Note. One other tenth Part of the aforegoing Sums, Sail Cloth made in the United Kingdom, fit for or made into Refined, made in the United Kingdom from Sugar, the Bastards, or Refined Loaf Sugar broken in Pieces, or being ground or powdered Sugar, or such Sugar pounded, crashed or broken, exported in a British Ship; for every Hundred Weight exported in a Ship not British; for every Hundred Weight Öther refined Sugar in Loaf, complete and whole, or Lumps duly refined, having been perfectly clarified and thoroughly dried in the Stove, and being of a uniform Whiteness throughout, or such Sugar pounded, crashed or broken, and Sugar Candy, exported in a British Ship; for every Hundred Weight Double Refined Sugar, additional Bounty for every Bond for due Candy in Packages of Half Cwt., other Sugar 2 Cwt. Sugar crashed for Export ation. III. And be it further enacted, That the Exporter of any Goods, in respect of which any Bounty is claimed under this Act, or the Person in whose Name the same are entered outwards, shall, at the Time of Entry and before Cocket be granted, give Security by Bond in Double the Value of the Goods, with One sufficient Surety, that the same shall be duly exported to the Place for which they are entered, or be otherwise accounted for to the Satisfaction of the Commissioners of the Customs, and shall not be relanded in the United Kingdom, or landed in the Isle of Man, or the Islands of Faro or Ferro, and shall not be landed in Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney or Sark, unless expressly entered to be exported to one of those Places. IV. And be it further enacted, That no Bounty shall be given upon the Exportation of any refined Sugar called Candy, unless it be properly refined and manufactured, and free from Dirt and Scum, and packed in Packages, each of which shall contain Half a Hundred Weight of such Candy at the least; nor upon any other refined Sugar, unless the same be packed in Packages, each of which shall contain Two Hundred Weight of such Sugar at the least. V. And be it further enacted, That if any Sugar in Lumps or Loaves is to be pounded, crashed or broken, before the same be exported for the Bounty payable thereon, such Lumps or Loaves shall, after due Entry thereof, be lodged in some Warehouse, provided provided by the Exporter and approved by the Commissioners of the Customs for such Purpose, to be then first examined by the Officers of Customs while in such Lumps or Loaves, as if for immediate Shipment, and afterwards to be there pounded, crashed or broken, and packed for Exportation, in the Presence of such Officers, and at the Expence of the Exporter; and such Sugar Kept and ] shall be kept in such Warehouse, and be removed from thence shipped in for Shipment, and be shipped under the Care and in the Charge Charge of the of the Searchers, in order that the Shipment and Exportation thereof may be duly certified by them upon the Debenture, according to the Quality ascertained by them of the same while in such Lumps or Loaves. Searchers. VI. And be it further enacted, That the different Sorts of such Different Sorts Sugar shall be kept apart from each other, in such Manner and of crashed in such distinct Rooms or Divisions of such Warehouse, as shall Sugar kept be directed and appointed by the Commissioners of the Customs; separate, forand if any Sort of such Sugar shall be found in any Part of such Warehouse appointed for the keeping of Sugar of a Sort superior feited. in Quality thereto, the same shall be forfeited; and if any Sort If of inferior of such Sugar shall be brought to such Warehouse to be pound- Quality to Ened, crashed or broken, which shall be of a Quality inferior to the try, forfeited. Sort of Sugar expressed in the Entry for the same, such Sugar shall be forfeited. VII. And be it further enacted, That if any Linen which is en- Linen entered tered for Bounty, as being of the Value at least of Five Pence for Bounty, if per Yard, or of Sixpence per Yard, or of Seven Pence per Yard, below the proper Value, foras the Case may be, shall upon Examination be found not to be feited; if above, worth Five Pence per Yard, or Sixpence per Yard, or Seven to be dealt with Pence per Yard respectively, the same shall be forfeited; and if as herein diany Linen which is entered for Bounty by the Square Yard shall rected. upon Examination be found not to be worth more than One Shilling and Sixpence per Running Yard, the same shall be forfeited; and if any Linen which is entered for Bounty shall upon Examination be found to be worth more than One Shilling and Sixpence per Running Yard, if entered by the Running Yard, or One Shilling and Sixpence per Square Yard, if entered by the Square Yard, as the Case may be, it shall be lawful for the Searcher to detain such Linen, and the Commissioners of the Customs shall thereupon cause the Sum of One Shilling and Scven Pence per Running Yard, or per Square Yard, as the Case may be, to be paid for such Linen to the Person entitled to receive the same, and shall dispose of such Linen for the Benefit of the Crown. VIII. And be it further enacted, That before any Bounty given by this Act on the Exportation of Cordage be paid, the Exporter of any Cordage in respect of which such Bounty is claimed shall make Oath upon the Debenture before the Collector or Comptroller, that the said Cordage was wrought up and manufactured in the United Kingdom, as he verily believes, from Foreign Rough Hemp, not the Growth or Production of the British Colonies or Plantations in America, nor of the East Indies or China, nor imported by the East India Company; and that the Duties due upon the Importation thereof were duly paid; and that the said Cordage is really and truly intended to be exported 3 M 4 to Oath of Exporter to Manufacture of Cordage and Ex portation. Bounty on Cordage made into Rigging. No Bounty on Cordage or Sail Cloth, unless exported in Ships well supplied. Drawback on to Parts beyond the Seas by way of Merchandize, and not for the Use of the Ship during her Voyage or any future Voyage. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Bounty hereby granted upon Cordage and Spun Yard shall be allowed for such Cordage and Spun Yarn made into or fitted up as Rigging: Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the Officer of the Customs to make such Deductions from the Weight of such Rigging as shall in his Discretion be equal to the Weight of any Materials other than such Cordage or Spun Yarn forming Part of and being weighed together with such Rigging. X. And be it further enacted, That no Bounty shall be paid to any Person on the Exportation of any Cordage or of any Sail Cloth, unless the same be exported to Parts beyond the Seas by way of Merchandize, nor unless the Quantity exported by him in One Ship be Three Tons Weight of such Cordage, or Five hundred Eils of such Sail Cloth at the least, nor unless the Ship exporting the same shall be furnished with a sufficient Quantity of Cordage, or of Sails or Sail Cloth, as the Case may be, for her Use, according to her intended Voyage, over and above any Quantities of the same respectively entered to be exported for Bounty in such Ship. XI. And be it further enacted, That for all Coals which shall be consumed in Fire, or Steam Engines used for draining Water or drawing Ores, Dead Stuff or Rubbish, or for stamping er pulverizing Ores, or for any other Purposes, in Mines of Copper, Tin or Lead in the Counties of Devon or Cornwall, or in the Isle of Anglesea, or in Ireland, and for all Coals used in roasting, calcining, smelting or refining any Copper, Tin, Lead, or any of their Ores in the Works of any of such Mines, and for which all Duties of Customs coast wise shall have been paid, a Drawback of all such Duties shall be allowed and paid; and for all Coals used for any Purpose relating to the carrying on of the Works for the manufacturing of Tin Plates at Pennygored in the County of Pembroke, called The Pennygored Works, and for which the Duties of Customs shall have been paid, there shall be allowed and paid a Drawback of all such Duties not exceeding Oath that Duty the Sum of One thousand Pounds in any one Year; provided paid. Proof shall be made upon Oath by some one of the Proprietors or Adventurers in any such Mine or Works, or by some managing Agent of the same, before the Collector or Comptroller of the Customs of the Port at which the Duties on such Coals shall have been paid, that he verily believes that all Duties on such Coals have been actually paid, and that such Coals were bonâ fide consumed in such Mine or Works (naming the same), or some of the Purposes (describing the same), in respect of which the Drawback hereby allowed on such Coals is claimed. Drawback on in Mines. XII. And be it further enacted, That for and in respect of all Deals and Timber hereinafter described, being of the Growth of Norway, and imported direct from thence, and used in the Mines of Tin, Lead or Copper in the Counties of Devon or Cornwall, or in Ireland, and on which the Duties of Customs shall have been paid, there shall be allowed and paid the several Drawbacks hereinafter mentioned; (that is to say,) on any such Deals, being above Seven Inches in Width, Eight Feet in Length, and not above Ten Feet in Length, and not exceeding One Inch and a Half in Thickness, for every One hundred and twenty, if imported in a British Ship, the Sum of Four Pounds One Shilling and Three Pence, or if imported in a Foreign Ship, the Sum of Four Pounds Three Shillings and Sixpence; and on any such Timber being Five Inches Square, and not exceeding Ten Inches Square, for every Load containing Fifty Cubic Feet, if imported in a British Ship, the Sum of Two Pounds Five Shillings and Three Pence, or if imported in a Foreign Ship, the Sum of Two Pounds Eight Shillings and Three Pence. Account to be kept of Timber used in Mines. XIII. And be it further enacted, That the several Drawbacks hereby allowed for and in respect of such Deals and such Timber so used, shall be paid to the Owner of any such Mine under the following Regulations; (that is to say,) the Purser, Agent or Captain of any such Mine, intending to claim the Drawback under this Act, shall enter or cause to be entered in a Book to be kept for that Purpose an Account of the Quantity of such Deals and Timber used and employed in such Mine, stating of whom such Deals and Timber were purchased, and at what Port the same were stated by the Vender to have been imported; and at the Oath of Truth End of each Year he shall deliver an Account thereof to the of Account. Collector or Comptroller of the Customs of the Port where the Duty upon such Deals and Timber shall have been stated to have been paid, and shall make Oath before him to the Truth of such Account, and shall, if required by such Collector or Comptroller, produce the Cost Book of such Mine. tioned. XIV. And be it further enacted, That the Person or his Agent Oath to Truth who shall have supplied the said Deals and Timber, shall make of Account Oath before the Collector or Comptroller, to the Truth of his herein menAccount for the same; and referring to the Importation thereof and Payment of Duties thereon, shall further make Oath, that the Deals and Timber so supplied, according to such Account, are the identical Deals and Timber for which the Duties of Customs had been so paid; and thereupon the Collector and Comptroller being satisfied that such Deals and Timber were supplied for the Use of such Mine, and that the full Duties of Customs had been paid thereon, a Debenture shall be issued for the Payment of the Drawback allowed by this Act. XV. And be it further enacted, That if the Purser, Agent or Delivering false Captain of such Mine shall deliver any false Account of the Account. Quantity of Deals or Timber used and employed, with an Intent to defraud His Majesty, such Purser, Agent or Captain shall, on being convicted of any such Offence, for the First Offence forfeit the Sum of Two hundred Pounds, and for every Second or further Offence the Sum of Four hundred Pounds, to be sued for Penalty. within Three Months after the Delivery of the Account. CA P. CXIV. An Act to regulate the Trade of the British Possessions abroad. W [5th July 1825.] Second Offence. HEREAS an Act was passed in the present Session of c.105. ante, lating to the Customs; in which it is declared that the Laws of the • Customs Commencement of Act. Importation and Exportation of Goods (Exception) confined to free Ports. • Customs have become intricate by reason of the great Number of Acts relating thereto, which have been passed through a long • Series of Years; and it is therefore highly expedient, for the Interests of Commerce and the Ends of Justice, and also for affording Convenience and Facility to all Persons who may be Subject to the Operation of those Laws, or who may be authorized to act in the Execution thereof, that all the Statutes now in force relating to the Customs should be repealed, and that the Purposes for which they have from time to time been made should be secured by new Enactments, exhibiting more perspicuously and compendiously the various Provisions contained in them: And Whereas by the said Act all the Laws of the • Customs relating to the Trade of the British Possessions abroad will be repealed; and it is expedient to make Provisions for the future Regulation of the Trade of those Possessions after such Repeal shall have effect: Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That from and after the Fifth Day of January One thousand eight hundred and twenty six, this Act shall come into and be and continue in full Force and Operation, for the regulating of the Trade of the British Possessions abroad. II. And be it further enacted, That no Goods shall be imported into, nor shall any Goods, except the Produce of the Fisheries in British Ships, be exported from, any of the British Possessions in America by Sea, from or to any Place other than the United Kingdom, or some other of such Possessions, except into or from the several Ports in such Possessions, called "Free Ports," enumerated or described in the Table following; (that is to say,) |