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Revenue Account 1784/1785

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1784 to 25th March 1785
						£	s.	d.
Balances at Lady-day, 1784	Collectors Accounts					115,144	6	8	½
	Stamp Duties	In the hands of collectors of Excise				5,255	5	1	¾
		In the hands of Stamp Officers				7,728	4	9
	In the hands of Pay-Master of Corn Premiums					593	13	8
	In the Hands of Dismissed and deceased Collectors					64,167	2	1	¾
Produce for one year, ended at Lady-day	Hereditary Revenue	Customs inwards				190,004	14	0
		Customs outwards				31,588	2	10
		Imported Excise				125,220	3	6	½
		Prizage on Wines				3,160	0	0
		Light-house Duties				770	3	7	½
		Fines and Seizures				6,974	4	11	½
		Forfeitures				579	0	1	¼
		Casualties				1,420	9	8
		Inland Excise				73,222	13	9
		Ale Licences				7,596	13	3	¾
		Wine and Strong Waters Licences				27,585	8	7
		Storage				541	8	0
		Quit, &c. Rents				65,791	4	1	½
		Hearth-Money				61,380	19	8	½
		Proportion of the Duties on Teas				7,300	0	0
	Additional Duties	Tobacco				135,187	13	5
		Wine				71,224	11	7
		Muslin, 1st				840	10	5
		Muslin, 2d				355	18	3
		Foreign Romals				239	14	8
		Foreign Paper				418	7	6
		Foreign Silk Manufacture				54	9	6
		Vinegar				2,174	13	10
		Hops				6,675	11	2
		Earthern, japanned and lacquered Wares				978	11	4	½
		Sugar, raw				105,199	5	0
		Sugar, refined				5,789	8	4	½
		Five per Cent. on foreign dry Goods				3,776	2	8
		Coffee, 2d				67	6	5
		Molasses and Treacle				94	16	0
		Damask Napkinning, &c.				1	6	0
		Iron and Steel Wire imported				54	19	1
		Linen Rags exported				11	6	6
		Six per cent on Retailers				2,642	5	2	½
		Foreign Wheat, &c. imported				1,411	17	1
		Residue of the Duties on Tea, after applying 7300l. to Hereditary Revenue				25,615	16	6
		Cider Licences				89	5	1
		Ale and Beer				30,965	9	1	½
		Beer, imported				6,892	9	0	½
		Sundry Articles in the Act for the Advancement of Trade				348	8	8
		Duty on Carriages				5,084	10	0
	Stamp Duties	Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper and Value of Vellum, Parchment and Paper and Penalties				38,512	15	10
	Post Office	Postage of Letters and Expresses, and the Allowance from Great Britain in Lieu of Packets, Postage, &c. from the 1st of August, 1784 to Lady-day, 1785				27,512	15	8
TOTAL Receipts for 1784/1785:						1,268,244	2	7

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1784 to 25th March 1785
						£	s.	d.
Charge of Management	Salaries on the Revenue Establishments					92,828	5	3	¾
	Incident Charges					67,715	7	7	¼
	Salaries, Pensions and Gratuities heretofore included in incident Charges					19,694	0	1
	Drawbacks					4,165	11	7
	Drawbacks of inland Excise on Beer, Ale and Strong-waters, exported					99	11	3
	Portage Bills					1,614	10	8	½
	Premiums on	Sugar refined exported				286	17	0	¼
		Corn imported				376	5	2	½
		Corn and Four exported				12,592	7	7
		Inland Carriage of Corn and Flour to Dublin				29,684	6	11
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Dublin				12,869	19	4
		Fishing Vessels				24,883	17	3
		Irish cured Fish exported				4,621	0	10	¾
		Irish Coals brought to Dublin				211	5	6
		Wrought Silk exported				229	12	10
		Wrought Silk and Stuffs exported				36	14	10	¾
	Light-House Expences					1,736	13	1	½
	Wines Warrants to Privy Counsellors					1,314	15	0
	Quarantine Expenses					540	4	4	½
	Rewards for apprehending Deserters					380	0	0
	Rewards for Tobacco burned, which would not sell for the Duty					8	4	7
	Arrears of Inland Excise					211	3	0
	Allowance claimed for Hearth-Money Collectors and Gaugers Balances					509	0	0
	Salaries to Hearth-money Officers					6,083	8	0
	Hearth-Money Incidents, and Allowances to Constables					1,306	7	6	¼
Drawbacks on additional duties	Tobacco					7,768	19	6	¾
	Wine					1,763	12	10	½
	Muslin, 1st					101	19	2
	Muslin, 2d					68	1	11
	Romals, foreign					39	9	8
	Vinegar					3	9	8
	Hops					24	4	0
	Earthen Ware					58	14	7
	Raw Sugar					238	9	10	½
	Refined Sugar					97	1	1
	Five per Cent on foreign dry Goods					116	7	6
	Coffee, 2d					22	9	6
	Six per cent on Retailers					54	0	4
	Foreign Wheat, &c.					218	16	11
	Irish Beer exported					54	15	2	½
	English Beer exported					32	17	7	½
	Sundry Articles in the Act for the Advancement of Trade					4	10	9
Management (Stamps)	Salaries to Stamp Officers					5,564	14	0	½
	Incident Charges					2,407	0	9
	Discount Allowed on Payments of 10l. and upwards, and Allowances					433	4	7	½
Management (Post Office)	Salaries to Officers of the Post Office					10,883	4	5
	Incident Charges, Allowances, &c.					7,429	2	2	½
Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers the Year ended Lady-day, 1785	Ordinary Revenue					662,150	9	9	¼
	Quit, &c. Rents					95	2	1	½
	Casualties					1,420	9	8
	Dimissed Collectors					114	16	2	½
	The like [payments to Vice-Treasuers] on Account of Stamp Duties					28,629	7	8	¼
	The like [payments to Vice-Treasuers] on Account of the Post-Office Revenue					2,083	1	7	½
Balances at Lady-day, 1784	On the Collectors Accounts					161,804	16	1	¾
	On the Stamp Duties	In the hands of collectors of Excise				5,575	6	4
		In the hands of Stamp Officers				8,886	12	3	½
	In the hands of Pay-Master of Corn Premiums					2,909	6	9
Arrears at Lady-day, 1784	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					7,117	7	5
	In the Hands of Dismissed and deceased Collectors					66,072	10	8	½
TOTAL Payments for 1784/1785:						1,268,244	2	7

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