A. D. i/S*^' Anno vicehmo tcrtio Georgii il. C, 2r. 233 ceiTes or Overplus Monies, commonly called Tlje Sinking Fund (after paying or referving fafficient to pay all I'lich Sum and Sums of Money as have been directed. by any former Adt or A6ts of Parliament to be paid out cf the fame) there (liall and may be iflued and applied, a Sum not exceeding the faid Sum of nine hundred tboufand Pounds, for and towards the Supply granted to his Majefty for the Service of the faid Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty ; and the Commiffioners of his Majefl;ys Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the High Treafurer, or any three or more of the Commiffioners of the Treafury for the lime being, are hereby aisthorized and impowered to iffue and. apply the fame accordingly. 17.553 '• '" '■ • ^11. And be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Sum of feventeen thoufand five bun- "^ =•• S<'rplus of dred and fifty-ihree Pounds ten Shillings and ten Pence, now remaining in the Receipt of his Majefty's Ex- ^"^ J<ia"ioii,.i chequer at Chrijimas laft, one thoufand feven hundred and forty-nine, being the Surplus of the additional jmoof^i-ej Duties upon all Wines imported, over and above fufficient to fatisfy the Annuities charged thereupon ; and ^.j^g i_', g. the Sum of twenty-nine thoufand eight hundred and fifty-fix Pounds one Shilling and eleven Pence Half- i id. Halfpenny, penny, being the Surplus Monies remaining in the Receipt of his Majefty's Exchequer at Michaelmas laft, Surplus of the one thoufand feven hundred and forty-nine, of the Rates and Duties upon Houfes, Windows and Lights, 0""^^ upon and of the Duties on Coaches and other Carriages, after fatisfying all Payments due thereupon ; and alfo Houfes and the Sum of feventy-one thoufand one hundred and fixteen Pounds feventeen Shillings and fix Pence, being yi_,,6 [. ,7 j. the Surplus Monies remaining in the Receipt of his Majefty's Exchequer at Michaelmas laft, one thoufand sL Surplus 0? feven hundred and forty-nine, of the Subfidy of Poundage on Goods and Merchandizes imported, after the Subfidy of fatisfying all Payments due thereupon, fhall and may be iflued and applied at the faid Receipt, as Part of I'oundage on the Supply granted to his Majefty for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty; Goods im.ortcd, anv thing in this or any former Aft or A£ts of Parliament to the contrary thereof in any wife notwith- '? ^l ^pp'"^ for ., ' J. ° ' ' ' the Service of Itanding. _ _ .the Year i7eo. ' III. And whereas the Sum of forty-fix thoufand eight hundred and forty-nine Pounds eleven Shillings ,5 g ] jj ^ ' ' and ten Pence, of Monies or Savings in the Hands of the Paymafter General of his Majefty's Land For- jo d. .Savings ' ces, arifing from the Pay of his Majefty's Land Forces ; as alfo the Sum of fixty-five thoufand fix hun- from the Pay rf ' dred and feventy-four Pounds eight Shillings and fix Pence, of Monies or Savings in the Hands of the faid the Land Forces, 'Paymafter, on the Head of Forage and Provifions voted for the Auxiliary Troops of Ruffia, and on the 65,6741. 8 s. ' Subfidies to the Landgrave of Hejfe Cqffel, Eleftor oi Bavaria, and Duke of Wolfenbuttle, have been ^,^';^^*'V;f °" ' granted to his Majefty in this SefTion of Parliament, towards defraying the extraordinary Expences of his ti,".! Troops' of' ' Majefty's Land Forces, and other Services, incurred in the Year one thoufand feven hundred and forty- Ruiri.i. and the ' nine, and not provided for by Parliament : Which two Sums, together with the further Sum of fixty- Subfi.iiesto the ' five thoufand four hundred and eighty-one Pounds four Shillings and {zv^n Pence, granted in this Sefiion Landgrave of ' of Parliament out of the Supplies for the Year one thouland '^tvzw hundred and fifty, amounting in the ^if^i. ^"ni', ' Whole to the Sum of one hundred feventy-eight thoufand and five Pounds four Shillings and eleven Pence, ^-^l "liXixit^^' ' are to be applied for defraying the faid extraordinary Expences of his Majefty's Land Forces, and other of Wolfenbattle, ' Services incurred in the Year one thoufand feven hundred and forty-nine, as aforefaid ;' Be it therefore ecjiSil. 4.5 71. enadted by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid refpeiffive Sums of forty-fix thoufand eight hundred and granted for the " forty-nine Pounds eleven Shillings and ten Pence, and fixty-five thoufand fix hundred and feventy-four -Service of the Pounds eight Shillings and fix Pence, remaining in the Hands of the faid Paymafter General of his Ma- ^"^^ '75°» je'fty's Land Forces, of the Monies or Savings herein before fi^ecified, fhall and may be ifTued and applied, '° '"^ applied to. by any Warrant or Warrants of his M.ijefly, under his Royal Sign Manual in that Behalf, towards defray- "'"'^ ^^'"^ Ex- ing the faid extraordinary Expences of his Majefty's Land Forces, and other Services, incurred in the faid La"nd"Forcerin Year one thoufand feven hundred and forty-nine, and not provided for by Parliament ; any thing in this or 17^9, any former AtSl to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. ' IV. And whereas the Sum of fifteen thoufand Pounds of Monies or Savings remaining in the Hands of 15,0001- Sa- ' the Paymafter General of his Majefty's Land Forces, arifing from the Contingencies of the Army, have vingsfrom the ' been granted to his Majefty in this Seffion of Parliament, towards defraying the Charge of Out Pen- Contincencies ' fion-ers of Chelfea HofpitaU for the Year one thoufand kven hundred and fifty ; which Sum, together with °^^^'^ Army. ' the further Sum of forty-nine thouland eight hundred and forty-eight Pounds feven Shillings and fix Pence, 49.8'i8 '• 7 s. ' granted in this SelTion of Parliament out of the Supplies for the faid Year one thoufand feven hundred f °f t'l'jSi'?- ' and fifty, amounting in the Whole to the Sum of fity-f".ur thoufand eight hundred and forty-eight y'lf^r "vco* ' Bounds feven Shillings and fix Pence, arc to be applied for the defraying the Charge of the faid Out Penfions
- of Chelfea Hofpital for the laid Year one thoufand kyen hundred and fifty ;' Be it therefore enabled by the
Authority aforefaid. That the faid refpedtive Sums of fifteen thotifand Pounds, and forty-nine thoufand eight hundred and foitv-eight Pounds feven Shillings and fix Pence, remaining in the Hands of the faid Paymafter General of his Majefty's Land Forces, of the Monies or Savings herein before fpecified, fhall and may be iffued and applied, by any Warrant or Warrants of his Majefty undcir his Royal Sign Manual in that Be- to be applied tu half, towards defraying the Charge of Out Penfioners of Chelfea Hofpital, for the Year one thoufand the Out Pen- feven hundred and fifty ; any tiling in this or any former Acl: or A'fls of Parliament to the contrary not- ii"ni-Ts "f Chel. wjthftanding. ^ _ ^ fc, Hofpital. ' V. And v/hereas by an Ail pafTed in the fifth Year of his late I^.ijefty King Geqrgk the Firft, inti- g<,„ , ^^ j^^ tulcd. An JcJ for f tiling certuin yearly Fundi, payable out of the Revenue of Scoll-Ani, to fatisfy publick Debts in Scotland, and other tlfes mentioned in the Treaty of Union., and to difeharge the Equivalents claimed on jSt'- /W/ ^ Scotland, in the Tenns of the fame Treaty and for obviating all future Df put es. Charges and Ex- pences concerning thofe Equivalents ; it was enaifled, That the relpedlivc yearly Funds of ten tlioufnnd Pounds, and two' thoufand Pounds, made payable thereby on Account of the Equivalent, and for the En- couragement of Fifli-'rics and R-IanufaiSlures, fhould, during the Continuance thereof refpecfively, be charged and chargeable upon, and be payable and paid out of, the Monies arifen and to arife, from time to time, of or for any the Cuftoms, Duties, Excifes or Revenues that are or ftiall be under the Manage- ment of the Comrniirioners of the Cuftoms, and Commiftioncr'* of the Excifc in Scotland, or cither of Vol. VII, H h ' them,
