Duties Account 1788/1789
from Journals of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland
25th March 1788 to 25th March 1789
| Receipts | Irish £ | ||||||||
| 25th March 1788 to 25th March 1789 | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | |||||||
| Loan Duties | Balances at the start of Account period | In Collectors Hands | 47,982 | 0 | 3 | ¾ | |||
| Arrears of Excise in Course of Collection | 3,123 | 19 | 11 | ||||||
| Spirits, single | 48,758 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Brandy and Geneva, 2d | 34,014 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
| Rum, 2d | 43,925 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| Spirits, exceeding single Proof | 13,284 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Spirits, home made | 116,727 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Cards, 2d | 2,497 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Linen Duties | Chocolate and Cocoa Nuts | 152 | 12 | 6 | |||||
| Foreign Linens, &c. | 73 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| Raw Hides exported | 23 | 13 | 6 | ||||||
| Linseed Oil | 205 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| Proportion of the Duty on Coffee | 350 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Balance overpaid by Collectors at Lady-day, 1789 | 3,520 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Tillage Duties | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 3,805 | 13 | 0 | ¼ | ||||
| Cards | 2,497 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Dice | 203 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Wrought Plate imported | 481 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Received in the Treasury for wrought Plate | 1,766 | 13 | 6 | ||||||
| One Year's Duty on Coaches, Chariots, Chaises, &c. | 3,513 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Bounty on Linen and Canvas exported | Balances overpaid by Collectors at Lady-day, 1789 | 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 | 1,348 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Foreign Herrings imported | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Lagan Navigation | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 319 | 7 | 6 | ½ | ||||
| Additional Excise paid in the District of Lisburn | 1,463 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Protestant Charter Schools | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 552 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Improvement of the City of Dublin | 824 | 16 | 10 | ||||||
| Additional Duty on Coals, imported into the Harbour of Dublin | 7,774 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Repairs of the Royal Exchange | Balances in the Collectors Hands at start of account period | 129 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Duty on Entries Inwards | 521 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| College Buildings | Balances in the Hands of the Receiver-General of Stamp Duties at start of account period | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| Stamp Duties on Almanacks, Calendars and Dublin Directories | 285 | 16 | 7 | ½ | |||||
| TOTAL Receipts for 1788/1789: | 344,233 | 13 | 9 | ¼ | |||||
| Payments | Irish £ | ||||||||
| 25th March 1788 to 25th March 1789 | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | |||||||
| Loan Duties | Drawbacks on | Spirits, single | 307 | 19 | 8 | ||||
| Brandy and Geneva, 2d | 402 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
| Rum, 2d | 179 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| Spirits, exceeding single Proof | 17 | 9 | 7 | ||||||
| Malt distilled | 71,399 | 12 | 9 | ½ | |||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 180,745 | 1 | 9 | ¾ | |||||
| Balances at end of account period | In Collectors Hands | 54,136 | 18 | 7 | ½ | ||||
| Arrears of Excise in Course of Collection | 3,123 | 19 | 11 | ||||||
| Linen Duties | Balances overpaid by Collectors at Lady-day, 1788 | 3,910 | 19 | 6 | |||||
| Drawbacks on | Chocolate, &c. | 2 | 14 | 6 | |||||
| Foreign Linen | 23 | 9 | 6 | ||||||
| Linseed Oil | 38 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers out of the Duty on Coffee | 350 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tillage Duties | Salaries to the Stamp-masters | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Incident Charges | 359 | 13 | 1 | ¾ | |||||
| Hearth-Money Collectors Allowance for receiving the Duty on Carriages | 96 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
| Drawbacks on Wrought Plate | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Allowance claimed for Balances due by Collectors of Duty on Carriages | 306 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers including those on wrought Plate | 8,881 | 3 | 11 | ||||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 2,573 | 5 | 9 | ½ | |||||
| 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 end of account period | 8 | 14 | 11 | |||||
| Encouragement of Irish fisheries | 1,348 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| Lagan Navigation | Drawbacks on additional Excise | 499 | 14 | 11 | |||||
| Allowance to Officers for receiving the net Duties | 48 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Payments on Account of Interest on 10,000l. borrowed pursuant to Act of Parliament | 550 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 319 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 364 | 12 | 8 | ½ | |||||
| Protestant Charter Schools | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 534 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Improvement of the City of Dublin | Drawbacks on Coals | 54 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers | 8,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Balances in the Collectors Hands at end of account period | 545 | 8 | 10 | ||||||
| Repairs of the Royal Exchange | Payments to the Trustees of the Royal Exchange | 546 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Balances in Collectors Hands at end of account period | 104 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| College Buildings | Discount allowed on Almanacks | 7 | 12 | 6 | |||||
| Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers by the Receiver-General of Stamp Duties | 281 | 14 | 11 | ½ | |||||
| Balance in the Hands of the Receiver-General of Stamp Duties at end of account period | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL Payments for 1788/1789: | 344,233 | 13 | 9 | ¼ | |||||