376 A. D. 1796. 



on exportation of Brltifli-made cordage, was prolonged for four years. 

 [c. 108] 



The officers of the cuftoms were direded to require no fufferance, 

 warrant, tranfire, or other document, whatever, nor any fee or gratu- 

 ity, at fhipping, or landing, lime, lime-ftone, chalk, fand, marie, or 

 dung, carried by fea from one part of the coaft to another, [c. 1 10] 



Arrow-root from the Britifh plantations in America was permitted to 

 be imported in Britifh vefTels without paying any duty — Lintfeed cakes 

 and rape cakes were alfo allowed to be imported from any country what- 

 ever in Britifh vefTels free from any duty, [r. 113] 



' Whereas the retailing of fifh at Billingfgate would be of great pub- 

 * lie utility and convenience, and tend materially to reduce the ex- 

 ' orbitant price of fifh,' all perfons are permitted to fell any fifh what- 

 ever by retail at Billingfgate, as well as elfewhere, on the fame day on 

 which they were previoufly fold once before by wholefale ; the hour of 

 commencing the retail market, and all other matters concerning it, be- 

 ing under the diredlion of the lord mayor, aldermen, and common 

 council of London, [c. 118] 



May 1 9'" — ^The navy, vidualing, and tranfport, bills, made out be- 

 fore 31'' May 1795, together with the interefl due upon them to 30"* 

 April 1796, were funded, the holders of them receiving ^{^ 105 in the 

 five-per-cent fund for every £100. In like manner the holders of fuch 

 bills made, out after 31" May and before 1" Odober 1795, received 

 £104. in the fame fund for every ;^ioo. [c. 122] The amount of the 

 capital thus created was ^^4,4 14,074 : 4 : 6. 



An additional cuflom duty of £^0 was impofed on every tun of 

 French wine, and of ^^20 on all other wines, imported after the 17'" of 

 April 1796, or which was then onboard any vefFel which had arrived 

 before that day, or in any lighter or other craft, or upon any pier, 

 quay, or wharf, or in the repofitories of the Eafl-India company, or in 

 any warehoufe under the locks of the revenue officers — An additional 

 excife duty of ,^30 per tun was alfo impofed on all French wine, and 

 of ;i{'20 on all other wines, which fliould be found on the firfl adual 

 furvey of the proper officer of excife after the 17"' of April in the pof- 

 feflion of any dealer in wine, or fhould be fold by auction, the addi- 

 tional duties impofed by the lafl feflion of parliament, or by this acS, 

 being unpaid, [c. 1 23] 



Ads were palled for repairing and improving the harbour of Swanfea 

 in Glamorgan-fhire and that of Great Grimfby in Lincoln-fhire ; alfo 

 for feveral canals in various parts of the united kingdom ; and for drain- 

 ing and improving feveral trafts of marfli land. 



The following extradts from the voluminous accounts, annually pre- 

 fented by the diredors of the Eafl-India company to parliament, fliow 

 the flate of their affairs on the V of March this year. 



