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Duties Account 1775/1777

from Journals of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1775 to 25th March 1776				25th March 1776 to 25th March 1777
						£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.
Loan Duties	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					4,264	13	4	½	0	0	0
	Wine, second Duty					19,752	6	5		20,637	18	10
	Vinegar					1,127	10	6		1,378	13	3
	Hops					2,141	4	4		3,984	9	6
	Earthen Ware, lacquered and japanned Wares					843	3	0		1,005	6	5
	Foreign Silk Manufacture					158	6	10		254	13	8
	Coffee, second additional Duty					100	3	0		98	16	1
	Linen Rags exported					1	17	10		0	0	0
	Five Pounds per Cent on foreign dry Goods					4,289	19	5		4,480	0	6
	Inland Excise on Strong Waters					9,669	10	2		9,294	12	1	¾
	Inland Duty on Cider retailed					377	0	10	½	388	0	8
	Cider Licenses					168	2	6		171	17	8
	Four-wheeled Carriages for years ending at Christmas					3,371	0	0		3,330	0	0
	Muslin, second, Chintz, and Callicoe from Christmas 1775					908	4	4		3,887	16	7
	Tea, exceeding in value 4s. the Pound Weight, from said Time (Christmas 1775)					470	3	9		2,876	7	6
	Cards, second, from said Time (Christmas 1775)					558	9	0		2,395	17	6
Linen Duties	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					578	16	6		0	0	0
	Foreign Linen and Callicoe					141	14	9		427	13	8
	Coffee, Chocolate, and Cocoa-nuts					429	10	0		577	18	5
	Hides untanned, exported					169	0	0		96	12	0
	Parts of the Duties on Teas					10,000	0	0		10,000	0	0
Tillage Duties	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					1,278	16	2	¾	0	0	0
	Cards					2,191	17	0		2,395	17	6
	Dice					169	5	0		144	5	0
	Wrought Plate imported					623	12	7		811	1	5
	One Year's Duty on Coaches, Chariots, Chaises, &c.					3,179	10	0		0	0	0
	The like for following year, etc.					0	0	0		3,102	17	5	½
	Receipt in the Treasury on account of Duty on wrought Plate					1,375	18	3	½	1,780	1	9	½
Dundalk Cambrick Manufacture	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					1	2	6		0	0	0
	Additonal Duty on foreign Cambricks and Lawns					0	0	0		0	0	0
Protestant Charter Schools	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					750	0	9	¾	0	0	0
	Duty arising by Licences granted to Hawkers and Pedlars					1,413	0	0		1,458	0	0
Lagan Navigation	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					72	0	6	¾	0	0	0
	Additional Excise in the District of Lisburne					1,128	19	8	¼	1,267	2	3
Dublin Society, for the North-West Fishery	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					160	2	5	¼	0	0	0
	Foreign Herrings imported					1,167	19	4		2,841	16	6
TOTAL Receipts for 1775/1777:										152,120	17	4

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1775 to 25th March 1776				25th March 1776 to 25th March 1777
						£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.
Loan Duties	Drawbacks	Wine				175	13	0		209	18	9
		Vinegar				5	12	11		2	16	0
		Hops				4	5	11		9	3	5
		Foreign Silk Manufacture				7	0	0		0	0	0
		Five Pounds per Cent.				75	7	8		65	1	10
		Muslin				0	0	0		34	7	6
		Tea, exceeding in Value 4s. a Pound Weight				0	0	0		0	6	5
		Coffee, second				35	18	3		27	17	8
		Allowance claimed for Balances due from Hearth-money Collectors on four-wheeled Carriages				135	0	0		111	0	0
	Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers					0	0	0		97,361	12	0	¾
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		4,125	10	3	¾
Linen Duties	Drawbacks	Coffee, first				53	17	4		41	16	7
	Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers					0	0	0		1,875	11	8
	The like for Part of the Duties on Teas					0	0	0		20,000	0	0
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		460	4	7	¾
Tillage Duties	Salaries to Stamp-masters					47	10	0		52	10	0
	Re-payment of the Duty on wrought Plate imported					0	0	0		4	15	6
	Hearth-Money Collectors Allowance for receiving the Duties on Coaches, etc.					110	17	0		104	15	6
	Allowance claimed for Balances due from Hearth-Money Collectors					110	14	0		104	3	6
	Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers					0	0	0		15,192	1	8	¼
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		1,325	15	1
Dundalk Cambrick Manufacture	Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers					0	0	0		0	0	0
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		1	2	6
Protestant Charter Schools	Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers					0	0	0		2,756	3	9
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		864	17	0	¾
Lagan Navigation	Drawbacks					262	18	3		234	12	0
	Officers Allowance for receiving the net Duty					43	6	1		51	12	6
	Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers					0	0	0		1,601	15	2	¾
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		273	18	5	¼
Dublin Society, for the North-West Fishery	Drawbacks on foreign Herrings exported					410	8	0		1,914	17	1
	Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers					0	0	0		1,660	0	0
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		184	13	2	¼
TOTAL Payments for 1775/1777:										152,131	8	3	½

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