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By Adjournment Thursday 1st May 1783
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Report of the Prison Committee}
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The following Report from the Committee appointed to carry
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To His Majestys
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Fees for the discharge
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reduced from 7sh. to 5/6.}
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That having taken into consideration the Orders of
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Referrence to them made at the last Session of the peace held for the
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County, and also the Resolutions of April Session 1775 whereby the
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was raised to 7sh. and
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it appearing to the Committee that the said fee of 7sh. has never been
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settled and confirmed pursuant to the directions of the Statute of the
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2d. of George 2d. The Committee recommend it to the Court to
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The salary or allown
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The said Committee further Report That
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in October Session 1778 for the care and trouble brought
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upon him in consequence of the Act of parliament passed in the
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Sixteenth Year of the Reign of his present Majestys For authorism
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for a limitted time the punishment by hard labour of Offenders
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who for certain Crimes are or shall become liable to be transport
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to any of his Majestys Colonies and plantations and it appearing
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to your Committee that great numbers of Convicts still continuous
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