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Bill Number	1747	Session	1779
Title	For granting bounties on the export of certain species of the linen and hempen manufactures of this kingdom therein enumerated, and for repealing the bounties on flax seed imported, and for encouraging the growth thereof in this kingdom.
Variant Title(s)	For the further encouragement of the linen and hempen manufactures. [9 May]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		9 May 1780	Leave or Order to	Right Honourable James Fortescue	[0792]
Read & Committed		7 Jun 1780	Presented by	Right Honourable John Foster	[0805]
Reported		12 Jun 1780	Reported by	Right Honourable John Foster	[0805]
Sent to Chief Governor		12 Jun 1780
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Approved
Received & Referred to Law Officers		25 Jun 1780
Petition to English Privy Council		None
Decision of the English Privy Council		Amended
Engrossed		4 Aug 1780
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented		Commons
Presented		12 Aug 1780
Sent to Other House		16 Aug 1780
Royal Assent		2 Sep 1780
Statute Number		19 & 20 George III c.33
[+] Further Details
English Privy Council Records: Report of solicitor general to EPC committee.* 6 July 1780. (PC 1/12/20). Privy Council Notes: 'copy … referred to the lords commissioners for trade and plantations, to consider the same and report how far the provisions of the said bill may affect the linen trade of this kingdom' (PC 2/125, p. 229, 6 July 1780). Subjects: [741] Economy - Other Manufactures - Other textiles [759] Economy - Internal Trade - Miscellaneous Committee: Committee of the Whole House Procedural Features: Initiating Petition Comments on Procedural Features: ?Initiating Petition: 28 Apr. 1780.