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Revenue Account 1792/1793

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1792 to 25th March 1793
						£	s.	d.
Balances at Lady-day, 1792	On the Collector's Accounts					165,728	19	1	⅝
	Arrear on Malt Duty, not payable for one Month					13,737	0	4	¾
	In the Hands of the 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
Produce for one year, ended at Lady-day	Hereditary Revenue	Customs Inwards				185,916	2	4
		Customs Outwards				31,986	12	3
		Imported Excise				134,844	7	10
		Prizage on Wines				5,725	2	0
		Light-house Duties				1,030	18	4
		Fines and Seizures				13,168	11	3	½
		Forfeitures				1,227	18	1	¼
		Casualties				4,078	15	11	½
		Inland Excise				136,109	14	8	¼
		Ale Licences				14,298	0	0	¼
		Wine and Strong-water Licences				45,236	15	0
		Quit, &c. Rents				64,788	7	2
		Hearth-Money				78,976	16	7	½
		Proportion of the Duties on Teas				7,300	0	0
	Additional Duties	Tobacco				21,988	6	2
		Wine				82,660	7	4
		Muslin				5,910	6	0
		Vinegar				2,937	4	5
		Hops				9,311	3	0
		Earthern, japanned and lacquered Wares				1,143	0	0
		Raw sugar				102,037	5	0
		Refined sugar				10,537	3	0
		Coffee				208	5	2
		Articles in the Act of Trade				1,480	7	0
		Beer imported				17,290	4	2
		Residue of the Duties on Tea, after applying 7300l. to Hereditary Revenue				30,719	4	0
		Cards, 1st				2,577	0	0
		Dice				182	0	0
		Wrought Plate, including 1643l. 15s. 11d. received in the Treasury				2,083	15	11
		Addtional Duties on other Articles				57,008	10	9
		Inland Excise on Ale and Beer				2,524	0	3
		Inland Excise on Malt				148,981	15	0
		Inland Excise on Tobacco				44,405	14	6
		Inland Excise on Coffee				491	18	0
		Inland Excise on Molasses Spriits				603	11	8
		Duty on Carriages				17,784	0	0
		Licences	Cider			251	0	0
			Tobacco Manufacturers			1,584	0	0
			Tobacco Merchants			8	0	0
			Grocers			4,129	0	0
			Tanners			795	0	0
			Candle and Soap Manufacturers			723	0	0
			Spirit Factors			44	0	0
			Manufacturers of Paper Hangings			71	0	0
			Goldsmiths			101	0	0
			Coffee Houses			32	0	0
			Hawkers and Pedlars			2,463	0	0
	Stamp Duties	Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper, and Value of Vellum, Parchment and Paper and Penalties, including 2100l. for Licences to Lottery-Office Keepers, and for Lottery Policies of Insurance				66,120	18	8	¾
	Post Office	Postage of Letters and Expresses, and the Allowance from Great Britain in Lieu of Packets, Postage, &c.				55,666	0	11
TOTAL Receipts for 1792/1793:						1,731,266	8	4	⅞

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1792 to 25th March 1793
						£	s.	d.
Charge of Management	Salaries on the Revenue Establishments					110,672	13	11	¾
	Incident Charges					94,433	4	2	¼
	Salaries, Pensions and Gratuities					24,927	0	6	¾
	Drawbacks					9,785	1	0
	Portage Bills					2,075	6	11
	Light-House Expences					2,926	5	0
	Wines Warrants to Privy Counsellors					1,303	1	0
	Quarantine Expenses					76	11	11
	Rewards for apprehending Deserters					331	0	0
	Rewards for Tobacco burned, which would not sell for the Duty					43	12	3
	Rewards for convicting Burglarly					25	0	0
	Allowance claimed for Hearth-Money Collectors Balances					4,016	11	3
	Arrears of Inland Excise					1,529	1	8
	Salaries to Hearth-money Officers					5,569	0	0
	Hearth-Money and Carriage Duty Incidents, and Allowances to Constables					7,974	15	4
	Officers Fees on Bounties					7,564	9	7	½
	Salaries to Inspectors of Fisheries					750	0	0
	Premiums on	Corn and Four exported				81,449	6	4	¼
		Inland Carriage of Corn and Flour to Dublin				60,004	2	1
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Dublin				28,084	7	6
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Ulster				314	16	7	½
		Fishing Vessels				7,187	15	5
		Irish cured Fish exported				196	2	1	½
		Irish Coals brought to Dublin				244	1	0
		Coarse Linen and Canvas exported				31,802	18	7	¼
		Irish refined Sugar exported				2,656	15	5
Drawbacks on additional duties						9,181	15	11	½
Management (Stamps)	Salaries to Stamp Officers					8,822	3	1	½
	Incident Charges					5,436	18	4
	Discount Allowed on payment of 10l. and upwards					678	4	10	½
Management (Post Office)	Salaries to Officers of the Post Office, &c.					26,626	12	11
	Incident Charges, Allowances, &c.					16,751	0	3
Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers the Year ended Lady-day, 1793	Ordinary Revenue					811,728	4	3
	Quit Rents					176	2	8	½
	Casualties					4,078	15	11	½
	Wrought Plate					1,643	15	11
	Stamp Duties, including sum of 2100l. towards Lottery Expenses					46,903	4	6	¾
	Post Office Revenue					13,823	13	10	½
Balances at Lady-day, 1793	On the Collectors Accounts					145,557	10	5	½
	Arrears on Malt Duty, not payable for one Month					17,705	16	11	½
	In the Hands of Paymaster of Corn Premiums					1	19	9
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					89,989	12	8	⅞
	On the Stamp Duties	In the Hands of Collectors of Excise				6,460	19	10	¼
		In the Hands of Stamp Officers				31,015	12	0	¼
	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					8,741	4	1
TOTAL Payments for 1792/1793:						1,731,266	8	4	⅞

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