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From the VOTES of the House of Commons,

Veneris, 9 Die Maii, 1766.

R. Fuller from the Committee of the whole House, reported the following Resolutions, which were read and agreed to by the House, viz.

Resolved, That the duties impos'd by any act or acts of parliament, upon molasses and syrups, of the growth, produce or manufacture of any foreign American colony or plantation, imported into any British colony or plantation in America do cease and determine.

Resolved, That a duty of One Penny sterling, be laid upon all Molasses and Syrups, which shall be imported into such British colony or plantation.

Resolved, That the duties imposed upon Sugars, in the British colonies in America, by an act made in the twenty fifth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, for encouragement of the Greenland and Eastland Trades, and better securing the plantation trade, do cease and determine.

Resolved, That the duty imposed in the British colonies and plantations in America, by an act, made in the fourth year of the reign of his present Majesty, for granting certain duties in the said colonies and plantations, and for other purposes, upon wrought silks, bengals, and stuffs mixt with silk, or herb, of the manufacture of Persia, China, or East-India, imported from Great-Britain, do cease and determine.

Resolved, That the duties imposed in the said colonies and plantations, by the said act, made in the fourth year of his present Majesty's reign, upon calicoes, painted, dyed, printed, or stained, in Persia, China, or East-India, imported from Great-Britain, do cease and determine.

Resolved, That the duties imposed in the British colonies and plantations in America, by the said act, made in the fourth year of his present Majesty's reign, upon foreign linen cloth, called cambrick, and upon French lawns, imported from Great-Britain, do cease and determine.

Resolved, That a duty be laid upon all such foreign linen cloth, call'd cambrick, and upon French lawns, which shall be exported from this kingdom, to the said colonies and plantations.

Resolved, That the duties imposed by the said Act, made in the fourth year of his present Majesty's reign, upon coffee and pimento, of the growth and produce of any British colony or plantation in America, which should be shipped to be carried out from thence, do cease and determine.

Resolved, That a duty of seven shillings, sterling money, per hundred weight avoirdupois, be laid upon all such coffee, which shall be imported into any such colony or plantation, except only such coffee, as shall, upon the landing thereof, be immediately deposited and secured in warehouses, in order to be re-exported, under proper restrictions.

Resolved, That a duty of one half-penny, sterling money, per pound weight avoirdupois, be laid upon all such pimento, which shall be imported into any such colony or plantation, except only such pimento as shall, upon the landing thereof, be immediately deposited and secured in warehouses, in order to be re-exported, under proper restrictions.

Resolved, That no duties be paid upon such foreign sugars, coffee, or indigo, as shall be imported into any British colony or plantation on the continent of America, and, upon the landing thereof, be immediately deposited and secured in warehouses, in order to be re-exported, under proper restrictions.

Resolved, That foreign cotton wool and indigo be permitted to be imported by British ships, navigated according to law, into any British-island, in that part of America commonly called the West-Indies, free from the payment of any duty or other imposition whatsoever.

Resolved, That the produce of such of the said duties to be raised in the said colonies and plantations be disposed of towards defraying the necessary expences of defending, protecting and securing the said colonies and plantations.

Resolved, That it will be for the advantage of the trade, navigation, and manufactures of this kingdom, to establish one or more port or ports in his Majesty's dominions in America, for the more free importation and exportation of certain goods and merchandizes, under proper regulations and restrictions.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in pursuant to the 1st, 2d, 3d, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Resolutions: And that the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Resolutions, be referred to the consideration of the committee appointed to consider of further ways and means for raising the supply granted to his Majesty.