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Revenue Account 1787/1788

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1787 to 25th March 1788
						£	s.	d.
Balances at Lady-day, 1787	On the Collector's Accounts					118,445	4	8	½
	Arrear on Malt Duty, not payable for four Months					53,358	15	7	½
	In the Hands of the 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
Produce for one year, ended at Lady-day	Hereditary Revenue	Customs Inwards				208,145	6	11	½
		Customs Outwards				35,015	3	0	½
		Imported Excise				142,213	9	11	¼
		Prizage on Wines				5,195	12	0
		Light-house Duties				757	14	8	¾
		Fines and Seizures				12,285	6	7	⅝
		Forfeitures				292	2	5	¾
		Casualties				1,444	3	8
		Inland Excise, inluding an Arrear of 1406l. 7s. 3d.				94,832	3	10
		Ale Licences				9,343	18	9
		Wine and Strong-water Licences				34,627	13	11
		Storage				644	12	7
		Quit, &c. Rents				64,157	13	8
		Hearth-Money				66,750	3	0
		Proportion of the Duties on Teas				7,300	0	0
	Additional Duties	Tobacco				65,899	13	9
		Wine				94,986	18	6
		Muslin, 1st				552	5	9
		Muslin, 2d				5,860	16	10
		Foreign Romals				37	16	10
		Foreign Paper				365	3	6
		Foreign Silk Manufacture				46	19	10
		Vinegar				2,010	11	7
		Hops				7,449	2	3
		Earthern, japanned and lacquered Wares				1,319	18	11
		Raw sugar				135,062	4	6
		Refined sugar				19,830	19	11	½
		Ten Pounds per Cent. on foreign Dry Goods				8,793	13	1
		Coffee, 2d				307	19	4
		Damask Napkining, &c.				43	6	0
		Iron and Steel Wire imported				10	0	0
		Six Pounds per cent on Retailers				4,195	17	1
		Foreign Wheat, &c. imported				33	2	6
		Beer imported				11,277	16	0
		Residue of the Duties on Tea, after applying 7300l. to Hereditary Revenue				27,913	8	7
		Cider Licences				130	5	0
		Ale and Beer, &c.				35,561	14	9
		Sundry Articles in the Act for the Advancement of Trade				3,004	5	10
		Duty on Carriages				11,020	10	0
		Five Pounds per Cent. on Customs, Excise, &c.				20,076	3	6	½
		Five Pounds per Cent on the Duties on Teas and Wines				3,243	15	4
		Tallow imported				233	2	5
		Portugal Wine				1,392	0	7
		Portugal Lemons and Oranges				38	1	0
		Inland Excise on Malt				116,400	1	0	½
		Inland Excise on Tobacco				17,446	16	6
		Raw Silk imported				228	0	10
		Articles in the French Treaty				455	9	3
		Licences	Tobacco Manufacturers			754	0	0
			Tobacco Tables			1,820	0	0
			Tobacco Presses			1,046	0	0
			Candle and Soap Manufacturers			731	0	0
			Grocers			4,465	2	6
			Tanners			839	0	0
			Spirit Factors			66	10	0
			Manufacturers of Paper Hangings			58	0	0
			Goldsmiths			116	0	0
			Coffee-houses			0	11	0
			Hawkers and Pedlars			3,164	0	0
	Stamp Duties	Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper, and Value of Vellum, Parchment and Paper and Penalties, including 4266l. 14s. 8d. for Licences to Lottery-Office Keepers, and for Lottery Policies of Insurance				57,172	0	4	¾
	Post Office	Postage of Letters and Expresses, and the Allowance from Great Britain in Lieu of Packets, Postage, &c.				44,268	13	1
TOTAL Receipts for 1787/1788:						1,678,778	4	5	⅜

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1787 to 25th March 1788
						£	s.	d.
Charge of Management	Salaries on the Revenue Establishments					101,205	19	3
	Incident Charges					90,214	2	0	¼
	Salaries, Pensions and Gratuities					22,217	4	7
	Drawbacks					6,804	11	2
	Portage Bills					2,054	11	4	½
	Premiums on	Corn and Four exported				32,356	11	1	¼
		Inland Carriage of Corn and Flour to Dublin				52,010	13	10
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Dublin				20,455	14	9	½
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Ulster				2,678	5	1
		Fishing Vessels				6,762	1	5	½
		Irish cured Fish exported				1,960	4	5	¾
		Irish Coals brought to Dublin				233	15	0
		Coarse Linen and Canvas exported				21,744	2	5	¾
	Light-House Expences					1,724	17	11
	Wines Warrants to Privy Counsellors					1,590	12	0
	Quarantine Expenses					8,501	2	0	½
	Rewards for apprehending Deserters					379	0	0
	Rewards for convicting Burglarly					100	0	0
	Rewards for Tobacco burned, which would not sell for the Duty					349	13	3
	Allowance claimed for Hearth-Money Collectors Balances					700	19	4
	Arrears of Inland Excise					248	5	8	½
	Salaries to Hearth-money Officers					5,470	0	0
	Hearth-Money Incidents, and Allowances to Constables					3,914	12	2	¾
	Officers Fees on Bounties					5,457	17	4	½
	Salaries to Inspectors of Fisheries					412	10	0
	Part of a former Collectors Balance allowed under a Judgment of the Court of Exchequer					171	7	1	⅝
Drawbacks	Malt, brewed					25,860	11	4	¼
	Tobacco					779	3	0	½
	Wine					1,368	6	1
	Muslin, 1st					31	0	8
	Muslin, 2d					472	8	6
	Foreign Paper					11	18	0
	Vinegar					5	5	10
	Hops					66	15	7
	Earthen Ware					22	14	6
	Raw Sugar					315	3	8
	Refined Sugar					253	3	0
	Ten Pounds per Cent. on foreign Dry Goods					308	8	9
	Six Pounds per Cent. on Retailers					43	11	5	½
	Five Pounds per Cent. on Customs, Excise, &c.					370	10	0	½
	Five Pounds per Cent. on the Duties on Teas and Wines					177	5	9
	Tea					34	19	7
	Irish Beer Exported					48	2	10	½
	English Beer exported					41	8	9
	Foreign Wheat, &c.					2	19	8
	Tallow					43	4	7
	Malt exported					35	0	0
	Portugal Wine					1,205	11	5
	Sundry Articles in the Act of Trade					27	3	11
	French Treaty					268	17	4
	Portugal Fruit					31	16	6
	Irish Silk exported					124	17	7
	Raw Silk					227	9	11
	Coffee, 2d					24	6	0
	Freight					39	0	0
Management (Stamps)	Salaries to Stamp Officers					5,628	4	7	¼
	Incident Charges					4,932	5	11	¼
	Discount Allowed on payment of 10l. and upwards					646	12	9
Management (Post Office)	Salaries to Officers of the Post Office					20,040	14	1
	Incident Charges, Allowances, &c.					12,537	7	7
Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers the Year ended Lady-day, 1788	Ordinary Revenue					859,609	13	1	½
	Quit Rents					80	15	6	½
	Casualties					1,444	3	8
	Dimissed Collectors					2,866	13	4
	Stamp Duties, including 4245l 16s. towards Lottery Expenses					49,084	7	3	½
	Post Office Revenue					13,440	14	1	½
Balances at Lady-day, 1788	On the Collectors Accounts					133,445	9	3	⅛
	Arrears on Malt Duty, not payable for four Months					48,991	15	2	½
	In the Hands of Paymaster of Corn Premiums					0	7	6
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					72,061	3	2	⅛
	On the Stamp Duties	In the Hands of Collectors of Excise				6,407	8	11	¾
		In the Hands of Stamp Officers				21,142	15	6	¼
	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					5,027	14	10	½
TOTAL Payments for 1787/1788:						1,679,348	4	6	⅜

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