§ Mr. Brogden reported from the committee of the whole House, to whom it was referred to consider of an Act made in the present session, c. 24, for continuing certain bounties and drawbacks on the exportation of sugar from Great Britain, and for suspending the countervailing duties and bounties on sugar when the duties imposed by an Act of the 49th year of his present Majesty shall be suspended; and who were instructed to consider of the duties on sugar, coffee, and other articles, the produce of Martinique, Mariegalante, Guadaloupe, Saint Eustatia, Saint Martin, and Saba, 583 imported into Great Britain; the Resolutions which they had directed him to report to the House; and the same were read, and agreed to by the House, and are as follow:
§ 1. Resolved, That the Schedule annexed to an Act made in the 45th year of
| Prices of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, at which Drawbacks and Bounties are payable. | Drawback to be allowed on Sugar of the British plantations in the same state in which it was imported; and Bounty on refined Sugar, being ground or powdered sugar. | Bounty on refined sugar called Bastards, or refined Loaf Sugar broken in pieces. | Bounty on other refined Sugar in Loaf complete and whole, or Lump duly refined. | |||
| If the average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, published in the London Gazette, shall not exceed 45s. the cwt. | 20s. the cwt. | 25s. the cwt. | 36s. the cwt. | |||
| If it shall exceed 45s. and not exceed 58s. | 20s. the cwt. | 20s. the cwt. | 34s. the cwt. | |||
| If it shall exceed 58s. and not exceed 60s. | 18s. the cwt. | 18s. the cwt. | 31s. the cwt. | |||
| If it shall exceed 60s. and not exceed 62s. | 16s. the cwt. | 16s. the cwt. | 27s. the cwt. | |||
| If it shall exceed 62s. the cwt. | - | - | - | 14s. the cwt. | 14s. the cwt. | 24s. the cwt. |
| All the above Prices are to be taken, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable on the Importation of Sugar. |
§ 2. That it is expedient that sugar, coffee, and other articles the produce of Martinique, Mariegalante, Guadaloupe, Saint Eustatia, Saint Martin, and Saba, imported into Great Britain, be subject to the like duties, drawbacks, bounties, rules, regulations, and restrictions, as similar articles of the British plantations.
§ Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said Resolutions; and that Mr. Brogden, Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Lushington, do prepare and bring it in.