CHAPTER IV. THE COASTING TRADE. THE Coafting Trade, as far as shipping PART III. were concerned, feems to have been left in the state in which it was placed by the Act of Navigation, and ftat. 1. Jac. 2. c. 18. The late laws made to prevent fmuggling do, in some measure, affect this trade, but are not properly within the limits of the prefent work, L PEACE 1783, TO A. D. 1792. COASTING TRADE. CHAPTER V. THE FISHERIES, PART III. PEACE 1783, TO A. D. 1792. FISHERIES. The Newfoundland Fishery The Greenland THE extending and improving of the Fisheries occupied a confiderable portion of that attention which has lately been bestowed on the fhipping and navigation of the country. The regulations for conducting these in a great measure, and the bounties for their encouragement altogether, depended upon certain temporary laws, which were near expiring in the twentyfixth year of his majesty's reign. Thus, the bounties granted by ftat. 15. Geo. 3. c. 31. for the Newfoundland Fishery were to expire on 1 January 1787. The bounties given by ftat. 11. Geo. 3. c. 38. for the Greenland Fishery were to expire on 25 December 1786. The bounties given c. 47. for the Southern whale fishery were to THE bounties granted by c. 26, are for ten years, for veffels employed in the British fishery on the banks of Newfoundland, They are to be British-built, and wholly owned Cc 2 PART III. PEACE 1783, TOA. D. 1792. FISHERIES. The New foundland Fishery. PART III. PEACE 1783, TO A. D. 1792. FISHERIES. I owned by his majesty's subjects residing in Great-Britain, Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey, or Man, navigated with a mafter and threefourths of the mariners of the fame defcription. They are alfo to be qualified and fubject to the regulations of ftat. 10. & 11. Will. 3. c. 25. and they are to clear out from fome portin Great Britain, Guernsey, Jersey, or Alderney, after 1 January in every year, and proceed to the banks of Newfoundland; and having catched there a cargo of not less than ten thousand fish, they are to land them at one of the ports on the north, east, or fouth fide of the island, between Cape St. John and Cape Raye, on or before 15 July, and then make one more trip at least to the banks, and return with another cargo of fish, catched there, to the fame port. The one hundred fhips which fhall firft do this are, if navigated with not less than twelve men, to be intitled to 401, each; if with less than twelve, but not less than seven men, 251. each provided, that if in either of those cafes the yeffel is wholly navigated by men going out upon shares, that is, receiving a certain thare of the profits of the voyage in lieu of wages, fuch veffel fhall in the first cafe be intitled to 50l. and in the latter cafe to 351. Again, the next one hundred veffels veffels fo arriving are in the firft cafe to have 251. each, in the latter cafe 181. each; and fuch of them as are wholly navigated by men going out upon fhares fhall in the first case be intitled to 351. and in the latter cafe to 211. In order to prevent frauds, a certificate is to be exhibited to the collector of the customs before he pays the bounty, from the governor of Newfoundland, that all the requifites were there complied with (a). The fanction of oaths by the master and mate is required to certain facts (b). Provifion is made for preventing the defertion of feamen (c), and the felling of boats, veffels, or tackle, for the fishery to foreigners (d). Powers are given to his majefty's officers on that ftation to feize veffels (e). AGAIN, by ftat. 29. Geo. 3. c. 53. it was declared, that no fifh taken or caught by any of his majesty's fubjects or other perfons arriving at Newfoundland, or its dependencies, or on the banks thereof, except (a) Sect. 1. (b) Sect. 1. 4. 7. · (d) Sect. 14, 15. (c) Sect. 12, 13. (e) Sect. 20, 21, PART III. PEACE 1783, TO A. D. 1792. FISHERIES. |