A- ^' 1795' 335 



the Importation, of them, that he fhould be authorized to prohibit gen- 

 erally the exportation of Britifh and foreign corn and other articles, 

 mentioned in the ads 31 Geo. Ill, c. 30, and ;^;^ Geo. Ill, c. 65, from 

 England or Scotland, whatever the general average price might be ; and 

 alfo to permit generally the importation of them into any part of Eng- 

 land or Scotland, either in Britifh veflels or in veflels belonging to any 

 friendly fcate, whatever the average price might be ; and, moreover, to 

 permit foreign corn remaining onboard veflels, or warchoufed for pa;,'- 

 ment of the duty, to be delivered out free from duty for home con- 

 fumption till fix weeks after the commencement of the next felTion of 

 parliament ; the proprietors of foreign corn, meal, or flour, warehoufed 

 agreeable to the ad 31 Geo. Ill, c. 30, having ftill the liberty to ex- 

 port it, if they fhould think proper — The king was ftill authorized to 

 permit the exportation of the feveral quantities of corn, flour, and bread, 

 for the ufe of the foreign dependencies of Great Britain, particularized 

 in the above two ads ; and alfo to permit the coafting carriage of corn. 

 — Full liberty was alfo given to all perfons whatever to import from 

 any place beans called kidney beans or Fi-ench beans, tares, lentils, cal- 

 livancies, and all other forts of pulfe ; and alio bulls, cows, oxen, calves, 

 fheep, lambs, and fwine ; beef, pork, mutton, veal, aiid lamb, whether 

 faked or otherways prefervcd ; bacon, hams, tongues, butter, cheefe, 

 potatoes, rice, fago, f^o powder, tapioca, vermicelli, millet feed, poul- 

 try, eggs, game, and four-crout, either in Britifli veiTels, or in vefltrls 

 belonging to any friendly flate, without payment of any duty, till fix 

 weeks after the cominencement of the next feffion of parliament. Never- 

 thelefs the king was empowered to prohibit, or to permit, from time to 

 time, the importation of the above articles, as might be thought ex- 

 pedient. [35 Geo. Ill, c. 4] 



In the East-India budget of this year the gross revenues of Bengal, Ivladras, , and Bombay, fcr the 



season 179^-4 were stated at - - - • - ^8,294,399 



Charges, including ^t5(J,35S for supplies to Bencoolen ... 6,181,504 



Net revenues - . . . - . 2,112,89^ 



iiom which deducting interest on debts - - . _ 45?,04C'' 



the s\irp!u3 revenues were - - - - J, 054,853 



Import, sales, and certificates - . . . 475,094 



made up the sum of - - - - , -' 2,130,S4(i 



which was applicable to investments, payments of commercial debts, chargeV,-&'C. (ex- 

 clusive of sS'-iOjOOO gained by issuing notes) . 



At liotne the sales of the company's goods amounted to - - 5,521,858 



and of those in private trade tu . _ . . 1,053,402 



Total of the East-India company's sales - - - 6,575,320 

 being greater than in any former year> owing partly to tlie check given to the sales of 



1 793 by the commercial distresses of the country. 



The debts paid oft' tiy the company in 1793 amounted to - - 1,008,637 



and those in 1794 to - .... p33,095 



Total (being ^941,732 more than is required by the act of pariiainent) - l,p41 ,732 



The company's elfecis at home and afloat on the 1" of March 179'5 were valued at - 10, U3,.J54 



• and their affairs were stated to be improved since the 1 " of March 1794 to the amount of 1 ,4 1 2,'i4u 



As the duty on tea continued unaltered after the commutation ad 

 was pafTed till this fefllon, the prefent appears to be the proper place 



