.

Neglect or Refufal fhall be and be taken to be a Point of Dittay, and the Perfon or Perfons fo offending may be profecuted before, and punished by, the Lords of Jufticiary, in Manner prefcribed by the faid former Act.

of the Cu

ver a yearly

of all Flax

exported.

$29. AND be it further enacted by the Comptroller Authority aforefaid, That the Comptroller ftoms to deli of the Cuftonis in Scotland, or his Deputy, Account to fhall, without Fee or Reward, in the the Trustees Month of December yearly, on Demand, Seed, Hempdeliver in to the faid Trustees an Account Seed, Yarn, Cloth, and for the Year ending at Midfummer prece- Pot afhes, &c. ding, of all Flax-feed and Hemp-feed, imported and and of all Flax and Hemp, and also of all Pot-afhes, and all Linen, Flaxen, or Hempen Yarn, and Linen Cloth, imported into Scotland, distinguishing the several Ports from whence and at which the fame were imported; as alfo an Account of all Flax and Hemp, and of all Linen, Flaxen, or Hempen Yarn, and alfo of all Potashes shipped in, and exported from Scotland, diftinguishing the feveral Ports from and to which the fame fhall be shipped, and of all Linen Cloth fhipped in, and exported from Scotland, distinguishing the feveral Ports from, and to which the fame shall be shipped and exported, and diftinguishing the feveral Bounties paid upon the Exportation of fuch Cloth.

$30. AND be it further enacted by the

Authority

1

by the Tru-
Rees,

Contracts, &c. Authority aforefaid, That all Contracts, entered into Securities, and Agreements, entered into, and taken by Authority of the faid Trustees for promoting of the faid Linen and Hempen Manufactures, or any particular Branch thereof, may be entered into and taken in the Name of their Secretary for the time being, and his Succeffors in Office, for the Ufe of the Fund established by the faid Act for encouraging the Linen Bonds, &c. Manufacture in Scotland; and all Bonds, Obligations, and other Securities, for the faithful Execution of any Office, or for the Performance of any other Matter or Thing relating to the faid Manufacture, fhall and may be taken in the Name of the faid Secretary for the time being, and his Succeffors in Office, for the Ufe of the faid Fund; and all Diligences, Suits, Actions, and Proceffes, may be iffued and carried on in Confequence of such Contracts, Securities, and Agreements, Bonds, and Obligations, and profecuted to a final Iffue in the Name, and at the Inftance of the faid Secretary for the time being.

and Suits, &c.

to be in the Secretary's Name.

Commence

A&t.

$31. AND be it further enacted, That ment of the this Act, and all the Authorities, Powers, Matters, and Things herein contained, fhall commence and take Place from the Twenty-fifth Day of December, One thoufand feven hundred and fifty-one.

N° XVI.

N° XVI.

CLAUSES of an Act, vicefimo quarto Georgii II. Regis, intituled,

An ACT for repealing the Duties now payable upon FOREIGN LINEN YARNS, and for granting other Duties in lieu thereof.

1.WHEREAS the Support and En- Preamble. couragement of the British Ma

nufactures of ftriped and chequered Linen, and of Linen mixed with Cotton, is of great Importance to the Trade and Navigation of this Kingdom: And whereas the Exports of the faid Manufactures have of late years confiderably decreased: And whereas the reducing of the Duties now payable upon Foreign Linen Yarns would greatly tend to the Encouragement and Support of the faid Manufactures, by putting them upon a more equal Footing with the Manufactures of other Nations, and thereby enable the British Manufacturers to regain and enlarge their Export Trade: May it therefore please your Moft Excellent Majefty, That it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual

and

Dutch,

and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and afthe Twenty-fifth Day of March, One thousand feven hundred and fifty-two, all The prefent the Rates, Duties, Subfidies, and ImpoDuties upon fitions, which are now payable by virtue French, and of feveral Acts of Parliament upon the ImSpruce Yarns, portation of Raw Foreign Linen Yarns, known by the Name of Dutch Yarn and French Yarn, and of Spruce or Mufcovia Yarn; and alfo upon the Importation of whitened or bleached Foreign Linen Yarns, known by the Name of Unwrought Incle Short Spin- and Short Spinnell; and alfo upon the Imther Foreign portation of all other Raw and Whitened ed, repealed. or Bleached Foreign Linen Yarn, fhall ceafe and determine, and be no longer paid.

and Unwrought Incle and

nell, and o

Yarn import

Duties granted in lieu thereof.

§ 2. AND be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That in lieu of the faid Rates, Duties, Subfidies, and Impofitions, by this Act repealed as aforelaid, there fhall, from and after the faid Twenty-fifth Day of March, One thousand feven hundred and fifty-two, be granted and paid to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors, the refpective Duties following, upon the Importation of Foreign Linen Yarns into this Kingdom, (that is to fay),

For every Pound Weight of French,
Dutch,

Dutch, Mufcovia, or Spruce Raw Linen Yarn, the Sum of One Penny.

And for every Pound Weight of Whitened or Bleached Linen Yarn, known by the Name of Unwrought Incle or Short Spinnell, of the Manufacture of any Part or Place not belonging to the Crown of Great Britain, the Sum of Three Pence. And also the faid Duty of One Penny for every Pound Weight of all other Raw Linen Yarn,

And the faid Duty of Three Pence for every Pound Weight of all other Whitened or Bleached Linen Yarn refpectively, of the Manufacture of any Part or Place not belonging to the Crown of Great Britain.