That the fum of 35. in the pound, and no more, be raised within the space of one year, from the 25th of March, 1769, upon lands, tenements, hereditaments, penfions, and perfonal eftates, in that part of Great Britain called England, Wales, and the town of Berwick upon Tweed: and that a proportionable cefs, according to the ninth article of the treaty of union, be laid upon that part of Great Britain called Scotland, 1,528,5681. 115. 11d.

FEBRUARY 23, 1769. That towards railing the fupply granted to his majefty, the fum of 1,800,000l. be raifed by loans, or exchequer bills, to be charged upon the first aids to be granted in the next feffion of parliament; and fuch exchequer bills, if not difcharged. with intereft thereupon, on or before the 5th day of April, 1770, to be exchanged and received in payment, in fuch a manner as exchequer bills have ufually been exchanged and received in payment.

able upon feal-fkins, tanned, tawed, or dreffed, within this kingdom, be taken off. That in lieu thereof a duty of excife be laid upon fealfkins, which fhall be tanned, tawed, or dreffed, in this kingdom, after the rate of d. for every pound weight avoirdupoife of fuch ikins. And

That the faid duty be applied to fuch ufes as the faid duties to be taken off are now appropriated unto. MARCH 23.

That the charge of the pay and clothing of the militia, in that part of Great Britain called England, for one year, beginning the 25th of March, 1769, be defrayed out of the monies arifing by the land-tax granted for the fervice of the year 1769.

ÁPRIL 10.

That the fum of 400,000l. which, by an act made in the 7th year of his prefent majesty's reign, intitled, An act for establishing an agreement for the payment of the annual fum of 400,000l. for a limited time, by the East-India company, in respect of the territorial acquifitions and revenues lately obtained in the Eaft-Indies,' is directed to be paid, within the prefent year, into the receipt of his majefty's exchequer by the faid.company, be applied towards making good the fupply granted to his majefty.

APRIL II.

MARCH 14.

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be paid for every fuch ticket, as a fecurity for making the future payments to the faid cafhiers, on or before the times herein after limited; that is to fay, for and in refpect of every fuch ticket, 21. on or before the ift day of June next, 31. on or before the 10th day of July next, 31. on or before the 25th day of Auguft next, and 41. on or before the 3d day of October next; and that as foon as the fame can be prepared, they fhall be delivered to the contributors fo completing their payments; that the fum of 600,000l. fhall be diftributed into prizes, for the benefit of the proprietors of the fortunate tickets in the faid lot tery, which prizes fhall be charged upon the aids and fupplies granted in this feffion of parliament for the fervice of the year 1769, and be paid at the bank of England, in money, to fuch proprietors, upon demand, on or at any time after the 12th day of January, 1770, without any deduction whatfoever; and that all the monies to be received by the faid cashiers fhall be paid into the receipt of his majefty's exchequer, to be applied, from time to time, to fuch fervices as fhall then have been voted by this houfe in this feffion of parliament; and that every contributor, who fhall pay in the whole of his contribution towards the faid fum of 780,000l. on or before the 22d day of Auguft next, fhall be allowed an inrereft, by way of discount, after the rate of 31. per centum per annum, on the fums fo completing his contribution refpectively, to be computed from the day of completing the fame to the third day of Octo

ber next.

2. That a fum not exceeding 30,000l. out of fuch monies as

hall be paid into the receipt of the exchequer, after the 4th day of April, 1769, and on or before the 5th day of April, 1770, of the produce of all or any of the duties and revenues, which by any act, or acts of parliament, have been directed to be referved for the difpofition of parliament, towards defraying the neceffary expences of defending, protecting, and fecuring the British colonies and plantations in America, be applied towards making good fuch part of the fupply as hath been granted to his majefty for maintaining his majefty's forces and gar rifons in the plantations, and for provifions for the forces in North America, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and the ceded islands, for the year 1769.

3. That fuch of the monies as fhall be paid into the receipt of the exchequer, after the 4th day of April, 1769, and on or before the 5th day of April, 1770, of the produce of the duties charged by an act of parliament made in the 5th year of his prefent majefty's reign, upon the importation and exportation of gum fenega, and gum arabic, he applied towards making good the fupply granted to his majefty.

APRIL 12.

1. That towards making good the fupply granted to his majesty, there be iffued and applied the fum of 135,1771. 15s. 6d. remaining in the exchequer, on the 5th day of April, 1769, for the difpofition of parliament, of the monies which had then arifen, of the furpluffes, excefies, or overplus monies, and other revenues compofing the fund commonly called The finking fund.

2. That towards raifing the fupply granted to his majesty, there be

iffued and applied the fum of 1,664,8221. 45, 5d. out of fuch monies as fhall or may arife of the furpluffes, excefles, or overplus monies, and other revenues compofing the fund commonly called The finking fund..

3. That fuch part of the duties which have been, or fhall be, paid upon iron imported in foreign-built Thips, navigated by foreigners, as exceeds the duties payable upon iron imported in British-built fhips, navigated by British fubjects, be not drawn, back upon re-exporta

tion.

4. That the drawback, which was formerly payable upon the exportation of foreign rough hemp, and which was difcontinued by an act made in the fixth year of the reign of his prefent majefty, be reftored, upon condition that the pre-emption thereof be offered to the commiffioners of the navy. And that an act, made in the fourth year of his prefent majefty's reign, intitled, An act for granting, for a limited time, a liberty to carry rice from his majesty's provinces of South Carolina and Georgia, directly to any part of America to the fouthward of the faid provinces, fubject to like duty as is now paid on the exportation of rice from the faid colonies to places in Europe fituate to the fouthward of cape Finisterre,' which was to continue in force for five years, from the 24th day of June, 1764, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament, and alfo a claufe in an act paffed in the fifth year of his faid majesty's reign, intitled, An act for more effectually fecuring and encouraging the trade of his majesty's American dominions; for repealing the inland

duty on coffee, impofed by an að made in the 32d year of his late majefty king George II. and for granting an inland duty on all coffee imported (except coffee of the growth of the British dominions in America) for altering the bounties and drawbacks upon fugars exported; for repealing part of an act made in the 23d year of his faid late majefty, whereby bar-iron made in the faid dominions was prohibited to be exported from Great Britain, or carried coattwife; and for regulating the fees of the officers of the customs in the faid dominions,' which gives liberty to export rice from North Carolina, in the fame manner, and during the fame limited time, under the like entries, fecurities, reftrictions, regulations, limitations, duties, penalties, and forfeitures, as are enacted by the faid act made in the fourth year of his prefent majefty's reign with refpect to South Carolina and Georgia, are near expiring, and fit to be continued.

in relation to the fending and reteiving of letters and packets free from the duty of poftage,' be charged upon, and made payable out of, the revenues arifing in the general letter-office, or poft-office, or office of poftmalter-general. APRIL 18.

1. That a fum not exceeding 109,8641. 19s. 4 d. out of tha money remaining unapplied, of the winter ftoppage of 64. per day, made on the non-commiffioned officers and private men of the regiments of cavalry, ferving in Germany in the last war, and of the balance of the flock purfe account of two regiments of cavalry; and alfo out of the monies due upon the final account, ended the 24th of December, 1755, of William earl of Chatham, formerly paymaftergeneral of his majesty's forces; and of the final account of Thomas Calcraft, efq. late paymafter of the royal bounty to the widows of the officers of his majesty's land-forces and marines, and the widows of half-pay officers, ended the 24th of December, 1762; and alfo out of the monies remaining in the office of the paymaster-general of his majefty's forces, fubject to the difpofition of parliament; be applied towards making good the fupply granted to his majefty, towards defraying the extraordinary expences of his majefty's land forces, and other fervices, incurred to the 23d day of December, 1768, and not provided for by parliament. And 2. That, towards making good the fupply granted to his majefty, there be applied the fum of 59,8791.

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8s. 5d. remaining in the receipt of the exchequer, on the 9th of April, 1769, for the difpofition of parliament over and above the furplus of the finking fund then remaining for the fame purpofe.

3. That the further encouragement of the growth and culture of raw filk, in his majesty's colonies and plantations in America, will be a great advantage to the trade and manufactures of Great Britain.

4. That a bounty on the importation of raw filk, of the growth and produce of his majesty's colonies and plantations in America, will be a proper encouragement for promoting the growth and culture, thereof in the faid colonies and plantations. And

5. That a bounty be granted upon raw filk, of the produce of his majefty's colonies or plantations in America, imported directly from America, under proper regulations, into the port of London, for the term of 21 years, in manner following: that is to fay, during the first feven years, the fum of 251. for every tool. value of fuch raw filk; during the next feven years; the fum of zol. for every 1ool. valué of fuch raw filk; and during the laft feven years, the fum of 151. for every 100l. value of fuch raw filk; and that fuch bounty be paid out of his majesty's customs.

Thefe were the only refolutions of the committee of ways and means agreed to by the houfe; and with refpect to the fums thereby provided for, that can at prefent be afcertained, they ftand as follow: