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was alio inflidledupon the commander of any vefTel knowingly receiving 

 fuch articles onboard, and on cuftom-houfe officers permitting them to 

 be fliipped ; fuch officers, and alfo commanders of the king's (hips fo 

 offending, being moreover rendered for ever incapable of holding any 

 office under his Majefly. But the exportation of the artificers them- 

 felves is more ftriftly prohibited. Any perfoia enticing, or endeavour- 

 ing to feduce, any one, who has wrought in the Iron or fteel manu- 

 factures, to go to a foreign country, is liable to one year's imprifonment 

 and a penalty of >C5°° ^^r every perfon he has enticed, or endeavoured 

 to entice ; and in cafe of committing the offence a fecond time, the 

 imprifonment and fine are to be doubled. Nothing in this att, how- 

 ever, prevents workmen from removing to Ireland, or tools, &c. from 

 being {hipped for that kingdom. [25 Geo. Ill, c. 67.] 



The duty on flafl'CS imported with wine or oil from Tufcany was 

 repealed. — Wines were allowed to be imported in cafks fmaller than 

 hogiheads, for private ufe only. — The permiffion to export limited 

 quantities of wheat, 8cc. to the Britifh fugar colonies was prolonged 

 from 1'' May 1785 to i'' May 1786 ; and Lancafter was added to the 

 ports already licenced, and permitted to export a quantity not exceed- 

 ing upon the whole 10,000 quarters As a complete remedy againfl 



the frauds praftifed in obtaining drawbacks for fnuff exported, the 



drawback was totally fuppreffed The acl permitting rum, the produce 



of the Britilli fugar colonies, to be landed and warehoufed without pay- 

 ing down the excife duties, on giving proper fecurity, was continued 

 from 29'" September 1785 to 29"' September 1792 — For the encourage- 

 ment of the loyalifts of Eafl Florida, the turpentine, tar, and pitch, pre- 

 pared by them previous to the final evacuation of that country, though 

 the bounties allowed on the importation of fuch articles were already 

 expired, were declared entitled to thofe bounties, if imported before the 

 25"' of December 1785. — A bounty of two fliillings per pound was 

 allowed on the exportation of filk gauzes, which had been excepted from 

 the goods entitled to bounty by the act c. 49 of lafl: feflion. — x\nd the 

 duty upon raw filk was allowed to be drawn back upon exportation to 

 any part of Europe, except the iflands of Mann and Faro or Ferro (or 

 rather Foeroe.) [25 Geo. Ill, c. 69.] 



The duties impofed lafi; feflion [c. 40) upon linen and cotton goods 

 of Britifh manufacture, to be printed, painted, or Itaincd, were repealed : 

 and new ones were impofed. New duties were alfo laid upon the im- 

 portatiSn of all fuch goods, printed, painted, &c. of foreign manufadure. 

 [25 Geo. III,c. 72.] 



Petitions were prefented to parliament by the merchants of London, 

 Briftol, and Glafgow,. praying, that the various duties upon tobacco 

 might be confoUdated into one fpecific charge, and alfo, that either the 

 duties might be lowered, or more effectual means deviled to prevent 

 illicit pradices in the tobacco trade. And it was now enaded that 



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