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Bill Number	1756	Session	1787
Title	To promote the linen and hempen manufactures by increasing the supply of Irish flax seed, and encouraging the export of linens and sail cloth, and for granting to his majesty, his heirs and successors the duties therein mentioned.
Initial Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		—
Presented		10 Feb 1787	Presented by	John Parnell Chancellor of Exchequer	[1633]
2nd Reading & Committed		12 Feb 1787
Reported		14 Feb 1787	Reported by	Right Honourable Mr Mason	[1352]
Sent to Other House		15 Feb 1787	2nd House Reporter	Charles Wilkinson Jones Viscount Ranelagh	[4050]
Sent to Chief Governor		19 Feb 1787
Privy Council Stages
Received & Referred to Law Officers		28 Feb 1787
Petition to English Privy Council		None
Decision of the English Privy Council		Approved
Engrossed		2 Mar 1787
Returned Bill Stages
Royal Assent		16 Mar 1787
Statute Number		27 George III c.4
[+] Further Details
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