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 lO C. I. A. D. 1758 Preamble Farther continued iy- ^t Ceo. 2. c. 5 3<-4- and i Gte. Act 31 Geo. 2. Dec. 1759. Anno tricefimo fecundo GEORGII II. Regis. ' ±, Dcmin'i one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-four, in the twenty-feventh Year of the ' Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain^ ' Prorogations to the twenty-third T)2i^i ol November one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight; CAP. I. An A(5l to continue, for a limited Time, an A61 made in the laft Seflion of Parliament, intituled. An A51 to •permit the Importation of Salted Beef, Pork and Butter, from Ireland, for a limited Time, and to amend the faid Ad. •' that Purpofe is near expiring, and it is expedient that the fame fhould be prolonged:' May it therefore pleafe your moft Excellent Majefty, that it may be enacted ; nnd be it enaiSted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confcnt of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by trie Authority of the fame, that an A€i made in the laft SefTion of Parliament, intituled, An Aft to permit the Impor- iatton of falted Beef., Perk and Butter, from lre.nd, for a limited Timey which was to contijiue in Force for the Term of fix Months, from and after the twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand further continued to 24. feven hundred and fifty-eight, {hall be, and the fame is hereby further continued from the Expira- tion thereof, until the twenty-fourth Day of December one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-nine; except only with refpedl to fuch Parts thereof relating to the Payment of the Duty, and to the reco- vering of Penalties, as are amended or otherwife provided for by this A61. by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid A61 does and (hall extend, and fhall be deemed, con- . ftrued and taken to extend, to all Kinds of falted Pork and Hog Meat imported or to be imported,.; into Great Britain from Ireland, during the Continuance of the faid A61. ' III, And whereas the Duty or Impofition of one Shilling and three Pence charged and diredlcd . by the faid A6t to be laid on every hundred Weight of falted Beef or Pork fo to be imported from, Ireland -.xs aforefaid, is not adequate to, but falls (hort of, the Duty laid upon, and payable for, fuch Quantity of Salt as is requifite and neceffary to be ufed in curing and faking the fame: And whereas the falted Beef and Pork imported into this Kingdom from Ireland, is generally packed up and contained in Cafks, with the Pickle or Brine proper for preferving the fame; and the open- ing the faid Cafks, in order to afcertain the Net Weight of the Beef and Pork liable to the faid Duties on Importation, would not only be very expenfive to the Revenue, but alfo a great Detri- ment and Lofs to the faid Provifions, and the Owner and Importer of the fame; and that it would be more for the Benefit and Advantage of the Revenue, and alfo of fuch Owner and Importer, that the Rates and Duties to be paid upon the Importation of fuch Beef and Pork, fhould be af- > certained by, and laid upon, every Barrel of the faid Commodities fo to be imported, according; to the Rate and Proportion herein after mentioned ;' Therefore be it cnaclcd by the Authority Beef or Pork, if in Pic- aforefaid. That from and after the faid twenty-fourth Day of December one thoui'and feven hundred BiueTu't' ■^^' '^^' ^" ^"'■' fif^ty-f'g'i^ 3nd during the Continuance. of this Act, there fliall be paid for every Barrel or Cafk. '^ ^' of falted Beef or Pork fo imported as aforefaid, containing thirty-two Gallons, to the proper Officer ■ appointed by the faid former A<ft, the Sum of three Shillings and four Pence, as and for Cuftom or Duty for, on or in refpc(5f thereof; and fo in Proportion tor any greater or leilcr Quantity thereof: And for every hundred VVeight of falted Beef, called Dried Beef, or Dried Neats Tongues, or Dried Hog Meat fo imported, the Sum of "one Shilling and three Pence, and fo in Proportion for every' after the All Kinik of falted Pork and Hog Meat, fHiy be imported. i « « ( ( c I c if dried IS. rjd. per Hundred Weight 5 greater qr lefler Quantity thereof, as and for Cuffom or Duty for, on or in refpedt thereof. IV. And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon ihall faid twenty-fourth Day of /)fi,v';«/;ir one thoufand {even hundred and fifty-ei^ht, during the Conti- nuance of this At^, land any fuch faired Heef. Poik or Butter, or any falted Beef called Dried Bccf, or Drii'd Neats TongUvS, or Dried Hog Meat, imported from Ireland as ai^orefaid, before Payment wth •hr^rJrka-7^and Containing the fame, fhall be forfeited and loft ; and the Importer or Proprietor of the faid Comnio- I^rortrraiioto'pVvios. Jiti^s Ihall alfo forfeit and pay the Sum of twenty Shillings for every Burrrl of f jch falted B-ef, Pork prr Barrel, or Hundred Weight, (Officer of Cuftofnt, or bai' iJutift, (T)sy fei^e the (uvnc. or Butter, and for every hundred Weight of fjch falted "Beef, called Dried Beef, or Dried Neats Tongues, or Dried H>)gs Meat, fo imported and landed as aforefaid, and fo in Proportion for every greater or leiTer Quantity thereof; and that it Ihall and mav be kwful to and ior any Perfon or Per- fons (being an Ofhcer of the Cuftoms, or of tiis Majedy's Duties upon Salt) to take and feize itll fuch Commodities »$ fhall be imported and landed, contrary to the true Intent ami Cleaning of this and
 * A '^ ^^? Parliament begun and holden at WcJ}ni'uiJicr the thirty-firft Day of May^ Anna
 * France., and Ireland., King, Defender of the Faith, l5c. And from thence continued by feveral
 * being the fixth Seflion of this prefent Parliament.'
 * '1T7HEREAS the permitting the Importation of falted Beef, Pork and Butter, (torn Ireland,
 * VV ii^fo this Kingdom, hath been found ufeful and beneficial ; and that the Time allowed for
 * II. And whereas Doubts have arifen whether all Kinds of falted Pork and Hog Meat may be
 * imported from Ireland, by virtue of the above recited A£t ;' Be it therefore declared and enadted
 * f tended witho«t Duty of the Duty laid or d'irccled by this Act, the fame, 'together with the Cafks, Vefiels and Package,