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faid perfons as bore arms and rendered fervices in America; and of 30 per cent. to fuch others as were refident in America during the war

To Mr. Henry Philips, on his making a difcovery, for the ufe of the public, of the compofition of his powder for destroying infects

JUNE 23.

To make a compenfation to the commiffioners of the public accounts

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To make good money iffued in pursuance of addreffes

To make good the fums paid to the fecretaries of the commiffioners of the public accounts, and to the commiffioners for inquiring into the loffes of the American loyalists

To make good the expence of confining and employing convicts on the river Thames

To Mr. Timothy Cunningham, as a final compenfation for compiling a General Index to the Journals of the house of commons, from the year 1547 to 1660 Towards carrying on the buildings at Somersethoufe, for the year 1785

For fupport of the African forts and fettlements,

£. 5. d. 150,000 0

1,000

9,000 0

7,066 18.3

3,200 O

13,578 14 4

3,000 O

25,000.0 13,000 O O

2,857,160 o 10

DEFICIENCIES.
APRIL 28.

To make good deficiency of fund for paying annuities granted by act 31 Geo. II. towards the fupply for 1758

To make good ditto for the year 1778
To make good ditto for the year 1779
To make good ditto for the year 1780
To make good ditto for the year 1782
To make good ditto for the year 1783
To make good ditto for the year 1784

Navy
Army

12,087 7 8 159,620 94 122,730 4 8 158,551 4 II 114,214 4 3 617,466 10

24,044 O

1,208,713 13 4

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Ordnance

392,855 15 5

Mifcellaneous Services

2,857,160 o 10

Deficiencies

1,208,713 13 4

9,296,300 15 10

WAYS

WAYS and MEANS for raising the Supplies granted to his Majefty for the

Year 1785.

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That the amount of toppages, refpites, and other monies remaining in the hands of the paymaster-general, be applied towards defraying the army extraordiparies, incurred from the 25th of December, 1783, to the 25th of December, 1784, and not provided for by parliament

MAY 10.

To be farther raifed by exchequer bills
Overplus of grants for the year 1784
To be applied out of the finking fund
JUNE 23.

To be raised by way of lottery,

to confift of 50,000 tickets, at 131.

each

To be distributed into prizes

JUNE 28.

650,000

500,000

Remaining in the exchequer for the difpofal of

parliament

2,000,000 O

750,000

2,500,000 O

702,539 16 1

231,578 18 2

1,000,000 O O

66,161 3 54 2,297,460 3 10%

150,000 0 a

238,928 16 3

9,936,668 17 101

9,296, 00 15 10

Excefs of Ways and Means

640,368 11

The charge of the pay and clothing of the militia for this year was voted to be paid out of the produce of the land tax.

The navy, victualling, and tranfport bills, dated on or before the 30th of June, 1783, with the intereft due thereon to the 5th of July, 1785, were in this feffion funded at the rate of 1111. Ss. cd. flock, bearing 5 per cent. intereit for every hundred pound arifing from the principal and intereft of the faid bills; and navy, &c. bills made out between the 30th of June, 1783, and the 11 of January, 1785, with the intercit due thereon, were funded on the like terms, except that from thefe was deducted a fum at the rate of five fhillings per cent. on the amount of the principal and intereft for every month between the first day of July, 1783, and the day on which fuch bills were made out. The ftock fo created is irredeemable until twenty five millions of the public debt, çither of three or four per cent, annuities fhall be redeemed or paid off.

Ord,

Ordnance debentures, dated on or before the 31st of December, 1783, bearing intereft at the rate of four per cent. per annum, from the expiration of fifteen months from their date, were likewife funded, at the rate of 1111. 8s. od. stock bearing 5 per cent. intereft for every hundred pound, and irredeemable in like manner with the navy bills. The intereft of the navy and ordnance debt thus funded, with fome other fervices, amounting to 413,000l. were to be provided for by the following

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Public Acts paffed in the Second Seffion of the Sixteenth Parliament of Great Britain.

March S, 1785. An act for continuing the duties on malt, &c. for 1785.

An act for regulating the marine

forces.

An act refpecting the intercourfe

between the United States of America and the ifland of Newfound

land.

March 24.

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May 13.

An at to repeal the duties impofed laft feilion on cotton stuffs, &c. of goods from Tobago. An act refpecting the importation

An act to appoint commiffioners to enquire into the fees and other emoluments of certain public offices, and to examine and report

An act for railing the land tax concerning any abuses, &c. for 1785.

The mutiny act.

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An act to appoint commiffioners of the land-tax.

An act to enable the feffion at the Old Bailey to continue to be holden, notwithstanding the effoign day of term may happen during the feffion.

An act to repeal fo much of an act of the last fellion as relates to the diftillation, &c. of corn fpirits in the Highlands of Scotland.

Fuse

June 13.

An act for raifing a fum of money by exchequer bills for 1785.

An act for funding the navy bills and ordnance debentures.

An act for laying duties on fhops. An act for regulating the office of treasurer of the navy.

An act to regulate the fale of the lands, &c. of crown debtors, &c.

An act respecting the prize money to be paid to the garrifon of Gibraltar for destroying the Spanish floating batteries.

An act for preventing frauds in the wool manufactory in certain counties.

July 4.

An act for transferring to another fund the annuity of 9000l. paid to the duke of Gloucester.

An act for granting duties on male and female fervants.

An act for laying duties on gloves, &c. and licenfing the fellers thereof.

An act for licenfing coachmakers, and laying duties on carriages built for fale.

An act for licenfing pawnbrokers. An act refpecting the licenfing of perfons letting hories, &c. and the duties on ftage-coaches, &c.

An act for transferring certain duties from the commiffioners of excife and ftamps to the commiffioners of taxes.

An act refpecting the duties on certificates to perfons qualified to kill game.

An act for better fecuring the duties on coal, culm, and cinders." An act for better examining and auditing the public accounts.

An act for regulating infurances on fhips, goods, &c.

An act relating to the transportation, &c. of felons in Scotland.

An act regulating the imprifon

ment of debtors under profecution in the courts of confcience in London and the bills of mortality, and to abolish the fees paid by them to gaolers, &c.

An act refpecting the manufacture and importation of cordage for fhipping.

July 20.

An act for granting a fum of money out of the finking fund, and for other purposes relative to the fupplies for 1785.

An act for railing a fum of money by lottery.

An act refpecting the duties on bricks and tiles.

An act refpecting the duties upon, and the importation of, Florence wine and oil; alfo refpecting the exportation of wheat, &c. to our fugar colonies; the drawback on the exportation of fnuff; the permiffion to land British plantation rum or fpirits before payment of the excife duties; the premiums upon the importation of pitch, &c. from Eaft Florida; the bounty upon the exportation of filk gauzes; and the drawback upou the exportation of raw filk.

An act refpecting the duties impofed last feffion upon printed li nens, &c. and for laying duties on printed cotton stuffs, muflins, fustians, velvets, and velverets.

An act refpecting the duties on gold and filver plate.

An act for further poftponing the payment of two millions to the

Bank.

An act to exempt the mail coaches from the payment of turnpike tolls.

An act refpecting the laws relative to falt, rock falt, foul falt for manure, Glauber or Epfom falts,

&c.

An act respecting party-walls, and for the more effectual preventing mifchiefs by fire; and for extend

ing the provifions of this act, fo far as relates to manufactories of pitch, &c. throughout England.

An act for encouraging the pilchard fishery.

An act to authorize certain great officers of flate to pay bounties granted by his majesty to perfons in low and indigent circumstances.

An act for the farther encouragement of the British fisheries.

An act to prohibit the exportation to foreign parts of tools, &c. employed in our iron and steel manufactories, aud to prevent the feducing the workman to go abroad.

July 25.

miffioners for examining the public accounts.

An act to prohibit, for a limited time, the exportation of hay.

An act to enable the city of London to pull down the Poultry and Wood-ftreet compters, and to rebuild the fame elsewhere.

Auguft 2.

An act impofing duties on medicines.

An act impofing duties on haw kers and pedlars.

An act impofing duties on attor nies.

An act to limit the durations of polls and fcrutinies in the elections

An act for continuing the com- of members of parliament.

PRICES

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