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Seasteeks 378347

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Bounty at a medium for eachbarrel of seasteeks, £0 8 2^

But a barrel of seasteeks beingonly reckoned two-tlnrds of a bar-rel fully packed, one-third is de-ducted, which brings the bountyIf deducted 12G115® to £0 12 3f

Barrels full j 25223Hpacked, >

And if the herrings are exported, there is be-sides a premium of - - - - 0 2 8

So that the bounty paid by government inmoney for each barrel is - - - -£0 14 Ilf

But if to this, the duty of the salt usuallytaken credit for as expended in curing each bar-rel, which at a medium is of foreign, one busheland one fourth of a bushel, at 10s. a bushel, beadded, viz. - - - - - -012G

The bounty on each barrel would amount to £ 1 7 5f

If the herrings are cured with British salt, it will standthus, viz.—

Bounty as before.£0 14 Ilf

—but if to this bounty the duty on two bushelsof Scots salt at Is. 6d. per bushel, supposed tobe the quantity at a medium used in curingeach barrel, is added, to wit - - - 0 3 0

The bounty on each barrel will amount to £ 0 17 11 f