202 A. D. 1790. 



raltar, S'. Helena, the fadories in Africa, Newfoundland, Hudfons bay, 

 and the bay of Honduras. The ports of London, Briftol, Liverpool, 

 and Glafgow, were authorized to export limited quantities of grain and 

 flour to the fugar colonies on the terms prefcribed by former ads ; the 

 proportion to be fhipped from each port, and to each of the colonies, 

 being under the diredion of the committee of council for trade. For- 

 eign corn and flour, which had been warehoufed, were permitted to be 

 exported diredly from the warehoufes *. [30 Geo. Ill, c. i.] 



April I*" — To encourage the exportation of tin, the Eall-India com- 

 pany were exempted from paying any duty of cuftom on unwrought 

 tin exported by them to any country beyond the Cape of Good Hope. 



The governor of Quebec was authorized to admit the importation of 

 live flock of all kinds, corn of all kinds, bread, and potatoes, from the 

 United ftates in Britifh vefTels, in cafes of emergency. And the ad (28 

 Geo. Ill, c. 39) for allowing rum, equivalent to the outward cargoes, to 

 be imported free from duty into the province of Quebec, was explain- 

 ed fo, that the provifions, live ftock, and lumber (except white-oak 

 ftaves) exported, mull be the genuine produce of the province of Que- 

 bec. \c. 8.] 



April 28'" — As it was thought ' for the advantage of trade, and to 

 * the honour of this kingdom,' to continue to hold out rewards to per- 

 fons making difcoveries for finding the longitude at fea, the commiflion- 

 ers of the navy were empowered to give rewards, not exceeding on the 

 whole the fum of ,("5, 000, to fuch as the board of longitude fhould at 

 any time certify to have made any ufeful difcovery in the fcience of the 

 longitude, or any other improvement in navigation. \c. 14.] 



The following ads of parliament were continued for limited times, 

 viz. The ad for encouraging the manufadure of leather by lowering the 

 duty upon bark, when it exceeds a certain price, continued for five 

 years. 



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

 manufadories, &c. continued to the end of the next feflion. 



The ad eflablifliing Clark's hydrometer as the flandard for proving 

 fpirits, continued to the end of the next feffion. \c. 18.] 



For the encouragement of the Britifh fettlement on the coafl of Yu- 

 catan f, all merchandize imported from it, and fold by audion, was ex- 

 empted from the excife duty upon audions; and all exporters of goods 

 to it were entitled to receive the fame bounties as if they were exported 

 to the Britifli colonies in America. \c. 26.] 



Tune 9'" — An invitation was held out to the inhabitants of the United 

 ftates to emigrate to the Bahama and Bermuda iflands, and the Britifli 

 provinces in North America, by permitting them to carry their (laves, 



* This adl was conlliuieJ by an ad of t}it; next icfTioii, c. 4. 



■\ It is better known, tliough rather improperly, by the naa.e of the Bay of Honduras. 3 



