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Fish.
3 G. 3. 24. 5 G. 3. 7. the number of men thereby required to intitle to bounty on tonnage inconvenient,
4 men the 1st 20 tons, and 1 every 8 tons over, sufficient.
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X. And whereas by two several acts, passed in the third and sixth years of his present Majesty’s reign, for the encouragement of the fisheries of this kingdom, it is required, That every vessel shall have six men for the first twenty tons, and one man for every eight tons exceeding twenty tons, employed on board said vessel during the fishing season, to entitle the owners thereof to the bounty given on the tonnage of said vessels: but it is found by experience, that so great a number of men being required as aforesaid subjects the owners of said vessels to great inconveniencies and difficulties, in regard the fishermen of this kingdom are mostly employed and paid on board said vessels by the shares: for remedy whereof be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from henceforth four men for the first twenty tons, and one man for every eight tons exceeding twenty tons, shall be deemed a sufficient number of men to be employed on board such vessels during the fishing season to entitle the owners thereof to said bounty, who shall in all other respects comply with the requisites prescribed by said acts.
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