports of the 

 Kingdom of Ireland, have avoided Payment of the said Duties, upon 

 Pretence that the said Act did not extend to the said Kingdom of 

 Ireland"; For Prevention whereof, and to the End a Work of that 

 public Nature, and so greatly beneficial to Navigation, may have all 

 due and proper Encouragement; 



" Be it enacted, &c. That respective Duties in the said Act, to be 

 paid by the Master of every Ship, &c. passing by the Edystone Light 

 House, &c. How the said Duties to be recovered. No Custom House 

 Officer to make out any Cocquet, dec. till the Duties are paid, and an 

 Acquittance produced to him. Such Persons as are mentioned in the 

 former Act, may go on board any Foreign Ship, <c. to receive the 

 Duties ; and distrain for Non-payment. The Distress to be appraised 

 and sold, if the Duties be not paid in three Days ; rendering the Over- 

 plus to the Master, &c. This and the former Act to be allowed as 

 Public Acts in Great Britain and Ireland. P K." 



No. 10. 1718, December 19: Extract from the Report of the Lords 

 Commissioners for Trade and Plantations to His Majesty relating 

 to tlie Newfoundland Trade and Fishery. 



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And on the 27th of January, 1675, His said Majesty, after due con- 

 sideration had of the best ways and means of regulating, securing 

 and improving the Fishing Trade in Newfoundland passed the New 

 Charter which recited and confirmed all the old Laws, and several 

 others were added for the better Government of the Fishery, which 

 if they had been as steadily supported and executed, as they were 

 carefully concerted, in all probability the subjects of France and the 

 people of New England, had reaped very little benefit by their fish- 

 eries, and this valuable branch of the British Trade had been firmly 

 re-established and secured. 



The Additional Regulations to the Charter are as follows: 



1st That His Majesty's subjects may take bait and fish in New- 

 foundland, and cut wood for stages &c provided they submit unto and 

 observe the Rules and Orders that are or shall be established. 



2nd That no alien take bait or fish between Cape Race and Cape 

 Bonavista. 



3rd That no Planter cut down any wood, or inhabit within six 

 miles of the shore. 



4th That no Planter shall take up any of the stages &c. before 

 arrival of the fishermen, and that they be all provided for. 



5th That no Master of a fishing ship transport any seaman or 

 others to Newfoundland, unless they belong to his ship's company. 



6th Nor more than 60 persons to 100 Tons. 



7th That every fifth man carried out of England be a green man 

 and not a seaman. And that the Masters provide in England vic- 

 tuals and other necessaries for the whole voyage, salt only excepted. 



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