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Revenue Account 1788/1789

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1788 to 25th March 1789
						£	s.	d.
Balances at Lady-day, 1788	On the Collector's Accounts					133,445	9	3	⅛
	Arrear on Malt Duty, not payable for four Months					48,991	15	2	½
	In the Hands of the 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
Produce for one year, ended at Lady-day	Hereditary Revenue	Customs Inwards				215,247	7	4	½
		Customs Outwards				33,333	8	4	½
		Imported Excise				136,739	1	3
		Prizage on Wines				4,380	2	0
		Light-house Duties				855	16	5
		Fines and Seizures				24,426	6	8	¼
		Forfeitures				506	19	10	½
		Casualties				2,370	15	0	½
		Inland Excise				100,045	5	6
		Ale Licences				8,941	4	11	¼
		Wine and Strong-water Licences				34,199	5	0
		Storage				591	13	11
		Quit, &c. Rents				64,724	5	8	⅛
		Hearth-Money				70,628	8	6
		Proportion of the Duties on Teas				7,300	0	0
	Additional Duties	Tobacco				44,237	3	3
		Wine				76,283	8	2
		Muslin, 1st				692	7	7
		Muslin, 2d				3,811	9	4
		Foreign Romals				694	5	4
		Foreign Paper				260	19	6
		Foreign Silk Manufacture				14	17	6
		Vinegar				2,290	0	7
		Hops				8,575	1	2
		Earthern, japanned and lacquered Wares				1,457	1	8
		Raw sugar				103,785	4	11
		Refined sugar				5,612	10	6	½
		Ten Pounds per Cent. on foreign Dry Goods				7,529	16	3	½
		Articles in the French Treaty				111	1	5
		Iron and Steel Wire imported				95	3	6
		Six Pounds per cent on Retailers				4,272	14	3
		Foreign Wheat, &c. imported				8	2	11
		Rosin				148	0	3
		Beer imported				12,922	4	2
		Residue of the Duties on Tea, after applying 7300l. to Hereditary Revenue				24,893	18	0
		Cider Licences				305	0	0
		Ale and Beer, &c.				33,524	5	7	¼
		Sundry Articles in the Act for the Advancement of Trade				2,497	12	6
		Duty on Carriages				12,654	0	0
		Five Pounds per Cent. on Customs, Excise, &c.				20,071	15	6
		Five Pounds per Cent on the Duties on Teas and Wines				1,713	8	6
		Inland Excise on Malt				124,288	1	0	½
		Inland Excise on Tobacco				66,955	11	9
		Inland Excise on Coffee				505	19	9
		Residue of the Duty on Coffee, after applying 350l. to the Linen Manufacture				363	15	9
		Molasses				20	7	0
		Turpentine Oil				10	9	1
		Manure exported				0	5	0
		Licences	Tobacco Manufacturers			3,620	0	0
			Grocers			4,661	0	0
			Tanners			816	0	0
			Candle and Soap Manufacturers			713	0	0
			Spirit Factors			71	0	0
			Manufacturers of Paper Hangings			55	0	0
			Goldsmiths			103	0	0
			Coffee-houses			24	0	0
			Hawkers and Pedlars			2,928	0	0
	Stamp Duties	Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper, and Value of Vellum, Parchment and Paper and Penalties, including 4158. 11s. 10d. for Licences to Lottery-Office Keepers, and for Lottery Policies of Insurance				58,606	11	1	½
	Post Office	Postage of Letters and Expresses, and the Allowance from Great Britain in Lieu of Packets, Postage, &c.				46,635	16	4
TOTAL Receipts for 1788/1789:						1,670,206	4	4	⅛

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1788 to 25th March 1789
						£	s.	d.
Charge of Management	Salaries on the Revenue Establishments					103,421	4	11
	Incident Charges					103,735	11	4	½
	Salaries, Pensions and Gratuities					21,637	10	3	¾
	Drawbacks					3,790	5	3
	Portage Bills					1,746	13	7	¾
	Premiums on	Corn and Four exported				59,206	13	2	½
		Inland Carriage of Corn and Flour to Dublin				58,000	4	3
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Dublin				19,648	17	0
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Ulster				4,924	1	7
		Fishing Vessels				13,542	11	9	½
		Irish cured Fish exported				2,395	11	10	½
		Irish Coals brought to Dublin				203	2	0
		Coarse Linen and Canvas exported				18,083	3	11	¾
		Irish refined sugar exported				11	15	4
	Light-House Expences					1,782	4	7
	Wines Warrants to Privy Counsellors					1,180	4	0
	Quarantine Expenses					3,045	19	0	½
	Rewards for apprehending Deserters					312	0	0
	Rewards for convicting Burglarly					80	0	0
	Rewards for Tobacco burned, which would not sell for the Duty					40	5	5
	Allowance claimed for Hearth-Money Collectors Balances					4,269	8	4	½
	Arrears of Inland Excise					201	9	2	½
	Salaries to Hearth-money Officers					5,564	19	2
	Hearth-Money Incidents, and Allowances to Constables					5,766	15	11	½
	Officers Fees on Bounties					7,019	5	7	½
	Salaries to Inspectors of Fisheries					862	10	0
Drawbacks	Malt, brewed					27,787	17	1	¾
	Tobacco					5,318	16	2	¼
	Wine					6,104	10	7	½
	Muslin					105	18	6
	Vinegar					15	8	6
	Hops					38	17	0
	Earthen Ware					14	9	0
	Raw Sugar					74	15	5
	Refined Sugar					165	0	8
	Ten Pounds per Cent. on foreign Dry Goods					704	18	2
	Six Pounds per Cent. on Retailers					54	8	1
	Five Pounds per Cent. on Customs, Excise, &c.					284	1	1
	Five Pounds per Cent. on the Duties on Teas and Wines					68	12	5
	Tea					47	8	0
	Irish Beer Exported					5	17	2
	English Beer exported					42	19	6
	Tallow					8	1	1
	Malt exported					99	15	0
	Sundry Articles in the Act of Trade					43	8	8
	Irish Silk exported					24	2	10	½
	Raw Silk					26	10	10
	Coffee					0	12	0
	Freight					441	0	0
Management (Stamps)	Salaries to Stamp Officers					5,614	4	10
	Incident Charges					4,894	8	0
	Discount Allowed on payment of 10l. and upwards					703	1	7
Management (Post Office)	Salaries to Officers of the Post Office					21,231	18	0
	Incident Charges, Allowances, &c.					11,222	1	7	½
Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers the Year ended Lady-day, 1789	Ordinary Revenue					773,141	8	4	¾
	Quit Rents					215	19	6	¼
	Casualties					2,370	15	0	½
	Dimissed Collectors					844	1	3	½
	Stamp Duties, including 4118l 16s. 8.5d. towards Lottery Expenses					45,612	7	2
	Post Office Revenue					11,919	14	3
Balances at Lady-day, 1789	On the Collectors Accounts					144,757	19	9	¼
	Arrears on Malt Duty, not payable for four Months					46,401	11	1
	In the Hands of Paymaster of Corn Premiums					0	3	3
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					82,704	3	2	⅞
	On the Stamp Duties	In the Hands of Collectors of Excise				4,983	11	1	½
		In the Hands of Stamp Officers				24,349	2	11
	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					7,288	17	4
TOTAL Payments for 1788/1789:						1,670,205	4	2	⅞

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