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their houfehold furniture, their utenfils of hufbandry, and clothing, in 

 Britifh veffels, free from duty, limiting, however, the value of furniture 

 to £s^ for every white perfon, and £2 for every negro, [c 27.] 



The gum of the calliew tree being found ufeful in feveral manufact- 

 ures, the importation of it from the Weft- Indies was permitted on pay- 

 ing the duty charged on the importation of gum fenega. [<:. 28.] 



The aif (27 Geo. Ill, c. 27) permitting the importation in certain 

 ports of the Britifli Weft-Indies of foreign American produce in fmgle- 

 decked veflels not exceeding feventy tuns burthen, belonging to any 

 European power, was fo far altered, that there fliould no longer be any 

 limitation of the burthen of the velTels, which were, however, ftill re- 

 quired to have only a fmgle deck. Goods or commodities brought by 

 land, or by inland navigation, into the province of Quebec, according 

 to the laws of that province, were permitted to be imported into Great 

 Britain on the fame terms as if they were the real produce of that pro- 

 vince. \c. 29.] 



June lo"" — The fum of ^'jgo^g^^ : 10 was raifed for the public ferv- 

 ice by a lottery, upon which the public had a clear profit of ^^290, 937 

 10/ [c. 30.] 



New regulations for the diftillery, and for the dealers in fpiritous 

 liquors, were enaded. [cc. 37, 38, 39.] 



Some amendments Vv^ere made in the tobacco ad, c. 68 of laft feflion, 

 chiefly refpecling the manufacture, [r. 40.] 



The importation of rape feeds and other feeds, ufed in making oil, 

 from the Britifli colonies in America was permitted on the fame terms 

 as from Ireland, viz. on paying a duty of one fliilling per laft, when the 

 price is above £,i'j : 10 per laft. Rape cakes for manure were admitted 

 free from duty. And the feeds, whether from Ireland or the Britifh 

 American colonies, were allowed to be warehoufed without paying any 

 duty, in the fame manner as corn. [c. 41.] 



A number of ads were pafl^ed in the courfe of this feflion for inland 

 navigations, draining marfli lands, making roads, improving towns, and 

 other purpofes of improvement and police. 



July 12'" — ^The aquedud acrofs the River Tame near Birmingham 

 was finiftied : and the Coventry canal, with the grand trunk, and Bir- 

 mingham and Fazely navigations, were completed ; whereby the long- 

 defired communication by inland navigation between London, Briftol, 

 Liverpool, and Hull, was opened. 



July 28'" — About the fame tim^e another long-defired and very im- 

 portant communication was completed. When the canal between the 

 Forth and the Clyde was fupported by the public fubfcribing /^50,ooo- 

 into its ftock from the funds of the forfeited eftates, the work was re- 

 fumed with great fpirit, and on the 28'" of July the union of the two 

 firths was celebrated by Mr. Spiers, prefident of the committee of man- 



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