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ti/h coafts, when the funds arifing from the duties, already impofed up- 

 on veflels, fhall enable them to defray the expenfes. [c. 52.] 



A new fet of regulations for the fiflieries was enacted. The liberty 

 of drying fifh upon the coall of Newfoundland was reftridted to veflels 

 failing from the Britifh dominions in Europe — Veflels employed in the 

 whale fifhery in the Greenland feas and Davis's flraits, and failing on 

 or before the 10"' of April, are declared capable of receiving the boun^ 

 ty, though they do not remain in thofe feas longer than fixteen weeks 

 after the day of their failing from the ports at which they cleared out, 

 and though they may not have obtained the quantity of oil, &c. re- 

 quired by the former ad — ^The three vefTels entitled to premiums by 

 the adl, c. 20 of lafl feffion, for fifhing for whales, &c. to the weflward 

 of Cape Horn, were not in future to be obliged to remain out longej 

 than fixteen months, [c. ^^.^ 



The bounties on the exportation of linens, cotton goods, &c. granted 

 by ads 23 Geo. Ill, c. 21 and 24 Geo. Ill, fefT i, c. 14, were continued 

 till 25'" March 1793. [c. 54.] 



The following ads of parliament were continued for limited times> 

 viz. 



The ad for encouraging the manufadure of fail-cloth in Great Brit- 

 ain, continued till 29''' September 1795. 



So much of the ad 8 Geo. I, c. 15, as relates to the encouragement 

 of the filk manufadure, and to taking ofFfeveral duties on merchandize 

 exported, continued till 24'" June 1795. 



The ad for the free importation of cochineal and indigo, continued 

 till 29'" September 1795. 



The ad for prohibiting the importation of books, reprinted abroad 

 from books originally printed in Great Britain, continued till 29'" Sep- 

 tember 1795. 



The ad for fecuring the duties on foreign-made fail-cloth, continued 

 till 24"* June 1795. 



The ad for prohibiting the importation of foreign-made filks and 

 velvets, continued till 14"" June 1795. 



The ad fufpending the duties upon the importation of tallow, hogs' 

 lard, and greafe, continued till 25'" March 1791. 



The ad prohibiting the exportation of tools ufed in the iron and fleel 

 manufadures, continued till the end of the next feflion of parliament. 



The ad for eftablifhing Clarke's hydrometer as the flandard for try- 

 ing the flrength of fpiritous liquors, continued till. the end of the next 

 feflion of parliament, [c. 5^.'} 



The ad c. 6 of laft fefhon having permitted the importation of feve- 

 ral articles, therein enumerated, from the foreign Weft-India iflands in- 

 to the Britifh Weft-India iflands in cafea of urgent neceflity, and mere- 

 ly for the fupply of the particular iflands into which they are imported^ 



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