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ticles on the import thereof into the same country from the other; and that in like manner in future it shall be competent to the united parliament to impose any new or additional countervailing duties, or to take off, or diminish such existing countervailing duties as may appear, on like principles, to be just and reasonable in respect of any future or additional internal duty on any article of the growth, produce, or manufacture of either country, or of any new and additional duty on any materials of which such articles may be composed, or of any abatement of duty on the same; and that when any such new or additional countervailing duty, shall be so imposed on the import of articles into either country from the other, a drawback, equal in amount to such countervailing daty, shall be given in like manner on the export of every such article rerpectively from the same country to the other.

That all articles, the growth, produce or manufacture of either country, when exported through the other, shall in all cases be exported subject to the same charges as if they had been exported directly from the country of which they were the growth, produce, or manufacture:

That all duty charged on the import of foreign or colonial goods into either country, shall on their export to the other, be either drawn back, or the amount, if any there be retained, shall be placed to the credit of the country to which they shall be so exported, so long as the expenditure of the united kingdom shall be defrayed by proportional contributions: Provided always, that nothing herein shall extend to take away any duty, bounty, or prohibition which exists with respect to corn, meal, malt, flour, or biscuit, but that all duties, bounties, or prohibitions, on said articles, may be regulated, varied, or repealed from ime to time, as the united parliament shall deem expedient.

SCHEDULE, No. I.

Of the articles to be charged with countervailing duties upon importation from Ireland into Great Britain, and from Great Britain into Ireland, respectively, according to the sixth article of Union.

(A) On Importation into Great Britain from Ireland.

Beer. For every barrel consisting of thirty-six gallons, English beer measure, of Irish beer, ale, or mum, which shall be imported into Great Britain directly from Ireland, and so in proportion for any greater or less quantity, to be paid by the importer thereof, 88. excise.

Bricks and Tiles. For every thousand of Irish bricks, 5s, excise.

For every thousand of Irish plain tiles, 4s. 10d. excise.

For every thousand of Irish pan or'ridge tiles, 12s. 10d.

excise.

For every hundred of Irish paving tiles, not exceeding ten inches square, 2s. 5d. excise.

For every hundred Irish paving tiles exceeding ten inches square, 4s. 10d. excise.

For every thousand tiles other than such as are herein

before enumerated and described, by whatsoever

name or names such tiles are or may be called or known, 4s. 10d. excise.

Candles. For every pound weight avoirdupois of Irish candles of tallow, and other candles whatsoever (except wax and spermaceti), 1d. excise.

For every pound weight avoirdupois of Irish candles, which may be made of wax or spermaceti, or which

are usually called or sold either for wax or spermaceti, notwithstanding the mixture of any other ingredient therewith, 3d. excise.

Chocolate, &c.-For every pound weight avoirdupois of Irish cocoa, cocoa paste, or chocolate, 2s. excise. Cordage, videlicet.-To be used as standing rigging, or other cordage made from topt hemp, the ton, containing twenty hundred weight, 41. 10s. 3d. customs.

Of any other sort, cable yarn, pack thread and twine, the ton, containing twenty hundred weight, 41. 4s. 4d,

customs.

Cyder and Perry.-For every hogshead, consisting of sixtythree gallons English wine measure, of Irish cyder and perry, which shall be imported as merchandize or for sale, and which shall be sent or consigned to any factor or agent to sell or dispose of, 19s. 2d. excise.

Glass. For every square foot superficial measure of Irish plate glass, 2s. 2 d. excise.

For every hundred weight of Irish flint, enamel,
stained, paste, or phial glass, 21. 3s. 6d, excise.
For every hundred weight of Irish spread window
glass commonly called broad glass, 8s. 2d, excise.
For every hundred weight of Irish window glass (not
being spread glass) whether flushed or otherwise
manufactured, and commonly called or known by
the name of crown glass, or German sheet glass,
11. 9s. 9d. excise.

For every hundred weight of vessels made use of in
chemical laboratories, and garden glasses, and all
other vessels or utensils of common bottle metal,
manufactured in Ireland, common bottles excepted,
4s. Old. excise.

For every hundred weight of any sort or species of Irish glass, not herein-before enumerated or described, 21. 2s. excise.

Bottles of common green glass, the dozen quarts, 9d.

customs.

Hops. For every pound weight avoirdupois of Irish hops, 11d. excise.

Leather, unmanufactured.-For every pound weight avoirdupois of hides, of what kind soever, and of calf skins, kids, hog skius, dog skins, and seal skins, tanned in Ireland, and of sheep skins, and lamb skins, so tanned for gloves and bazils, which shall be imported in the whole hide or skin, and neither cut nor diminished in any respect whatever, 1d. excise.

For every dozen of goat skins tanned in Ireland to resemble Spanish leather, 4s. excise.

For every dozen of sheep skins tanned in Ireland for roans, being after the nature of Spanish leather, 2s. 3d. excise.

For every pound weight avoirdupois of all other hides

or skins not herein-before enumerated and described, and of all pieces and parts of hides or skins which shall be tanned in Ireland, 6d. excise.

For all hides of horses, mares and geldings, which shall be dressed in allum and salt, or meal, or otherwise tawed in Ireland, for each and every such hide, 1s. 6d. excise,

For all hides of steers, cows, or any other hides of what kind soever (those of horses, mares, and geldings, excepted) which shall be dressed in allum, and salt, or meal, or otherwise tawed in Ireland, for each and every such hide, Ss. excise.

For every pound weight avoirdupois of all calf skins,

kids, and seal skins, which shall be so dressed in

allum, and salt, or meal, or otherwise tawed in Ireland, and imported into Great Britain, in the whole skin, neither cut nor diminished in any respect whatever, 1d. excise.

For every dozen of slink calf skins which shall be go dressed in allum, or salt, or meal, or otherwise tawed with the hair on, in Ireland, 3s. excise.

For every dozen of slink calf skins which shall be so dressed in allum, and salt, or meal, or otherwise tawed without hair on, in Ireland, and for every dozen of dog skins, and kid skins, which shall be dressed in allum, and salt, or meal, or otherwise tawed in Ireland, 1s. excise.

For every pound weight avoirdupois of buck and doe skins, which shall be dressed in allum, and salt, or meal, or otherwise tawed in Ireland, and which shall be imported in the whole skin, and neither cut nor diminished in any respect whatever, 6d. excise. For every dozen of goat skins and beaver skins, which

shall be dressed in allum, and salt, or meal, or otherwise tawed in Ireland, 2s. excise.

For every pound weight avoirdupois of sheep skins and lamb skins, which shall be dressed in allum and salt, or meal, or otherwise tawed in Ireland, and Awhich shall be imported in the whole skin, and neither cut nor diminished in any respect whatever, 1id. excise.

For every pound weight avoirdupois of all other hides and

skins, not herein-before enumerated and described, and of all pieces or parts of hides or skins, which shall be dressed in allum, and salt, or meal, or otherwise tawed in Ireland, 6d. excise.

For every pound weight avoirdupois of all buck, deer,

or elk skius, which shall be dressed in oil in Ireland, and imported in the whole skin, and neither cut noṛ diminished in any respect whatever, Is. excise.

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