Manner as the fame were liable to be paid before the paffing of this Act. throughout, $4. AND whereas it is found by Experience, that the Barrels now used for packing and putting up of White Herrings, and Wet White Fifh, in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, are not of proper Thicknefs; be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after Staves of Herring-Barrels the Twenty-fifth Day of June, One thou- to be half an fand seven hundred and fifty-eight, the Inch thick Staves of all Barrels in which fuch Fish fhall be packed or put up, fhall be at least one half Part of an Inch in Thickness throughout of made Work; and if, after the faid Twenty-fifth Day of June, One thousand feven hundred and fifty-eight, any Barrel or Barrels containing fuch Fish' fhall be found to be of a lefs Thickness than one half Part of an Inch in any Part of the faid Barrel, any 'Officer of Customs or Excife, or any Cure-Mafter in Scotland, are hereby authorised and required to feize on Penalty of the fame; and upon Proof thereof before being confifany two Justices of the Peace, the Owner the Fifh. or Proprietor of fuch Fifh fhall forfeit both Fish and Barrel. 'cated, with Recital of § 5. AND whereas by an Act made in the Fifth Year of the Reign of Queen Anne, Claufes in A&t intituled, An Act for an Union of the Twos Anne. Kingdoms of England and Scotland, it is enacted, That from and after the Union, (G) the s Geo. I. the Laws and Acts of Parliament in Scotland, for pining, curing, and pickling of Herrings, White Fish, and Salmon, for Exportation, with foreign Salt only, without any Mixture of British or Irish Salt, be continued in Force in Scotland, fubject to fuch Alterations as fhall be made by a British Parliament; and that, for eftablishing an Equality in Trade, all Fish exported from Scotland to Parts beyond the Seas, which fhould be cured with foreign Salt only, without any Mixture of British or Irish Salt, fhould have the fame Eafes, Premiums, and Drawbacks, as were or fhould be allowed to fuch Perfons as export the like Fish from England, by which enacting Claufe the Curers of Fish in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland are restricted and debarred from ufing either British Salt, or a Mixture of Britifb and foreign Salt, in the curing of any Kind of Fish for Exportation, and have not the Liberty of taking Salt free of Duty from the Salt-Works for Curing of Fish for Exportation; which Restriction and Prohibition are found by Experience to be very detrimental to the FishingTrade of that Part of Great Britain called Scotland: And whereas by an Act made in the Fifth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An Act for recovering of the Credit of the British British Fishery in Foreign Parts, and for better fecuring the Duties on Salt, the Curers of Fish in that Part of Great Britain called England are allowed to use either foreign or British Salt, or to mix them, in the curing of any Kind of Fifh, and alfo to import foreign Salt, and take Salt from the Salt-Works, without paying any Duty for the fame, except the Customs payable on fuch foreign Salt at the Importation thereof, for curing of Fish for Exportation only: And whereas by an Act made in the Eighth Year of the Reign of his & Geo. I. late Majefty King George the First, intituled, An Act for taking off the Duty upon Salt ufed in the curing and making of White Herrings; and, inftead thereof, laying a proportionable Duty upon all White Herrings confumed at Home only, the Curers of White Herrings in that Part of Great Britain called England were allowed to use fuch foreign and British Salt as fhould be delivered to them Duty free for the curing of Fish for Exportation, in the curing of White Herrings for Home-confumption, upon Payment of a Duty of Three Shillings and four Pence for every Barrel of fuch White Herrings as fhould be entered for Home- confumption, under certain Regulations and Penalties in the faid Act mentioned: And whereas the extending the faid Provifions and Regula(G 2) tions portion for every Half-Barrel, under the Regulations and Penalties prefcribed and inflicted in the faid last-mentioned Act for the ascertaining, collecting, and recovering the faid Duty of Three Shillings and four Pence per Barrel. § 7. AND be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That it shall and may be lawful to carry and bring, from any Port of that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, to any Port of that Part of Great Britain called England, White Herrings cured with British or foreign Salt; the Perfons bringing the faid Herrings into England, Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tweed, paying at the Port to which the fame fhall be brought, Three Shillings and four Pence for every Barrel of fuch White Herrings, containbrought into ing Thirty-two Gallons, which fhall be entered there entered there for Home-confumption; and fo in proportion for every Half or Quarter Barrel. and 38. 4d. per Barrel, for Herrings England, and for Home Confumption. Recital of 5 Geo. II. § 8. AND whereas by an Act made in Claufes in A&t the Fifth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An Act for reviving the Duties on Salt for the Term therein mentioned, it was enacted, That it fhould and might be lawful to carry and bring, from any Port of that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, to any Port of that Part of Great Britain called England, White Her rings cured with Salt made in Scotland ; the Perfon or Perfons bringing the faid White Herrings into England, paying at the Port to which the fame fhould be brought, Two Shillings and four Pence for, every Barrel, containing Thirty-two Gallons, of fuch White Herrings brought from Scotland, and in Proportion for HalfBarrels, under certain Regulations, Reftrictions, and Penalties, in the faid Act mentioned: And whereas, if Liberty were alfo granted to bring Salmon, Cod, Ling, Tufk, and other White Fish, cured with Salt made in Scotland, into any Port of that Part of Great Britain called England, for Home-confumption, the fame would tend to the Benefit and Advantage of both Parts of the United Kingdom: Be it therefore further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the Twenty-2s. 4 d. per fifth Day of June, One thousand feven Barrel to be hundred and fifty-fix, it fhall be lawful to mon, Cod, carry and bring, from any Port of that Part Fish, wet, of Great Britain called Scotland, to any Port cured with of that Part of Great Britain called Eng-and imported land, any Salmon, Cod, Ling, Tufk, and into England other White Fish, cured with Salt made in consumption; Scotland, for which the Duty hath been there paid or fecured; the Person or Perfons bringing fuch Fish into England, Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tweed, paying at the Port to which paid for Sal and other Scotch Salt, for Home the |