A. D. 1796. ^y^ 



The ad for allowing the importation of rape feed, and other feeds 

 producing oil, when Britifh rape feed exceeds a certain priqe, continued 

 till 24'" June 1797. 



So much of the aft 19 Geo. Ill, c. 22, as allows a drawback of the 

 duties on rum fhipped as {lores for merchant veilels, continued till 5"" 

 July 1 801. 



Several claufes of the aft 5 Geo/T, c. 11, againfl clandefline running 

 of uncuftomed goods, relating to taking in goods at lea, &c. continued 

 till 29'" September 1802. 



The aft for punilhing perfons who go armed in defiance of the revenue 

 laws, continued till 29"" September 1802. 



The aft for the free importation of raw hides and fkins from Ireland 

 and the Britifh plantations in America, continued till i" June 1803. 



So much of the aft ^2 Geo. Ill, c. 61, as impofes duties on fpirits 

 made in Scotland and carried to England, continued till i" December 

 1802. [36 Geo. Ill, c. 40] 



April 26'" — The prohibition of the exportation of rock fait, which 

 had taken place in virtue of repeated orders of the king in council, not 

 being according to law, an aft was pafled for indemnifying all perfons, 

 who had been concerned in advifing it, or carrying it into execution. 

 His Majefty was alfo authorized to prohibit by proclamation, or order 

 in council, the exportation, or coafting carriage, of rock fait, at fuch 

 times, and with fuch exceptions and regulations as he fhould think pro- 

 per, [c. 53] 



The port of Scarburgh in the ifland of Tobago was made a free port 

 for the admiffion of foreign lingle-decked veflels for the importation 

 and exportation of the fame goods, and under the fame regulations, 

 which were formerly enafted for the free ports in Jamaica and fome 

 other iflands in the Wefl-Indies. [c. 55] 



The ports of Barnftaple, Biddeford, Bridgewater, Bridport, Cardiff, 

 Cardigan, Carnarvon, Fowey, Newhaven, Scarburgh, Shoreham, Wey- 

 mouth, Borrowftownnefs, Perth, Grangemouth, and Port-Dundas, were 

 added to thofe appointed by the aft c. 21 of this prefent feflion (in 

 1795) for the entry of foreign wheat and other grain imported for the 

 bounties, [t-. ^6^ 



The makers of metal buttons having reprefented, that their man- 

 ufafture had for many years been a great, and till of late an increafing,. 

 branch of trade in this kingdom, and that it had fallen off very much 

 in confequence of ftamping buttons of inferior qualities, as if they 

 were of better qualities, and other fraudulent praftices, by which the 

 manufafture was in danger of being loft to thib country, an aft was 

 paffed, prefcribing the proportion of gold to be put on gilt, double- 

 gilt, and triple-gilt, buttons, 8tc. and prohibiting the mixture of but-^ 



