Ballast Offices Act 1729

British or Irish ships shall pay ballast officer 6 d. per tun, but if delivered below Black-Rock in port of Cork, 9d.

Foreigners 1 third more.

IV. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every ship belonging to Great Britain or Ireland, that shall take in any ballast in any of the ports aforesaid, shall pay or cause to be paid to the officer appointed to keep the ballast-office in such port as aforesaid, or his or their deputy or deputies, the several sums following; (that is to say) in the said port of Cork, the sum of six pence per tun for every tun of ballast so delivered at or above the castle of Black-Rock; and for each tun delivered below the Black-Rock, nine pence per tun; and for every tun of ballast so delivered in any part of any of the said other ports, the sum of six pence, and no more; and all and every ship or ships belonging to foreigners shall pay for ballast in every of the said ports one third part more per tun, than what is aforesaid charged on British or Irish ships.