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Revenue Account 1791/1792

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1791 to 25th March 1792
						£	s.	d.
Balances at Lady-day, 1791	On the Collector's Accounts					138,155	13	8	¾
	Arrear on Malt Duty, not payable for one Month					15,301	8	10	¼
	In the Hands of the Paymaster of Corn Premiums					0	4	1
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					85,376	14	2	¼
	On the Stamp Duties	In the Hands of Collectors of Excise				6,200	17	11	½
		In the Hands of Stamp Officers				26,699	11	4	½
	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					12,502	7	0	½
Produce for one year, ended at Lady-day	Hereditary Revenue	Customs Inwards				204,507	14	7
		Customs Outwards				30,802	16	2
		Imported Excise				148,328	16	7
		Prizage on Wines				5,565	0	0
		Light-house Duties				925	13	3
		Fines and Seizures				20,824	11	1	¾
		Forfeitures				501	19	11	¾
		Casualties				5,020	4	8
		Inland Excise				130,489	5	5	¼
		Ale Licences				11,574	3	5	½
		Wine and Strong-water Licences				56,342	11	8
		Quit, &c. Rents				65,080	13	6	⅞
		Hearth-Money				77,358	9	0
		Proportion of the Duties on Teas				7,300	0	0
	Additional Duties	Tobacco				36,068	2	3
		Wine				90,926	7	6
		Muslin				6,506	18	4
		Vinegar				2,447	15	0
		Hops				10,242	15	3
		Earthern, japanned and lacquered Wares				1,257	2	0
		Raw sugar				112,240	12	2
		Refined sugar				11,590	10	10
		Articles in the French Treaty				583	8	2
		Articles in the Act of Trade				1,637	7	8
		Beer imported				19,019	15	10
		Residue of the Duties on Tea, after applying 7300l. to Hereditary Revenue				39,617	5	8
		Residue of the Duty on Coffee, after applying 350l. to the Linen Manufacture				228	11	0
		Cards, 1st				2,535	0	0
		Dice				195	10	0
		Wrought Plate, including 1752l. 18s. 7.5d. received in the Treasury				2,134	4	7	½
		Tallow				41	3	6
		Addtional Duties on other Articles				45,614	16	2
		Inland Excise on Ale and Beer				3,576	7	2	½
		Inland Excise on Malt				152,121	5	10
		Inland Excise on Tobacco				64,039	2	0
		Inland Excise on Coffee				784	0	0
		Inland Excise on Molasses Spriits				792	4	7
		Duty on Carriages				17,987	14	6
		Licences	Cider			226	0	0
			Tobacco Manufacturers			1,752	0	0
			Tobacco Merchants			7	0	0
			Grocers			4,363	0	0
			Tanners			796	0	0
			Candle and Soap Manufacturers			740	0	0
			Spirit Factors			94	0	0
			Manufacturers of Paper Hangings			65	0	0
			Goldsmiths			103	0	0
			Coffee Houses			34	0	0
			Hawkers and Pedlars			2,730	0	0
	Stamp Duties	Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper, and Value of Vellum, Parchment and Paper and Penalties, including 2500l. for Licences to Lottery-Office Keepers, and for Lottery Policies of Insurance				63,341	18	9	½
	Post Office	Postage of Letters and Expresses, and the Allowance from Great Britain in Lieu of Packets, Postage, &c.				52,245	9	2
TOTAL Receipts for 1791/1792:						1,797,544	4	9	⅜

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1791 to 25th March 1792
						£	s.	d.
Charge of Management	Salaries on the Revenue Establishments					109,845	5	1	½
	Incident Charges					120,738	11	10	¾
	Salaries, Pensions and Gratuities					21,903	12	7
	Drawbacks					11,642	16	6
	Portage Bills					2,042	2	2	½
	Premiums on	Corn and Four exported				59,168	2	0
		Inland Carriage of Corn and Flour to Dublin				60,994	2	3
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Dublin				29,685	14	10
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Ulster				4,336	19	0
		Fishing Vessels				3,941	17	2	½
		Irish cured Fish exported				556	14	7
		Irish Coals brought to Dublin				729	16	0
		Coarse Linen and Canvas exported				36,281	12	8	¼
		Irish refined Sugar exported				5	15	2
	Light-House Expences					2,167	12	0	½
	Wines Warrants to Privy Counsellors					1,121	14	0
	Quarantine Expenses					78	16	6	½
	Rewards for apprehending Deserters					309	0	0
	Rewards for Tobacco burned, which would not sell for the Duty					122	14	7
	Rewards for convicting Burglarly					30	0	0
	Allowance claimed for Hearth-Money Collectors Balances					1,818	16	0
	Arrears of Inland Excise					284	10	1	¾
	Salaries to Hearth-money Officers					5,561	10	0
	Hearth-Money and Carriage Duty Incidents, and Allowances to Constables					7,583	12	7
	Officers Fees on Bounties					7,818	10	3	½
	Salaries to Inspectors of Fisheries					750	0	0
Drawbacks	Malt, brewed					11,827	10	4	½
	Tobacco					20	11	2
	Wine					4,923	3	7
	Raw Sugar					643	2	3
	Muslin					81	14	6
	Tea					23	12	2
	Coffee					1,015	2	9
	Earthen Ware					19	15	11
	Five Pounds per Cent. on Customs, &c.					847	7	6
	Six Pounds per Cent. on Retailers					107	12	1
	Ten Pounds per Cent. on foreign Dry Goods					303	19	6
	Wrought Plate					0	2	0
	Wrought Silk exported					8	2	6	¾
	English Beer					55	9	5
	Irish Beer					41	19	11	¾
Management (Stamps)	Salaries to Stamp Officers					8,586	17	11
	Incident Charges					3,942	14	3	½
	Discount Allowed on payment of 10l. and upwards					439	12	2	½
Management (Post Office)	Salaries to Officers of the Post Office, &c.					24,802	9	1
	Incident Charges, Allowances, &c.					14,188	2	8	½
Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers the Year ended Lady-day, 1792	Ordinary Revenue					851,249	11	8
	Quit Rents					259	9	11	¼
	Casualties					5,020	4	8
	Wrought Plate					1,732	18	7	½
	Dimissed Collectors					600	0	0
	Stamp Duties, including sum of 2508l. 16s. towards Lottery Expenses					50,076	19	8
	Post Office Revenue					15,480	14	2	½
Balances at Lady-day, 1792	On the Collectors Accounts					165,728	19	1	⅝
	Arrears on Malt Duty, not payable for one Month					13,737	0	4	¾
	In the Hands of Paymaster of Corn Premiums					6	1	10
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					88,780	10	2	½
	On the Stamp Duties	In the Hands of Collectors of Excise				4,017	3	10
		In the Hands of Stamp Officers				29,179	0	2	½
	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					10,276	10	2	½
TOTAL Payments for 1791/1792:						1,797,544	4	9	⅜

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