90 



A. D. 1785. 



on the importation of any article of the growth-, 

 produce, or manufacture of the other ; except 

 fuch additional duties as may be requifice to 

 balance the duties on internal confumption, 

 purfuant to the foregoing refolution, or in con- 

 iequence of bounties remaining on fuch arti- 

 cles, when exported from the other kingdom, 



XIV) That for the fame purpofe it is necef- 

 fary farther, that no prohibition, or new or ad- 

 ditional duties, fhall be hereafter impofed in 

 either kingdom, on the exportation of any ar- 

 ticle of native growth, produce, or manufac- 

 ture, from the one kingdom to the other, ex- 

 cept fuch as either kingdom may deem expedi- 

 ent from time to time upon corn, meal, malt, 

 flour, and bifcuits. 



XV) That for the fame purpofe it is necef— 

 fary, that no bovmties whatfoever fhould be 

 paid or payable in either kingdom on the ex- 

 portation of any article to the other, except fuch 

 as relate to corn, meal, malt, flour, and bifcuits-, 

 and except alfo the bounties at prefent given by 

 Great Britain on beer and fpirits dillilled from 

 corn ; and fuch as are in the nature of draw- 

 backs or compenfations for duties paid ; and 

 that no bounty fliould be payable on the ex- 

 portation of any article to any Britifli colonies 

 or plantations, or to the Britifli fettlements on 

 the coafl: of Africa, or on the exportation of 

 any article imported from the Britifli planta- 

 tions, or from the Britifli fettlements on the: 



coafl of Africa, or Britifli fettlements in the Eaft-Indies ; or any manu- 

 facture made of fuch article, unlefs in cafes where a fimilar bounty, 

 is payable in Great Britain on exportation from thence, or where fucb 

 bounty is merely in the nature of a drawback or compenfation of or 

 for duties paid, over and above any duties paid thereon in Britain ; and 

 where any internal bounty fliall be given in either kingdom on any: 

 goods manufadured therein, and fliall remain on fuch goods when ex- 

 ported, a countervailing duty adequate thereto may be laid upon the. 

 importation of the faid goods into the other kingdom. 



XVI) That it is expedient for the general benefit of the Britifli em- 

 pire, that the importation of articles from foreign countries fliould 

 be regulated from time to time in each kingdom on fuch terms as 

 may efFedually favour the importation of fimilar articles of the growth, 



dom fliould be made 

 equal to its annual ex- 

 pen fe, 



XI) Refolved, that, 

 for the better protec- 

 tion of trade, whatever 

 fum the grofs heredit- 

 ary revenue of this 

 kingdom (after de- 

 du(fting all drawbacks, 

 repayments, or boun- 

 ties granted in the na- 

 ture of drawbacks) 

 fliall produce over and 

 above the fum of fix 

 hundred and fifty-fix 

 thoufand pounds in 

 each year of peace, 

 wherein the annual re- 

 venue fliall equal the 

 annual expenfe, and in 

 each year of war, with- 

 out regard to fuch 

 equality, fliould be ap- 

 propriated towards the 

 fupport of the naval 

 force of the empire, 

 in fuch manner as 

 the parliament of this 



kingdom fliall dired. 



