:28o A. D. 1793. 



three halfpence : and three years, mflead of two years, were allowed fot 



clearing it out from the warehoufes, and paying the duty A Spanifh 



vefTel loaded with tobacco from New Orleans, having, on receiving in- 

 telligence of Spain being at war with France, put into Plymouth, and 

 the lords of the treafury having provifionally permitted the cargo to be 

 entered on paying the duty charged on tobacco from the United ftates 

 of America, the permiffion was confirmed by parliament, [c. 57] 



The fame premium formerly allowed to veflels engaged in the fouth- 

 ern whale fifhery, and permitted to fail in the Pacific ocean only as far 

 north as the equator, was now extended to thofe, which, in virtue of 

 the recent adt for renewing the Eaft-India company's exclufive trade, 

 ihould fail beyond it. [c. 58] 



The temporary duties, impofed by the adl 31 Geo. Ill, c. 49, on fpir- 

 itous liquors imported, were prolonged till 5"" April 1795. Regulations 

 were alfo enadled for the diftilleries in Scotland, and for the carriage of 

 Britifh fpiritous liquors between the two united kingdoms. \c. 59] 



There was raifed this year by a lottery the fum of ^675,000, whereof 

 there remained a clear profit to the public of/^175,000 after paying the 

 prizes. The ad contains a number of regulations, having for their ob- 

 jedl the prevention of fraudulent pradices in lottery tranfadtions. \c. 62] 



Goods legally imported into Ireland from the Britiih colonies and 

 fettlements in America, the Weft-Indies, and thofe parts of Afia and 

 Africa not comprehended in the limits of the Eaft-India company's ex- 

 clufive trade, are permitted to be imported into Great Britain in Britifti 

 or Irifii vefTels, accompanied with the original documents ; goods fo im- 

 ported being confidered with refped: to duties, drawbacks, &c. as if di- 

 lecSly imported from the colonies and fettlements abroad. \c. 63] 



Several new regulations were made refpecting the duty of the receiv- 

 er of corn returns. The king in council was empowered to regulate 

 the importation and exportation of corn in proportion to the prices, 

 and alfo the coafting carriage of it — The bounty on the exportation of 

 oatmeal having been hitherto regulated by the price of oats, it was 

 henceforth determined by the price of the meal itlelf, 1/6 per boll be- 

 ing allowed to the exporters in Britifh vefiTels, when the price is under 

 I3y per boll, and the exportation being prohibited when it rifes to i^f, 

 with the exception of the limited quantities formerly allowed to be fhip- 

 ped from certain ports for the colonies and foreign fettlements. — The 

 Hudfon's-bay coinpany were permitted to Ihip annually 560 tuns ot 

 flour and 1,000 quarters of different kinds of corn and bread to their 

 fettlements ; and the Sierra-Leona company were likeways allowed to 

 fend an annual fupply of 21 tuns of flour and 25 quarters of barley or 

 peas to their colony in Africa, when general exportation is prohibited 

 on account of the high prices — The king being vefted by former ads 

 with a power of licencing the exportation of greater quantities of corn. 



