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MARCH 18.

1. To replace to the finking-fund the like fum iffued thereout, to discharge from the 29th of September, 1765, to the 25th of December following, the annuities attending fuch part of the joint flock, eftablished by act 3 Geo. II, chap. 9. in refpect of feveral navy, victualling, and tranfport bills, and ordnance debentures, as were deemed in pursuance of the act of laft feffion, chap. 23.

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2. Upon account, for defraying the charge of the pay and cloathing of the militia, for one year, beginning the 25th of March, 1766,

MARCH 24.

1. To be employed in maintaining and fupporting the British forts and fettlements on the coaft of Africa, under the direction of the committee of merchants trading to Africa,

2. Upon account, to enable his Majefty to dif charge fuch unfatisfied claims and demands for expences incurred during the late war in Germany, as appear to be due by the reports of the commiffioners, appointed by his Majefty, for examining and ftating fuch claims and demands,

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3. Upon account, to enable his Majefty to complete the payment of the money ftipulated by treaty to be paid to the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel, in extinction of all demands, under the title of reasonable fuccour, or otherwise,

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4. Upon account, towards enabling the foundling hofpital to maintain and educate fuch children, as were received into the fame, on or before the 25th of March, 1760, from 31st December, 1765, exclufive, to Dec. 31, 1766, inclufive, to be iffued. and paid for the faid use, without fee or reward, or any deduction whatfoever,

5. And further for the faid use, and to be iffued in the fame manner upon account, the monies remaining uniffued of thofe granted in the laft feffion, for the use of the faid hofpital, amounting to

APRIL 10.

1. Towards paying off and difcharging the debt

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2. That one third part of the remaining capital ftock of annuities, after the rate of 4 1. per cent. per annum, granted in refpect of certain navy, victualling, and tranfport bills, and ordnance debentures, delivered in and cancelled, pursuant to an act 3 Geo. III. chap, 9. be redeemed, and paid off, on the 25th of December next, after discharging the intereft then payable in respect of the fame.

3. To enable his Majefty to redeem, and pay off, oue third part of the capital stock of the faid annuities,

APRIL 14.

To make good the deficiency of the grants for the fervice of 1765,

Sum total of the fupplies granted in this feffion,

Ways and means for raising the above fupply granted to his Majefty, agreed to on the following days, viz.

JANUARY 31.

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half inches, were by the faid act intended to be rated at 41. for every 120 English ells thereof.

MARCH 10.

1. That the duties granted upon cyder and perry by the act 3 Geo.

THAT the ufual temporary III. chap. 12. thall from and after

duties upon malt, &c. be continued from the 23d of June, 1766, to the 24th of June, 1767, 750,000l.

FEBRUARY 21.

1. That the ufual land-tax of 45. in the pound be continued for one year, from the 25th of March, 1766. 2,037,8241. 15 s. 11 d. 11d.

2. That provifion be made, to remove all doubts concerning the afcertaining of the duties payable upon the importation of linen-cloth of the manufacture of Ruffia, in pursuance of the act of last feffion, chap. 43. and for fupplying an omiffion in the faid act, by declaring that all unrated linen cloth and diaper of Ruffia, being in breadth more than twenty-two inches and a half, and not thirty-one and a

the 5th of June next enfuing cease, determine, and be no longer paid.

2. That, from and after the faid 5th of July, an additional duty of 6 s. per hogshead, be laid upon all cyder and perry, which shall be made within this kingdom, and fold by retail, to be paid by the retailer thereof.

3. That, from and after the faid 5th of July, an additional duty of 31. be laid upon all cyder and perry which fhall be imported into this kingdom.

4. That, from and after the faid 5th af July, a duty of 16 s. 8 d. per hcgfhead, be laid upon all cyder and perry, which fhall be made within this kingdom, and fent or configned to, and received by, any factor or agent, to be fold or dif

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pofed of, the faid duty to be paid by fuch factor or agent.

5. That, from and after the faid 5th of July, a duty of 6s. per hogfhead, be laid upon all cyder and perry, made for fale within this kingdom, by dealers in, or retailers of cyder or perry, from fruit of their own growth, to be paid by fuch dealers and retailers.

6. That the faid duties be appropriated unto fuch ufes and purpoles, as the duties granted by the faid act, made in the third year of his prefent Majefty's reign, were thereby made applicable.

MARCH 18.

That the sum of 1,800,000 1. be raised 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 discharged, with intereft thereupon, on or before the 5th of April 1767, to be exchanged and received in payment, in fuch manner as exchequer-bills have ufually been exchanged and received in

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APRIL 21.

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1. That towards the fupply granted to his Majefty, the fum of 1,500,000l. be raised in manner following; That is to fay, the fum of 900,000l. by annuities, after the rate of 31. per centum, commence from the 5th of January laft: and the fum of 600,000l, by a lottery, to confift of 60,000 tickets, every blank to be of the value of 61. the blanks and prizes to be attended with the like 3 per cent. annuities, to commence from the 5th of January 1767; and that all the faid annuities be transferrable at the bank of England, be paid halfyearly, on the 5th of July, and the 5th of January in every year out of the finking fund, and be added

to, and made part of the joint ftock of 31. per cent. annuities, which were confolidated at the bank of England, by certain acts, made in the 25th and 28th years of the reign of his late Majefty, and feveral fubfequent acts, fubject to redemption by parliament. That every contributor towards the faid fum of 900,000l. after his making the depofit herein aftermentioned, fhall in refpect of every 601. of his contribution to fuch fum, be entitled to receive four tickets in the faid lottery, upon payment of 101. for each ticket; and that every contributor, towards the faid fum of goo,ocol. fhall, on or before the 8th of May next, make a depofit, with the cafhiers of the bank of England, of 151. per centum, in part of the monies fo to be contributed, as a fecurity for making the future payments to the faid cafhiers, on or before the times herein after limited; that is to fay,

On the 900,000l.

101. per cent. on or before the 8th of June next; 101. per cent. on or before the 15th of July next; 15 1. per cent. on or before the 15th of Auguft next; 151. per cent. on or before the 15th of September next; 151. per cent. on or before the 15th of October next; 20l. per cent. on or before the 15th of November next.

And the monies to be contributed, in refpect of the faid lottery, fhall be paid to the faid cashiers on or before the times herein after limited: that is to fay,

On the lottery:

25 1. per cent, on or before the 2cth of June next; 351. per cent. or or before the 15th of July next; 401. per cent. on or before the 15th of September, 1766.

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And that all the monies, received by the faid cashiers, 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 house, in this feffion of parliament, and not otherwife, and that every contributor, who fhall pay in the whole of his contribution on account of his share in the annuities attending the faid fum of 900,000l. at any time on or before the 13th of October next, or on account of his fhare in the faid lottery, on or before, the 14th of July next, fhall be allowed an intereft by way of discount, after the rate of 31. per centum per annum, on the fum fo completing his contribution refpectively, to be computed, from the day of completing the fame, to the 15th of November next, in regard of the fum paid on account of the firstmentioned annuities, and to the 15th of September next, in refpect. of the fum paid on account of the faid lottery.

2. That the feveral rates and duties, now payable upon houses, in Great Britain, do ceafe and determine from and after the 10th of October, 1766.

3. That, from and after the faid roth of October, 1766, there fhall be paid for and upon every dwelling houfe, inhabited, which now is or hereafter fhall be erected, within that part of Great Britain called England, the yearly fum of three fhillings.

4. That, from and after the faid foth of October, 1766, there fhall be paid, for and upon every dwelling houfe, inhabited, which now is or hereafter fhall be erected, within that part of Great Britain called Scotland, the yearly fum of one hilling.

5. That the feveral rates and dutres, now payable for windows or lights, in Great Britain, do cease and determine from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766.

6. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there shall be paid for every window, or light, in every dwelling house, inhabited, or to be inhabited, within the kingdom of Great Britain, which shall contain seven windows or lights, and no more, the yearly fum of 2 d. for each window, or light, in fuch house.

7. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there fhall be paid for every window, or light, in every fuch dwelling house, which fhall contain eight windows, or lights, and no more, the yearly fum of 6 d. for each window, or light in fuch house.

8. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there fhall be paid for every window, or light, in every fuch dwelling house, which fhall contain nine windows, or lights, and no more, the yearly fum of 8 d. for each window or light in fuch house.

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9. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there shall be paid for every window, or light, in every fuch dwelling houfe, which fhall contain ten windows or lights, and no more, the yearly fum of 10d. for each window or light in fuch house.

10. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1,766, there shall be paid for every window, or light, in every fuch dwelling houfe, which fhall contain eleven windows or lights and no more, the yearly, fum of 1 s. for each window or light in fuch houfe.

11. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there fhall

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12. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there fhall be paid for every window or light, in every fuch dwelling houfe, which fhall contain thirteen windows or lights and no more, the yearly fum of 1 s. 4 d. for each window or light in fuch house.

13. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there fhall be paid for every window or light, in every fuch dwelling houfe, which fhall contain 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19, windows or lights and no more, the yearly fum of 1 s. 6d. for each window or light in fuch house.

14. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there fhall be paid for every window or light in every fuch dwelling houfe, which fhall contain twenty windows or lights and no more, the yearly fum of 1 s. 7 d. for each window or light in fuch house.

15. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there fhall be paid for every window or light, in every fuch dwelling houfe, which fhall contain twenty-one windows or lights and no more, the yearly fum of 1 s. 8 d. for each window or light in fuch houfe.

16. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there fhall be paid for every window or light, in every fuch dwelling houfe, which fhall contain twenty-two windows or lights and no more, the yearly fum of 1 s. 9d. for each window or hight in fuch house.

17. That, from and after the faid 10th of Rober, 1766, there fhall be paid for every window or light,

in every fuch dwelling houfe, which fhall contain twenty-three windows or lights and no more, the yearly fum of 1 s. 10 d. for each window or light in fuch house.

18. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there shall be paid for every window or light, in every fuch dwelling houfe, which fhall contain twenty-four windows or lights and no more, the yearly fum of 1 s. 11 d. for each window or light in fuch house.

19. That, from and after the faid 10th of October, 1766, there fhall be paid for every window or light, in every fuch dwelling house, which fhall contain twenty-five windows or lights or upwards, the yearly fum of 2 s. for each window or light in fuch house.

20. That out of the faid rates and duties there be fet apart and applied to the general or aggregate fund, the yearly fum of 91,485 1. 6d. three farthings, in lieu of the like fum, which, by an act made in the 20th year of the reign of his late Majefty, was directed to be fet apart and applied to the said fund out of the rates and duties upon houfes, and windows, or lights, thereby granted.

21. That there be alfo fet apart out of the faid rates and duties, the yearly fum of 93,217 1. 10 s. I d. and one fixth part of a penny which appears to have been the annual produce, upon a medium of fix years laft paft, of certain rates and duties upon houfes, and windows or lights, granted by an act made in the 31st year of his faid late Majesty's reign; and that fuch yearly fum be applied towards payment of the annuities, established by the faid act.

22. That the refidue of the produce of the fail rates and duties

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