Irish Fisheries Act, 1819

Bounty of 3l. per Ton of Oil extracted from Whales, and from other Fish taken on the Coast; and also 4l. for every Cwt. of Whalebone.

X. And be it further enacted, That for an Encouragement to all His Majesty's Subjects of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, who shall engage in the said Fisheries, there shall be paid out of His Majesty's Revenue under the Management of the Commissioners of Customs and Port Duties, a Bounty of Three Pounds per Ton for every Ton of Oil extracted from Whales, and Three Pounds per Ton for every Ton of Oil extracted from other Fish, taken on the Coasts of Ireland and manufactured therein, or an equivalent Bounty on the Blubber on its Importation, as the Commissioners of the Irish Fisheries may in their Discretion think fit to appoint; and also a Bounty of Four Pounds for every Hundred Weight of all Fins of Whales, commonly called Whalebone, taken on the Coasts of Ireland, and manufactured therein.