274 A. D. 1793. 



mufi; be fubjecl to the dlredion of the council of fupercargoes, or other 

 officers, of the company, equally with the commanders of the company's 

 fliips : and if they trade at any place not fpecified in the licence, or in- 

 fringe any of the regulations, they are liable to the penalties for illicit 

 trade. 



During the continuance of the company's exclufive trade, any Britifh 

 fabjedl, refiding in the European dominions of Great Britain, may, on 

 his own account, lawfully export in the company's fhips to Malabar, 

 Goromandel, Bengal, and Sumatra, any produce or manufactures of the 

 Britiih dominions in Europe, except military ftores, ammunition, mafls 

 and other fpars, cordage, anchors, pitch, tar, and copper, the exportation 

 of all which is referved to the company, or thofe to whom they give 

 ipecial licences. The civil fervants of the company in India, and merch- 

 ants refiding there under their protedion, may fhip onboard the com- 

 pany's fhips for London any goods, except piece goods made of cotton 

 or filk, or having mixtures of thofe materials in them. For thefe ex- 

 ports and imports in private trade the company muft every year appro- 

 priate the quantity of three thoufand tuns of ihipping, fubjed to be in- 

 ereafed or diminiflied by the board of controul, for which they may 

 charge ;^5 outvv-ard, and;(^i5 homeward, per tun in time of peace, and 

 in time of war an additional freight with confent of the board of con- 

 troul. The individuals, admitted to export and import in private trade, 

 may employ any of the company's fervants (not being in a judicial or 

 tnilitary capacity, nor otherways difquahfied) or any licenced private 

 merchants in India, to ad: as commercial agents for fales and returns of 

 their adventures ; and the company are required to licence a fufficient 

 number of perfons for that purpoie — The company being entitled by 

 law to a duty of five per cent, and by cuftom to a rate of two per cent, 

 for charges and expenfes, on the value of the goods imported in private 

 trade, it was now deemed expedient, for the encouragement of private 

 trade, to abolilh both thofe charges, and fubflitute for them an allow- 

 ance of three per cent on the grofs amount of the fales of goods from 

 Itidia, in full fatisfadion for charges of landing, warehoufe rent, and 

 felling ; but the charges of five and two per cent ftill remain payable 

 on goods from China. 



That it may be made apparent, that the company do not negled 

 fending a due fupply of the articles, whereof the exportation is particu- 

 larly referved to themfelves, they are obliged to prelent to the board of 

 commiflioners an annual account particularizing the quantities and qual- 

 ities of the articles fhipped by them, and alio, if required, an account of 

 their intended exports for the enfuing feafon. In cafe of reprefentation 

 being made to the board by any Britiih or Iriih manutadurer of a de- 

 ficiency of the exports of any article by the company, they may, in 

 their ^fcretion, make fuch regulations for individuals fliipping any of 



