SUPPLIES granted by Parliament, for the Year 1773.

DECEMBER 3, 1772.

1. HAT 20,000 men be employed, for the sea-service, for the year 1773, including

4354 marines.

2. And that a sum, not exceeding 41. per man per month, be allowed for maintaining the said 20,000 men for 13 months, including ordnance for sea-service

DECEMBER 10.

1. That a number of land-forces, including 1522 invalids, amounting to 17070 effective men, commission and non-commission officers included, be employed for the year 1773.

2. For defraying the charge of 17,070 effective men, for guards, garrisons, and other his Majesty's land-forces, in Great Britain, Jersey, and Guernsey, for the year 1773

3. For maintaining his Majesty's forces and garrisons in the plantations and Africa, including those in garrison at Minorca and Gibraltar; and for provisions for the forces in North-America, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Gibraltar, the Ceded-Islands, and Africa, for the year 1773

4. For defraying the charge of the difference of pay between the British and Irish establishment of six battalions, and three companies of foot, serving in the Isle of man, at Gibraltar, Minorca, and the Ceded-Islands, for the year 1773

5. For the pay of the general and general staff officers in Great-Britain, for the year 1773

6. Upon account, towards defraying the charge of out-pensioners of Chelsea-hospital, for the year 1773 7. For the charge of the office of ordnance, for land-service, for the year 1773

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8. For defraying the expence of services performed by the office of ordnance, for land-service, and not provided for by parliament in 1772.

FEBRUARY 1, 1773.

1. For the ordinary of the navy, including halfpay to the sea and marine officers, for the year 1773

2. Towards the buildings, rebuildings, and repairs of ships of war in his Majesty's yards, and other extra works, over and above what are proposed to be done upon the heads of wear and tear and ordinary, for the year 1773

FEBRUARY 4.

1. Upon account, for maintaining and supporting the civil establishment of his Majesty's colony of Nova-Scotia, for the year 1773

2. On account, for defraying the charges of the civil establishment of his Majesty's colony of Georgia, and other incidental expences attending the same, from the 24th day of June, 1772, to the 24th day of June 1773 3. Upon account, for defraying the expences of the civil establishment of his Majesty's colony of East-Florida, and other incidental expences attending the same, from the 24th day of June 1772, to the 24th day of June 1773

4. Upon account, for defraying the expences of the civil establishment of his Majesty's colony of West-Florida, and other incidental expences attending the same, from the 24th day of June 1772, to the 24th day of June 1773

5. Upon account, for defraying the expences attending general surveys of his Majesty's dominions in North-America, for the year 1773

6. On account, for defraying the expence of supporting and maintaining the civil establishment of the government of Senegambia, on that part of the coast of Africa, situate between the port of Salee, in South Barbary, and Capt. Rouge, for the year 1773

FEBRUARY 18.

1. Upon account of the reduced officers of his Majesty's land-forces and marines, for the year 1773

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2. For defraying the charge for allowances to the several officers and private gentlemen of the two troops of horse-guards reduced, and to the superannuated gentlemen of the four troops of horse-guards, for the year 1773

3. For the paying of pensions to the widows of such reduced officers of his Majesty's land forces and marines, as died upon the establishment of half-pay in Great-Britain, and were married to them before the twenty-fifth day of December, 1716, for the year 1773

4. Upon account of the expences of the new roads of communication, and building bridges in the Highlands of North-Britain, in the year 1773

FEBRUARY 25.

That provision be made for the pay and cloathing of the militia, and for their subsistence during the time they shall be absent from home on account of the annual exercise, for the year 1773.

MARCH 9.

To be advanced to the governor and company of the merchants of England, trading into the Levant Seas, to be applied in assisting the said company in carrying on their trade

MARCH 30.

1. To replace to the sinking fund, the like sum paid out of the same, to make good the deficiency, on the 5th day of July, 1772, of the fund established for paying annuities, in respect of five millions borrowed, by virtue of an act made in the 31st year of the reign of his late Majesty, towards the supply granted for the service of the year 1758.

2. For paying off and discharging the Exchequerbills made out by virtue of an act, passed in the last session of parliament, intituled "An act for raising a certain sum of money, by loans, on Exchequer-bills, for the service of the year 1772," and charged upon the first aids to be granted in this session of parliament

3. Towards enabling the commissioners for building a bridge across the river Thames, from the city. of Westminster to the opposite shore, in the county

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of Surry, to maintain the said bridge, and to perform the other trusts reposed in them

APRIL 26.

Towards defraying the extraordinary expences of his Majesty's land-forces, and other services, incurred between the twenty-fifth day of February, 1772, and the eighth day of March, 1778, and not provided for by parliament

MAY 6.

To make good the deficiency of the grants for the service of the year 1772

ΜΑΥ 17.

To be employed in repairing, maintaining, and supporting the British forts and settlements on the coast of Africa

MAY 27.

To be applied for the purpose of relieving the East-India Company; and for securing to the creditors of the said Company, a more speedy satisfaction of their demands

MAY 29.

To make good to his Majesty the like sum which has been issued, by his Majesty's orders, in pursuance of the addresses of this House

JUNE 14.

To John Harrison, as a further reward and encouragement, over and above the sums already received by him, for his invention of a time-keeper, for ascertaining the longitude at sea, and his discovery of the principles upon which the same was constructed

JUNE 19.

1. To enable his Majesty to pay unto Messieurs Hodgson, Gordon, and Debonair, the like sum, which has been overpaid by them to the commissioners of excise, for the duties of excise upon beer and ale; such commissioners not having made the full allowance for waste, agreeable to the directions of an act of parliament passed in the first year of King William [Q] 3

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and Queen Mary, intituled, "An act for an additional duty of excise upon beer and ale, and other liquors"

2. To be advanced to Doctor Richard Williams, of Saint Margaret's, Westminster, as a reward for his inventing a fast green and yellow dye on cotton. yarns and thread, and for discovering the secret thereof