All goods, not being the growth, etc. of British America, or other his have been judice of the trade of this kingdom: for remedy whereof, may it pleafe your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's moft excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That any goods, not being the growth, produce, or manufacture, of any British American colony or plantation, or any other place or country under the dominion of his Majefty, that have been, or any goods or merchandises whatsoever which shall hereafter be Majesty's do- taken during the continuance of the said recited act, and which minions, that have been, or shall be brought into Great Britain by any of his taken, or fhall Majefty's fhips of war, or by any private or other thip or veffel be during the having commiffion from the lord high admiral of Great Bricontinuance tain, or the commiffioners for executing the office of lord high of the recited admiral of Great Britain for the time being, for that purpote, act, and brought into shall and may, upon condemnation thereof as lawful prize, be Great Britain landed in any port within this kingdom, and fecured under the by any ship King's locks, in warehoufes provided at the fole expence of the properly com- captors, with the privity and approbation, and under the care miffioned, aud infpection, of the commiffioners, or other principal officers, for collecting and managing the refpective duties of cuftoms and under the excise to which fuch goods are liable; and upon admiffion of any King's locks in warehouses, such goods into fuch warehouses, there fhall be paid by the at the expence captors, or their agents, the following duties only, which fhall of the captors. not be afterwards drawn back or repaid upon the exportation Duties to be of the fame goods; that is to fay, for all fuch goods (except paid when the wines and vinegar, and fuch goods as are herein-after enumegoods are warehoused. to be fecured rated) taken, as aforefaid, by any of his Majefty's fhips of war, the half of the old fubfidy, granted by the act of tonnage and poundage, paffed in the twelfth year of the reign of King Charles the fecond; and the whole of the further fubfidy of poundage, granted by an act paffed in the twenty-first year of the reign of his late majesty King George the fecond, being what is commonly called the fubfioy one thousand feven hundred and forty-feven ; and for the like goods, if taken by any private or other fhip having commiffion as aforefaid, the half of the old fubfidy, and no more; which duties (hall be collected, paid, and applied, in the same manner, and to the fame purposes, whereunto they are by law appropriated, fubject nevertheless to the customary and legal discounts and abatements, and allowances for damage: and for every ton of fuch wine and vinegar, taken as aforefaid, either by his Majefty's fhips of war, or fhips having commiffions. as aforesaid, the fum of three pounds, and so after the same rate for any greater or leffer quantity, to be paid into the receipt of his Majesty's exchequer, as part of the duties arifing by an act, passed in the eighteenth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the fecond, (intituled, An at for granting to his Majefly feverai additional duties upon all wines imported into Great Britain; and for raising a certain fum ef money by annuities, and a lottery, in manner therein mentioned, to be charged on the said additional duties.) II. And II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Duties on cerThat the half of the old fubfidy, granted by the said act of the tain enumerated goods fo twelfth of Charles the fecond, and the whole of the further sub- be paid ad fidy of poundage, granted by the faid act of the twenty-firft valorem. year of the reign of his faid late Majefty, which is directed by this act to be paid for- fuch prize goods taken by his Majefty's ships of war; and the half of the old fubfidy, granted by the faid act of the twelfth of Charles the fecond, which is directed by this act to be paid for fuch prize goods taken by private or other thips having commiflions as aforefaid, fhall be payable ad valorem, and no otherwife, upon the oath of the captors, or their agents, upon the following goods; that is to say, upon all forts of woollen, worfted, thread, cotton, linen, and filk manufactures, medicinal drugs, and hats, handkerchiefs, checks, knives, nails, and all kind of hard-ware, notwithstanding the faine may have been rated in the book of rates of the twelfth year of the reign of King Charles the fecond, or the additional book of rates of the eleventh year of the reign of his late majefty King George the firft; and that the faid duties ad valorem refpectively, on the goods before enumerated, shall be levied and collected by the fame rules and regulations, and under the fame penalties and forfeitures, as are directed and prefcribed in or by any act or acts of parliament now in force with respect to any goods paying duty ad valorem. III. Provided always, That no duties or customs whatsoever Certain goods fhall be demanded or taken for any prize goods, confifting of not liable to any military or ship stores, or any goods which, by any law now any duty. in force, may be imported into this kingdom duty-free; any thing in this or any other act contained to the contrary notwithstanding. IV. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority afore- Goods lodged faid, That any prize goods which shall be received into any in any warewarehouse in pursuance of this act, or which are now remaining aforefaid, may, house, as in any warehouse in this kingdom, where they have been fecur- on payment ed under the King's locks, by the permiffion of the commiffi- of the beforeoners of the customs, shall and may, upon payment of the re- mentioned spective duties before directed by this act, be exported at any duties, be time directly from them, either by the captors or their agents, ing fufficient exported, giv or by any other perfon or perfons, without paying any further fecurity,etc. duty of cuftoms or excife for the fame; the perfon or perfons exporting the fame giving fufficient fecurity, in double the value of the goods, before the delivery thereof out of the warehouse, that the fame fhall be really and truly exported, and not brought back again, or relanded, in any part of Great Britain, or the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, or the islands of Faro or Ferro; which fecurity the customer or collector of the port from whence the fame are intended to be exported, is hereby required and authorised to take in his Majesty's name, and to his Majesty's use. V. Provided always, and it is hereby further enacted by the Provifo, relat authority aforesaid, That if any goods shall be taken out of any ing to goods ware taken out of warehouses for home confumption. Unmerchantable wine not liable to duty. Preamble. Acts 13 Geo. 3. 14 Geo. 3. warehouse wherein they are fecured as aforefaid, to be confumed in this kingdom, the perfon or perfons fo taking out the same fhall first pay up the remainder of the duties which would have been due and payable to his Majesty thereon, if the same had been regularly imported by way of merchandise into this kingdom; and fuch goods fhall, in all other refpects, be liable to the fame restrictions and regulations to which they would have been fubject if this act had not been made. VI. Provided nevertheless, That nothing in this act fhall extend, or be construed to extend, to charge any wine with the before mentioned duty of three pounds per ton, which thall, at the time of landing the fame, be damaged, corrupt, or unmerchantable, and which fhall be given up by the captors, or their agents, to the officers of the customs, to be publickly fold, in order to be distilled into brandy, or to be made into vinegar, in the manner directed by an act paffed in the twelfth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the firft, (intituled, An att for the improvement of his Majesty's revenues of customs, excife, and inland duties.) CA P. XVI. An all for allowing the exportation of certain quantities of wheatflour, bifcuit, and peafe, to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Bay Chaleur, and Labrador. W HEREAS by an aƐ, made in the thirteenth year of his prefent Majesty's reign, (intituled, An act to regulate the importation and exportation of corn,) whenever the prices of certain fpecies of British corn or grain exceed the prices therein limited, the exportation thereof from this kingdom is prohibited, under certain penalties in the faid alt mentioned, except in particular cafes allowed by that and feveral fubfequent acts of parliament: and whereas certain quantities of bifcuit and peafe, allowed to be exported to the ifland of Newfoundland, for the benefit of the British fibery there, by two alls, the one made in the fourteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefly, (intituled, An act to allow the importation of a limited quantity of bifcuit and peafe to the ifland of Newfoundland, for the benefit of the British fishery there ;) and the other made in the and 16 Geo. 3. fixteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, (intituled, An act recited. for allowing the exportation of certain quantities of wheat and other articles to his Majefty's fugar colonies in America, and to the island of Saint Helena, and to the other fettlements belonging to the united company of merchants of England trading to the East Indies, and of bifcuit and peafe to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Bay Chaleur, and Labrador; and for indemnifying all perfons with respect to advifing or carrying into execution his Majesty's orders of council already made for allowing the exportation of wheat and other articles;) have been found infufficient for the use of the British fubjects carrying on the fishery at the faid ifland of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Bay Chaleur, and Labrador; may it therefore please your Majesty that it may be enacted ; and be t ! be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with From the port of London. From the port of Bristol. From the port of Poole. To the island of Newfoundland, four hundred quarters of wheat-flour, two hundred and fifty tons of bifcuit, and two hundred quarters of pease. To Nova Scotia, three hundred quarters of wheat-flour, two hundred tons of bifcuit, and three hundred quarters of peale. To Bay Chaleur, five hundred quarters of wheat-flour, two hundred tons of biscuit, and two hundred quarters of pease. To Labrador, two hundred quarters of wheat-flour, two hundred tons of bifcuit, and two hundred quarters of pease. To Newfoundland, three hundred quarters of wheat-flour, three hundred tons of biscuit, and two hundred quarters of pease. To Nova Scotia, two hundred quarters of wheat-flour, two hundred tons of biscuit, and two hundred quarters of pease. To Bay Chaleur, two hundred quarters of wheat-flour, one hundred and fifty tons of biscuit, and two hundred quarters of pease. To Labrador, two hundred quarters of wheat-flour, one hundred and fifty tons of bifcuit, and two hundred quarters Lof peale. To Newfoundland, two thousand five hundred quarters of wheat-flour, one thoufand one hundred tons of bifcuit, and one thousand quarters of-pease. To Nova Scotia, two hundred quarters of wheat flour, one hundred tons of bifcuit, and one hundred quarters of pease. To Bay Chaleur, three hundred quarters of wheat-flour, one hundred tons of biscuit, and one hundred quarters of pease. To Labrador, two hundred quarters of wheat flour, one hundred tons of biscuit, and one hundred quarters of peafe. To benefit herein after The faid arti fecurities, etc. ing in the whole from both places. To Newfoundland, one thoufand five hundred quarters of wheat-flour, five hundred tons of bifcuit, and five hundred quarters of pease. To Nova Scotia, three hundred quarters of wheat-flour, one hundred and fifty tons of bifcuit, and one hundred and fifty quarters of pease. To Bay Chaleur, three hundred quarters of wheat-flour, two hundred tons of bifcuit, and one hundred and fifty quarters of peafe. To Labrador, three hundred and fifty quarters of wheatflour, one hundred and fifty tons of bifcuit, and one hundred and fifty quarters of peale. [ To Newfoundland, one thoufand five hundred quarters of wheat flour, five hundred tons of bifcuit, and fix hundred quarters of peale. To Nova Scotia, three hundred quarters of wheat-flour, two hundred tons of biscuit, and two hundred quarters of peafe. To Bay Chaleur, three hundred quarters of wheatflour, two hundred tons of biscuit, and two hundred quarters of pease. To Labrador, three hundred quarters of wheat-flour, two hundred tons of bifcuit, and two hundred quarters Lof peale. To Newfoundland, four hundred quarters of wheat-flour, one hundred and fifty tons of biscuit, and one hundred and fifty quarters of peale. hundred and To Newfoundland, three hundred quarters of wheat-flour, one hundred and fifty tons of biscuit, and one hundred and fifty quarters of peafe. To Newfoundland, two hundred quarters of wheat flour, fixty tons of biscuit, and one hundred and twenty quarters of peale. To Newfoundland, three hundred quarters of wheat-flour, one hundred tons of biscuit, and one hundred and twenty quarters of pease. ' Provided always, and it is hereby further enacted by the aucles to be fub- thority aforefaid, That the faid articles exported as aforefaid, in ject to the like pursuance of this act, fhall be subject to the like fecurities, at the on exportati- refpective ports from whence they are exported, that the fame on, as directed fhall not be landed or fold in any parts whatsoever other than the by the recited respective places for which the fame shall be entered and declared act 14 Geo. 3. for exportation, and in all other refpects not altered by this act hall be liable to fuch and the like rules, reftrictions, and regulations; and the perfons granting or making any falfe certificate, or counterfeiting, erafing, or falfifying any certificate, or know a ingly |