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Revenue Account 1786/1787

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1786 to 25th March 1787
						£	s.	d.
Balances at Lady-day, 1786	On the Collector's Accounts					227,703	14	4	¾
	Arrear on Malt Duty, not payable for four Months					55,481	11	11	½
	In the Hands of the Paymaster of Corn Premiums					1	14	6
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					67,064	19	5	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 the Treasurer of the Post Office					6,708	1	0
Produce for one year, ended at Lady-day	Hereditary Revenue	Customs Inwards				182,541	10	5	¾
		Customs Outwards				37,386	7	6	¼
		Imported Excise				120,635	8	8	¼
		Prizage on Wines				2,235	0	0
		Light-house Duties				518	19	7
		Fines and Seizures				23,792	11	9	¼
		Forfeitures				425	13	0
		Casualties				1,291	4	9
		Inland Excise				86,410	7	11	½
		Ale Licences				8,489	3	9	¾
		Wine and Strong-water Licences				31,245	15	0
		Storage				710	14	8
		Quit, &c. Rents				64,062	18	6	¾
		Hearth-Money				63,425	5	9
		Proportion of the Duties on Teas				7,300	0	0
	Additional Duties	Tobacco				91,126	3	0
		Wine				62,377	12	1
		Muslin, 1st				619	13	10
		Muslin, 2d				6,698	4	2
		Foreign Romals				485	4	3
		Foreign Paper				497	15	6
		Foreign Silk Manufacture				71	18	8
		Vinegar				3,068	6	7	½
		Hops				10,170	19	10	½
		Earthern, japanned and lacquered Wares				1,192	17	11	½
		Raw sugar				86,125	6	10
		Refined sugar				6,989	17	11	½
		Ten Pounds per Cent. on foreign Dry Goods				7,843	12	6	½
		Coffee, 2d				333	6	3
		Damask Napkining, &c.				73	5	6
		Iron and Steel Wire imported				51	14	6
		Linen Rags exported				16	10	4
		Six Pounds per cent on Retailers				3,440	17	6	¾
		Foreign Wheat, &c. imported				97	10	0
		Malt imported				3	8	9
		Beer imported				9,898	12	5	½
		Residue of the Duties on Tea, after applying 7300l. to Hereditary Revenue				33,048	18	9
		Cider Licences				91	7	6
		Ale and Beer, &c.				33,873	8	10	¾
		Sundry Articles in the Act for the Advancement of Trade				3,867	4	3
		Duty on Carriages				9,996	12	6
		Five Pounds per Cent. on Customs, Excise, &c.				18,147	19	3	¼
		Five Pounds per Cent on the Duties on Teas and Wines				6,442	11	5
		Tallow imported				116	13	6
		Portugal Wine				15,308	17	9
		Portugal Lemons and Oranges				105	14	5
		Portugal Cork Wood				18	16	8
		Inland Excise on Malt				111,521	18	9
		Inland Excise on Tobacco				17,709	15	6
		Gun-powder imported				6	14	5
		Licences	Tobacco Manufacturers			742	0	0
			Tobacco Tables			1,790	0	0
			Tobacco Presses			1,080	0	0
			Candle and Soap Manufacturers			705	0	0
			Grocers			3,667	5	0
			Tanners			785	0	0
			Spirit Factors			49	0	0
			Manufacturers of Paper Hangings			48	0	0
			Goldsmiths			103	0	0
			Coffee-houses			0	9	0
			Hawkers and Pedlars			2,922	0	0
	Stamp Duties	Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper, and Value of Vellum, Parchment and Paper and Penalties				49,983	19	6	½
	Post Office	Postage of Letters and Expresses, and the Allowance from Great Britain in Lieu of Packets, Postage, &c.				44,336	12	11	½
TOTAL Receipts for 1786/1787:						1,657,991	14	5	¼

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1786 to 25th March 1787
						£	s.	d.
Charge of Management	Salaries on the Revenue Establishments					97,556	17	2	½
	Incident Charges					76,617	7	1
	Salaries, Pensions and Gratuities					17,058	16	10
	Drawbacks					6,834	2	11	½
	Drawbacks of inland Excise on Beer, Ale and Strong-waters, exported					31	0	0
	Portage Bills					1,846	19	1	½
	Premiums on	Sugar refined exported				144	12	4
		Corn and Four exported				50,865	19	8	½
		Inland Carriage of Corn and Flour to Dublin				46,990	13	2
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Dublin				18,362	3	7	½
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Ulster				368	16	7	½
		Fishing Vessels				10,337	13	5
		Irish cured Fish exported				1,970	18	10	¾
		Irish Coals brought to Dublin				484	5	0
		Wrought Silk exported				142	13	9
		Wrought Silk and Stuff exported				4	1	6
		Coarse Linen and Canvas exported				19,336	14	8
	Light-House Expences					1,731	13	8	½
	Wines Warrants to Privy Counsellors					1,408	7	0
	Quarantine Expenses					273	7	9	½
	Rewards for apprehending Deserters					318	0	0
	Rewards for convicting Burglarly					20	0	0
	Rewards for Tobacco burned, which would not sell for the Duty					37	16	7
	Arrears of Inland Excise					1,233	0	2	¼
	Allowance claimed for Hearth-Money Collectors Balances					676	9	4	½
	Salaries to Hearth-money Officers					6,449	0	0
	Hearth-Money Incidents, and Allowances to Constables					1,418	10	0
	Officers Fees on Bounties					5,701	11	5	½
Drawbacks	Malt, brewed					23,746	8	2	½
	Tobacco					8,801	7	8	½
	Wine					1,273	12	4
	Muslin, 1st					37	0	4
	Muslin, 2d					343	14	1
	Foreign Romals					20	14	4
	Vinegar					21	13	4
	Hops					65	7	1
	Earthen Ware					28	0	11
	Raw Sugar					225	14	10
	Refined Sugar					73	15	4	½
	Ten per Cent. on foreign Dry Goods					441	16	11
	Six per Cent. on Retailers					51	2	9
	Five per Cent. on Customs, Excise, &c.					609	11	6
	Five per Cent. on the Duties on Teas and Wines					6	17	1
	Tea					145	6	11
	Iron and Steel Wire					30	3	0
	Irish Beer Exported					32	1	9	¼
	English Beer exported					105	18	11	½
	Foreign Wheat, &c.					77	8	11	½
	Tallow					19	9	2
	Malt exported					413	18	9
	Portugal Lemons and Oranges					1	12	0
	Portugal Cork Wood					8	2	6
	Sundry Articles in the Act for the Advancement of Trade					55	2	10	½
Management (Stamps)	Salaries to Stamp Officers					5,584	13	5
	Incident Charges					3,893	4	6	½
	Discount Allowed on payment of 10l. and upwards					612	18	3
Management (Post Office)	Salaries to Officers of the Post Office					19,049	6	4
	Incident Charges, Allowances, &c.					11,115	17	3
Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers the Year ended Lady-day, 1787	Ordinary Revenue					875,768	3	8
	Quit Rents					214	18	1	½
	Casualties					1,291	4	9
	Dimissed Collectors					3,325	18	8	¾
	Stamp Duties					32,132	1	6
	Post Office Revenue					14,101	12	9	½
Balances at Lady-day, 1787	On the Collectors Accounts					118,445	4	8	½
	Arrears on Malt Duty, not payable for four Months					53,358	15	7	½
	In the Hands of Paymaster of Corn Premiums					11	1	4
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					76,781	7	5	½
	On the Stamp Duties	In the Hands of Collectors of Excise				6,765	7	5	½
		In the Hands of Stamp Officers				23,904	7	2	¾
	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					6,777	17	7
TOTAL Payments for 1786/1787:						1,657,991	14	5	¼

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