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Bill Number	1750	Session	1783
Title	To promote the linen and hempen manufacture by increasing the supply of Irish flax seed, and encouraging the export of linen and sail cloth, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
Initial Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		—
Presented		24 Nov 1783	Presented by	Mr John Foster	[0805]
2nd Reading & Committed		25 Nov 1783
Reported		27 Nov 1783	Reported by	Right Honourable John Foster	[0805]
Sent to Other House		28 Nov 1783	2nd House Reporter	Charles Wilkinson Jones Viscount Ranelagh	[4050]
Sent to Chief Governor		2 Dec 1783
Privy Council Stages
Received & Referred to Law Officers		8 Dec 1783
Petition to English Privy Council		None
Decision of the English Privy Council		Approved
Engrossed		12 Dec 1783
Returned Bill Stages
Royal Assent		22 Dec 1783
Statute Number		23 & 24 George III c.7
[+] Further Details
English Privy Council Records: Letter of lord lieutenant in favour of bill. 4 Dec. 1783. (PC 1/13/43 ). Report of law officers to EPC committee. 9 Dec. 1783. (PC 1/13/43 ). Subject: [741] Economy - Other Manufactures - Other textiles Committee in 1st House: Committee of the Whole House Committee in 2nd House: Committee of the Whole House