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MODIFICATION OF THE BRITISH
NAVIGATION LAWS.
MIR. LABouc HERE's BILL
10 February, l849. IL Hief.

10 fcHfuufyt 1879. L. srtet.
BILL
70 amend the Laws In force for the encouragement
Of British shipping and Navigation. NoTE.-1he
irors printed in Italics proposed 10 be inserted
in the Committee;
WHrRgAa, Ii Is expedlcnl TO amend the Laws
now IL frce for the encouragement Of British ship
ping and Navigation
he Il enacted by The Queens mosl Excellent
Majesty, BY and with the advice and consent OF the
Lcrd's SpnitnA and Temporal, and Commons, In
This present Parliament assembled and by the author
y Of the same, that from and afierth frsf day 81
September one thousand hundred and forfy-ntne
The following and parts Of acts shall be repealed;
(hai Is 10 say certain &C passed IN The session OF
Parliament, holden on the eighth and ninth year
Of the reign Of Her present Majesty intiluled IAN act
Tor the encouragement OF Briiisi sh'pping ana
navigation;n and so much oil certain other act,
passed IN the said session of Parliament, intituled
.'an act for the registering OF British vessels"
as lin,ils The privileges of vessels registered at
Malta, Giberalia and Heligoand; and so much
thereof az provides that no ship or vessel shall be
registered except such az nre wholly of the build OF
some Port Of the British Domlnions, and so much
as relates the disqualification Of ships repaired In
a foreign country; and 80 much as prevents British
ships which have been captured by or sold 10 for.
eigners, from becoming entitled TO be again regis
tered Us British In the same ngain become the
property OF British subjects; ind 80 much 81 GER
lain other act passed in the said session q Ia,lia'
eni intitnled I'm act 10 regulate the trade Of Brit
sh possessions abroad us provides that no goods
shall be imported into or exported from any OF the
British possessions In America by sea from or 10
any place other than the United Kingdom or some
other Of such possessions except inlo or from the
several Ports denOminaied Free Porls; and 80 much
thereof provides for the limitation of The priyi
eges allowed 10 foreign ships by the law Of naviga-
lion In respect Of mporaiions into the British pos
sessions in Asia, Africa, and America; and so much
thereof as provides that no vessel or boat shall be
admitted be British vessel boat any OF the
Inland wnters or lakes Of America, except sgch as
shall have been built al some place within the
British Dominona and shall not have been repaired
NJ any foreign place 10 greater extent Than
in the said Is mentioned; and so much Of certain
other act passed in The said $. ssion Of Parliament,
ntituled aAn Act Tor the general Regulation Of the
Customs, as prohibits the importation Of train oil
blubber, spermaceti oil, headmaiter, skins bones,
md fms The produce Of fish or creatures living In
the sea- unless In vessels which shall have been clear
I'd ontregnlry with such OIL blnbbcr, or other pro
duce on board from foreign ports, md SO much
thereof as prohibits The importation OF Teas unless
from the Cape Of Good Hope or from places east
ward Of the same 10 the Straits of Magellan; and so
much Of certain act passed In the session Of Par.
lament holden in the seventh and.eighih years Of
the reign Of majesty initiated "an ACT to
amend and consolidate the laws relating 10 merchant
seamen, and for keeping register Of aeamen, as
provides that the master owner Of every ship be-
longing 10 any subject Of her majesty, and of the
burden OF elGtnty TONS OF upWlfuS ttACtpt
yachia) shall have on board at the time Of her pro-
ceeding from any port Of the United Kingdom, and
at all times when absent from the United Kingdom,
OF navigating the one Apprentice or more, In GER
tain proportion 10 the number oil tons OF his ships
oil measurement, and that if any such master or
owner shall neglect 10 have on board his ship the
number Of apprentices thereby required, together
with their respective registered indeninres assign
ments and registers tickets, he shall forfeit and pay
the Of ten pounds In respect OF each apprentice
indsntnre, assignment or regiatef ticket so wanting
or deficient also Ac passed in the thirty seventh
year Of the reign Of King George the third intitnled
Tan Act for regulating The trade 10 be carried on with
the British Possessiona in India by the ships Of
lions in anly with his Majesty and so much Of .
certain act passed In the session Of Parliament hot
den IN The fourth year Of the reign Of King George
the fourth ntiined Eau Act 10 consolidate and amend
the several laws now in force with respect TO trade
from and 10 plnces within the limits of the charter
ui the Fast India Company and make further pro-
visions with respect 10 sneh trade, anil amend an
Act Of the present session Of Parliament Tor the re-
pisiering Of vessels, far as Il relates 10 vessels
registered In India" acts that no Aslatic sail
oIs Liscnrs natives Of any OF The territories, coin-
tries islanda or places within the limits Of the char
Ter OF the East ndn Company, shall Of any time be
deemed or taken 10 be British seanlen within The in
tent and meaning Of my ac O acts o. Parliament
lects Of her Majesty; and also The following acts
and parts of acts; 80 much Of certain act passed
In The fourth year Of the reign OF King George
the Fourth ininled IAN act 10 anhofze His Majesty
under Certain circumstances, 10 regulate The duties
and drawback on goods imported or exported 10 for
,gn vessels, and 10 exempt certain foreign vessels
rom ploaee az relates 70 the regulations p dnles
md drawback also an act passed in the fiflh year
Of The reign of King George the Fourth, niined san
act TO indemnify oil persons concerned In advising,
issuing or acting under certain order In Council
for regulating the Tonnage duties on certain foreign
vessels, and 10 amend an act Of the last session Of
Parliament for authorizing His Majesty, under GER
tain circumstances 10 regulate The duties and draw
back on goods imported and exported In my foreign
.nf
sion Of Parliament holden In the fifth and sixth years
of the reign Of Her present Majesty, entitled an aci
10 amend the laws for the importation Of corn" as
enables Her Majesty, under certain circumstance
10 prohibit the importation Of corn, grain, meal OF
hnnr from The Domnions Of certain foreign powers
H. And, whereas, by the said acts, for The general
regulation Of the Customs tlsenacied, that no goods
shall be laden on board any ship 10 be carried coast
wise until all goods brought In sch ship from parts
beyond the seas shall have been iinladcn.
Now, be IL enacted That on the arrival from For
eign Ports Of any ship Of The burden Of one hundred
tons or upwards at anypori In the United Kingdom
Sark, or Man, with cargo partly intended TO be
landed al Port ind the remainder Of such cargo "a
he landed nj any other port or ports In the United
Kingdom or amy Of the said Islands mentioned In
rhe report Of sch ship Il shall be lawful for the
Ter OF such ship, after having duly reported the car.
20 Of such ship in the manner required BY law and
afier the due landing Of such OF the goods 30 In.
tended 10 be landed al such port of arrival to take
on board such ship in the manner and under the
regulations hereinafter mentioned In the said report
there land such other goods so carried coastwise In
the manner and subject 10 the rules AMI regulations
hereinafter mentioned.
III. And be II enacted That Il shall be lawful fol
the master of such ship after his arrival nj such las
mentioned port, and after he shall have duly landed
from the said ship well all that part Of the car
which shall be mentioned in the said report INTENDED
10 be there landed as all snch goods may have beer
brought consiwise In the said ship from the first port
in the manner and subject 70 the rules and regulations
herein mentioned, in like and under the sam,
regulations TO take on board any goods that may be le
gay carried coastwse and to proceed on his voyage
10 the port next mentioned in the report Of the said
ship as a port al which part Of the cargo thereof Il
intended 10 be landed, and land as well there ths
Foods reported for such port aaany goods SO brough
n coasfwise In the manner and subject 10 the rule,
aud regulations hereinafter mentioned, and TO pro
coed in like manner from each Of the ports so men
toned in the said report to the one next mentioned
In the same
Nv. And be il enacted, That the said ship shall upor
her arrival al each Of such ports be deemed and aker
10 have arrived from foreign ports.
v. And be II enacted, That IL the master OF any
shi. .C IN. hnr.ta nfn m bndr,d inns and uDWardS