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Duties Account 1779/1781

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1779 to 25th March 1780				25th March 1780 to 25th March 1781
						£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.
Loan Duties	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					4,651	12	10		0	0	0
	Wine, 2d additional Duty					14,265	19	10		9,617	9	1
	Brandy and Geneva, 2d					2,125	1	1		14,109	0	5
	Brandy and Geneva, 3d					2,125	1	2		2,756	6	11
	Rum, 2d					3,004	2	9		4,177	14	1
	Vinegar					1,788	3	11		705	16	0
	Hops					3,455	10	1	½	1,118	16	11
	Earthen, lackered and japanned Wares					647	13	9		286	16	5
	Muslin, 2d					854	0	4		417	13	4
	Tea, exceeding 4s. per Pound Weight					3,417	3	9		2,397	19	2
	Coffee, 2d					116	9	0		55	10	8
	Cards, 2d					2,407	11	0		2,914	4	6
	Five per Cent on dry Goods					3,308	17	10		1,244	3	4
	Spirits, 1st					0	0	0		13,417	14	9
	Spirits exceeding single Proof					0	0	0		2,827	5	6
	Foreign Silk Manufacture					50	17	4		4	5	2
	Foreign Flour					3	15	3		33	12	11
	Spirits, home made, 2d and 3d					17,223	12	1	½	67,988	19	1
	Cider Duty					175	15	3	½	18	5	9	½
	Cider Licences					106	12	6		18	0	0
	Linen Rags exported					1	8	3		0	0	0
	Four-wheeled Carriages for years ending at Christmas					3,253	0	0		3,160	0	0
	Residue of the Duties on Teas					676	17	6		9,263	2	7
Linen Duties	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					484	0	5	¾	0	0	0
	Coffee, 1st additional Duty, Chocolate, and Cocoa-nuts					187	11	11		1,037	15	0
	Foreign Linens					169	14	5		190	18	2
	Hides, raw, exported					97	8	6		95	17	6
	Linseed Oil					0	0	0		382	5	8
	Proportion of the Duties on 4d. and 6d. the Pound on Tea					10,000	0	0		10,000	0	0
Tillage Duties	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					2,597	17	7	½	0	0	0
	Cards					2,407	11	0		2,914	4	6
	Dice					131	5	0		167	10	0
	Wrought Plate imported					279	12	3		342	7	6
	Received in the Treasury for wrought Plate					1,605	15	7	½	1,937	5	10
	One Year's Duty on Coaches, Chariots, Chaises, &c.					2,884	15	0		0	0	0
	The like for following year, etc.					0	0	0		2,765	11	0
	A Fine imposed in Dublin on a Seller of Cards					49	7	6		0	0	0
Bounty on Linen and Canvas exported	5l. per cent on Customs inwards, and imported Excise					0	0	0		5,004	6	10
North-West Fishery	Additional Duty on Foreign Herrings imported					399	12	4		796	9	2
Lagan Navigation	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					151	9	7	½	0	0	0
	Additional Excise paid in the District of Lisburne					1,494	18	10		1,816	2	1
Protestant Charter Schools	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					892	2	9	¼	0	0	0
	Duty arising by Licences granted to Hawkers and Pedlars					1,190	0	0		1,189	0	0
Dundalk Cambrick Manufactory	Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period					1	2	6		0	0	0
TOTAL Receipts for 1779/1781:										253,856	0	10	½

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1779 to 25th March 1780				25th March 1780 to 25th March 1781
						£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.
Loan Duties	Drawbacks	Wine, 2d additional Duty				139	3	9	½	168	2	5
		Spirits, 1st				0	0	0		18	3	4
		Spirits, 2d				0	0	0		571	0	1
		Spirits, 3d				0	0	0		527	9	0
		Rum, 2d				0	0	0		12	3	6
		Vinegar				0	14	0		28	3	11
		Muslin, 2d				3	5	11		1	15	3
		Hops				3	14	7		17	4	3
		Coffee				2	13	5		0	0	0
		Tea, exceeding 4s. per Pound Weight				10	10	6		14	7	5
		5l. per Cent on dry Goods				53	16	5		87	6	8
		Spirits, home made, exported				0	0	0		43	12	6
		Allowance claimed for Balances due by Collectors of the Carriage Duty				61	0	0		0	0	0
	Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers, including dismissed Collectors Balances					0	0	0		153,329	17	0
	The like on the Duties on Teas					0	0	0		9,940	0	1
	Arrears of Excise in a Course of Collection					0	0	0		1,174	14	9
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		33,983	3	5	½
Linen Duties	Duty on Coffee repaid					0	0	0		4	0	2
	Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers					0	0	0		1,531	12	11
	The like for the Duty on Teas					0	0	0		20,000	0	0
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		1,109	18	6	¾
Tillage Duties	Salaries to the Stamp-masters					50	0	0		47	10	0
	Incident Charges					697	13	10		305	12	10
	Hearth-Money Collectors Allowance for receiving the Duties on Carriages					93	0	0		86	14	0
	Allowance claimed for Balances due from Hearth-Money Collectors					60	4	0		0	0	0
	Payments made to the Receiver-General, including those on wrought Plate					0	0	0		15,171	5	2
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		1,571	3	0
Bounty on Linen and Canvas exported	Bounty paid on Linen and Canvas exported					0	0	0		199	12	11
	Drawbacks					0	0	0		5	13	1
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		4,799	0	10
North-West Fishery	Overpaid by Collectors at Lady-day 1779					0	0	0		117	11	7	¾
	Drawbacks on exporting foreign Herrings					136	10	11		15	14	1
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		926	4	10	¼
Lagan Navigation	Payments to the Receiver-General					0	0	0		350	0	0
	Drawbacks of additional Excise					297	8	7		376	19	6
	Allowance to the Officers for receiving the net Duties					59	17	6		71	19	0	½
	Interest paid on 8485l. borrowed pursuant to Act of Parliament					0	0	0		1,134	10	8
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		1,171	15	3
Protestant Charter Schools	Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers					0	0	0		2,525	10	10
	Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period					0	0	0		745	11	11	¼
Dundalk Cambrick Manufactory						0	0	0		1	2	6
TOTAL Payments for 1779/1781:										253,856	0	10	½

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