Duties Account 1784/1785
from Journals of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland
25th March 1784 to 25th March 1785
| Receipts | Irish £ | ||||||||
| 25th March 1784 to 25th March 1785 | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | |||||||
| Loan Duties | Balances at the start of Account period | In the Collectors Hands | 45,775 | 4 | 7 | ½ | |||
| Arrears of Excise in Course of Collection | 1,190 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Spirits, single | 48,523 | 19 | 9 | ||||||
| Brandy and Geneva, 2d | 38,571 | 17 | 5 | ||||||
| Rum, 2d | 38,672 | 15 | 7 | ||||||
| Spirits, exceeding single Proof | 16,960 | 4 | 9 | ||||||
| Spirits, home made | 60,433 | 19 | 7 | ¼ | |||||
| Cards, 2d | 2,712 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Linen Duties | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Coffee, 1st additional Duty, Chocolate, and Cocoa-nuts | 273 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Foreign Linens, &c. | 23 | 15 | 6 | ||||||
| Raw Hides exported | 100 | 14 | 6 | ||||||
| Linseed Oil | 948 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Tillage Duties | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 2,355 | 0 | 7 | ¾ | ||||
| Cards | 2,712 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Dice | 137 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wrought Plate imported | 398 | 8 | 10 | ||||||
| Received in the Treasury for wrought Plate | 1,654 | 8 | 3 | ½ | |||||
| One Year's Duty on Coaches, Chariots, Chaises, &c. | 2,790 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Bounty on Linen and Canvas exported | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 3,491 | 3 | 8 | ¾ | ||||
| Five Pounds per Cent. on Customs inwards, and imported Excise | 10,325 | 17 | 6 | ½ | |||||
| Two and a Half Per Cent on the Duties on Teas and Wines | 2,507 | 16 | 4 | ||||||
| Balances overpaid by Collectors at Lady-day, 1785 | 3,322 | 10 | 8 | ¼ | |||||
| North-West Fishery | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 18 | 14 | 11 | |||||
| Encouragement of Irish fisheries | 1,039 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Duty on foreign herrings, imported | 989 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| Duty, 2d, on ditto | 2,044 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Protestant Charter Schools | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 1,486 | 12 | 2 | |||||
| Duty arising by Licences granted to Hawkers and Pedlars | 1,457 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Improvement of the City of Dublin | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 826 | 19 | 9 | |||||
| Additional Duty on Coals, imported into the Harbour of Dublin | 6,887 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Lagan Navigation | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 263 | 8 | 10 | ½ | ||||
| Additional Excise paid in the District of Lisburn | 1,600 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Dundalk Cambrick Manufacture | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| TOTAL Receipts for 1784/1785: | 300,496 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Payments | Irish £ | ||||||||
| 25th March 1784 to 25th March 1785 | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | |||||||
| Loan Duties | Drawbacks | Wine, 2d | 48 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Spirits, single | 526 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
| Brandy and Geneva, 2d | 301 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
| Rum, 2d | 479 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Spirits, exceeding single Proof | 15 | 18 | 5 | ||||||
| Spirits, home made exported | 34 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers, including dismissed Collectors Balances | 194,491 | 18 | 6 | ½ | |||||
| Balances at end of account period | Arrears of Excise in Course of Collection | 1,190 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| In Collectors Hands | 55,753 | 1 | 10 | ¼ | |||||
| Linen Duties | Drawbacks on | Coffee, 1st | 31 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Foreign Linens, &c. | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Linseed Oil | 2 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 1,310 | 18 | 7 | ||||||
| Tillage Duties | Salaries to the Stamp-masters | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Incident Charges | 418 | 12 | 11 | ½ | |||||
| Hearth-Money Collectors Allowance for receiving the Duty on Carriages | 77 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
| Allowance claimed for Balances due by Collectors of Duty on Carriages | 37 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers including those on wrought Plate, and dismissed Collectors Balances | 6,632 | 18 | 2 | ½ | |||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 2,831 | 15 | 7 | ¼ | |||||
| Bounty on Linen and Canvas exported | Bounty paid on Linen and Canvas exported | 18,993 | 9 | 1 | ½ | ||||
| Drawbacks on | Five per Cent. on Customs and Excise | 152 | 6 | 4 | |||||
| Two and a Half per Cent. on the Duties on Teas and Wines | 11 | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 490 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| North-West Fishery | Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 18 | 14 | 11 | |||||
| Encouragement of Irish fisheries | Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 4,073 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Protestant Charter Schools | Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 1,833 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 1,110 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Improvement of the City of Dublin | Drawbacks on Coal | 15 | 17 | 6 | |||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 7,200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 498 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| Lagan Navigation | Drawbacks on additional Excise | 386 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| Allowance to Officers for receiving the net Duties | 60 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
| Payments on Account of Interest on 10,000l. borrowed pursuant to Act of Parliament | 487 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 723 | 14 | 3 | ||||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 205 | 10 | 0 | ½ | |||||
| Dundalk Cambrick Manufacture | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| TOTAL Payments for 1784/1785: | 300,496 | 7 | 7 | ||||||