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Revenue Account 1785/1786

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1785 to 25th March 1786
						£	s.	d.
Balances at Lady-day, 1785	On the Collector's 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 the Paymaster of Corn Premiums					2,909	6	9
	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					7,117	7	5
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					66,072	10	8	½
Produce for one year, ended at Lady-day	Hereditary Revenue	Customs Inwards				200,932	11	1
		Customs Outwards				33,266	8	0	¼
		Imported Excise				130,787	15	11	¼
		Prizage on Wines				2,350	0	0
		Light-house Duties				522	12	3
		Fines and Seizures				19,087	19	5	⅞
		Forfeitures				458	19	10	¾
		Casualties				841	10	9
		Inland Excise				82,858	4	2
		Ale Licences				7,879	13	4
		Wine and Strong-water Licences				29,090	12	3	¾
		Storage				682	9	0
		Quit, &c. Rents				64,513	1	3	⅛
		Hearth-Money				62,106	13	6
		Proportion of the Duties on Teas				7,300	0	0
	Additional Duties	Tobacco				91,713	17	0
		Wine				54,413	4	8
		Muslin, 1st				3,498	13	1
		Muslin, 2d				1,339	16	10
		Foreign Romals				381	13	6
		Foreign Paper				594	7	9
		Foreign Silk Manufacture				134	8	4
		Vinegar				2,642	17	4
		Hops				9,714	6	6
		Earthern, japanned and lacquered Wares				1,031	19	7	¾
		Raw sugar				127,754	8	1
		Refined sugar				8,993	5	1	½
		Ten Pounds per Cent. on foreign Dry Goods				7,459	14	0	¾
		Coffee, 2d				174	0	11
		Molasses and Treacle				2	7	1
		Damask Napkining, &c.				27	10	6
		Iron and Steel Wire imported				178	13	1
		Linen Rags exported				14	8	4
		Six Pounds per cent on Retailers				2,940	9	7	½
		Foreign Wheat, &c. imported				3,696	8	0
		Malt imported				35	7	6
		Residue of the Duties on Tea, after applying 7300l. to Hereditary Revenue				27,134	6	1
		Cider Licences				151	7	6
		Ale and Beer				32,918	10	8	¾
		Beer, imported				8,265	14	6
		Sundry Articles in the Act for the Advancement of Trade				4,911	0	7
		Duty on Carriages for one year and six months				6,412	5	0
		Five Pounds per Cent. on Customs, Excise, &c.				17,741	13	8
		Five Pounds per Cent on the Duties on Teas and Wines				4,918	8	8
		Tallow imported				165	0	10
		Portugal Wine				310	6	4
		Portugal Lemons and Oranges				285	1	0
		Portugal Cork Wood				17	5	0
		Inland Excise on Malt				141,639	8	11	½
		Inland Excise on Tobacco				21,974	12	4	½
		Licences	Tobacco Manufacturers			779	10	0
			Tobacco Tables			1,918	15	0
			Tobacco Presses			1,125	10	0
			Candle and Soap Manufacturers			681	10	0
			Grocers			3,439	0	0
			Tanners			785	0	0
			Spirit Factors			64	0	0
			Manufacturers of Paper Hangings			43	0	0
			Goldsmiths			102	0	0
			Coffee-houses			0	10	0
			Hawkers and Pedlars			3,666	0	0
	Stamp Duties	Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper, and Value of Vellum, Parchment and Paper and Penalties				54,381	3	10	¼
	Post Office	Postage of Letters and Expresses, and the Allowance from Great Britain in Lieu of Packets, Postage, &c.				42,440	16	6
TOTAL Receipts for 1785/1786:						1,588,058	4	2	¼

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1785 to 25th March 1786
						£	s.	d.
Charge of Management	Salaries on the Revenue Establishments					93,558	16	2
	Incident Charges					69,743	11	3	½
	Salaries, Pensions and Gratuities					15,892	14	5	½
	Drawbacks					5,895	7	11	½
	Drawbacks of inland Excise on Beer, Ale and Strong-waters, exported					30	15	3	¼
	Portage Bills					1,871	9	0	½
	Premiums on	Sugar refined exported				114	15	10	¾
		Corn and Four exported				49,805	12	10
		Inland Carriage of Corn and Flour to Dublin				40,907	12	3
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Dublin				11,779	2	4	½
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Ulster				261	1	8
		Fishing Vessels				20,736	2	4
		Irish cured Fish exported				1,374	12	9
		Irish Coals brought to Dublin				347	3	4
		Wrought Silk exported				133	19	5	½
		Indigo imported				57	6	10	½
		Flax-seed exported				22	4	0
		Coarse Linen and Canvas exported				12,987	16	1
	Light-House Expences					2,042	14	9
	Wines Warrants to Privy Counsellors					1,390	16	0
	Quarantine Expenses					108	6	3	½
	Rewards for apprehending Deserters					261	0	0
	Rewards for Tobacco burned, which would not sell for the Duty					581	15	11
	Arrears of Inland Excise					660	0	5	½
	Allowance claimed for Hearth-Money Collectors Balances					367	16	6
	Salaries to Hearth-money Officers					6,307	5	5	½
	Hearth-Money Incidents, and Allowances to Constables					1,160	7	3
	Officers Fees on Bounties					2,848	6	2
Drawbacks	Malt brewed					14,842	14	11	¾
	Tobacco					4,516	4	4	½
	Wine					1,534	12	10
	Raw Sugar					1,095	9	3	½
	Refined Sugar					29	5	10	½
	Hops					43	13	3
	Sundry Articles in the Act for the Advancement of Trade					108	3	8	¼
	Coffee, 2d					45	3	7
	English Beer exported					64	9	3	¾
	Earther, japanned and lacquered Wares					71	14	0	½
	Iron Wire exported					196	4	11
	Six Pounds per Cent. on Retailers					13	16	5
	Ten Pounds per Cent. on foreign Dry Goods					167	1	1
	Foreign Paper					17	11	0
	Muslin, 1st					311	2	6
	Muslin, 2d					439	13	10
	Foreign Romals					1	10	6
	Foreign Wheat, &c.					144	10	5
	Vinegar					60	1	0
	Five Pounds per Cent. on Customs, Excise, &c.					382	3	10
	Five Pounds per Cent. on the Duties on Teas and Wines					10	3	8
	Irish Beer Exported					18	4	6	½
	Foreign Silk Manufacture					40	0	0
	Lemons and Oranges					37	0	0
	Cork Wood					11	15	0
Management (Stamps)	Salaries to Stamp Officers					5,529	16	9
	Incident Charges					3,382	11	8
	Discount Allowed on Payments of 10l. and upwards, and Allowances					571	12	7	½
Management (Post Office)	Salaries to Officers of the Post Office					17,940	16	9
	Incident Charges, Allowances, &c.					9,892	0	11
Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers the Year ended Lady-day, 1786	Ordinary Revenue					752,955	1	8	¼
	Quit Rents					154	6	2	½
	Casualties					841	10	9
	Dimissed Collectors					2	16	0	¾
	On account of Stamp Duties					36,450	8	7
	On account of the Post Office Revenue					15,017	5	3
Balances at Lady-day, 1786	On the Collectors Accounts					227,703	14	4	¾
	Arrears on Malt Duty, not payable for four Months					55,481	11	11	½
	On the Stamp Duties	In the Hands of Collectors of Excise				6,248	16	3	½
		In the Hands of Stamp Officers				16,659	16	6	¾
	In the Hands of Paymaster of Corn Premiums					1	14	6
	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					6,708	1	0
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					67,064	19	5	½
TOTAL Payments for 1785/1786:						1,588,058	4	2	¼

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