Ballast Offices Act 1729

All money levied, deducting charges, employed in amending the said harbours:

Overplus for a work-house there.

VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every sum and sums of money arising, growing due, or levyed from time to time by force and virtue of this act, incident charges, salaries, and necessary expences of the said several and respective ballast-offices being first paid and deducted, shall from time to time be imployed in amending and cleansing the said several harbours, rivers, and ports respectively; and in case there shall be any overplus remaining, the same shall be applied to the erecting and supporting a work-house or work-houses to promote the linnen manufactory in such of the said ports, as shall have any such remaining overplus.