Duties Account 1787/1788
from Journals of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland
25th March 1787 to 25th March 1788
| Receipts | Irish £ | ||||||||
| 25th March 1787 to 25th March 1788 | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | |||||||
| Loan Duties | Balances at the start of Account period | In Collectors Hands | 75,687 | 9 | 8 | ¼ | |||
| Arrears of Excise in Course of Collection | 1,717 | 12 | 8 | ||||||
| Spirits, single | 46,379 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| Brandy and Geneva, 2d | 34,282 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Rum, 2d | 40,877 | 19 | 7 | ||||||
| Spirits, exceeding single Proof | 14,378 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| Spirits, home made | 92,901 | 16 | 7 | ¾ | |||||
| Cards, 2d | 2,370 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Linen Duties | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 2,731 | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Coffee, 1st additional Duty, Chocolate, and Cocoa-nuts | 309 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| Foreign Linens, &c. | 74 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Raw Hides exported | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Linseed Oil | 936 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Balance overpaid by Collectors at Lady-day, 1788 | 3,910 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| Tillage Duties | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 8,421 | 19 | 2 | ½ | ||||
| Cards | 2,370 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Dice | 227 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wrought Plate imported | 556 | 14 | 4 | ||||||
| Received in the Treasury for wrought Plate | 1,978 | 9 | 7 | ||||||
| One Year's Duty on Coaches, Chariots, Chaises, &c. | 3,131 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Bounty on Linen and Canvas exported | Balances overpaid by Collectors at Lady-day, 1788 | 4,096 | 7 | 7 | ¼ | ||||
| North-West Fishery | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 8 | 14 | 11 | |||||
| Encouragement of Irish fisheries | 12 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
| Foreign Herrings imported | 1,335 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Lagan Navigation | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 301 | 17 | 7 | ¼ | ||||
| Additional Excise paid in the District of Lisburn | 1,817 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
| Protestant Charter Schools | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 552 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Improvement of the City of Dublin | 929 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
| Additional Duty on Coals, imported into the Harbour of Dublin | 7,937 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| Repairs of the Royal Exchange | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 108 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Duty on Entries Inwards | 525 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| College Buildings | Stamp Duties on Almanacks, Calendars and Dublin Directories | 259 | 17 | 1 | |||||
| TOTAL Receipts for 1787/1788: | 351,130 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Payments | Irish £ | ||||||||
| 25th March 1787 to 25th March 1788 | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | |||||||
| Loan Duties | Drawbacks on | Spirits, single | 682 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Brandy and Geneva, 2d | 681 | 12 | 9 | ||||||
| Rum, 2d | 521 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| Spirits, exceeding single Proof | 23 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
| Malt distilled | 60,842 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 194,736 | 17 | 0 | ¼ | |||||
| Balances at end of account period | In Collectors Hands | 47,982 | 0 | 3 | ¾ | ||||
| Arrears of Excise in Course of Collection | 3,123 | 19 | 11 | ||||||
| Linen Duties | Drawbacks on Linseed Oil | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 7,960 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tillage Duties | Salaries to the Stamp-masters | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Incident Charges | 383 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Hearth-Money Collectors Allowance for receiving the Duty on Carriages | 84 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Allowance claimed for Balances due by Collectors of Duty on Carriages | 75 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers including those on wrought Plate | 12,286 | 11 | 6 | ¼ | |||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 3,805 | 13 | 0 | ¼ | |||||
| Bounty on Linen and Canvas exported | Balances overpaid by Collectors at Lady-day, 1787 | 3,322 | 10 | 8 | ¼ | ||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 773 | 16 | 11 | ||||||
| North-West Fishery | Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 8 | 14 | 11 | |||||
| Encouragement of Irish fisheries | 1,348 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Lagan Navigation | Drawbacks on additional Excise | 557 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Allowance to Officers for receiving the net Duties | 63 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Payments on Account of 10,000l. borrowed pursuant to Act of Parliament | 487 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 692 | 10 | 10 | ¾ | |||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 319 | 7 | 6 | ½ | |||||
| Protestant Charter Schools | 552 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Improvement of the City of Dublin | Drawbacks on Coals | 41 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 8,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 824 | 16 | 10 | ||||||
| Repairs of the Royal Exchange | Payments to the Trustees of the Royal Exchange | 504 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Balances in Collectors Hands at end of account period | 129 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| College Buildings | Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers by the Receiver-General of Stamp Duties | 256 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Balance in the Hands of the Receiver-General of Stamp Duties at end of account period | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| TOTAL Payments for 1787/1788: | 351,130 | 11 | 11 | ||||||