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Revenue Account 1793/1794

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1793 to 25th March 1794
						£	s.	d.
Balances at Lady-day, 1793	On the Collectors Accounts					145,557	10	5	½
	Arrear on Malt Duty, not payable for one Month					17,705	16	11	½
	In the Hands of the 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
Produce for one year, ended at Lady-day	Hereditary Revenue	Customs Inwards				140,655	16	11
		Customs Outwards				33,307	16	6	½
		Imported Excise				129,710	18	6	½
		Prizage on Wines				2,955	0	0
		Light-house Duties				784	3	1
		Fines and Seizures				4,205	10	9	½
		Forfeitures				356	3	6	¼
		Casualties				4,188	0	2	½
		Inland Excise				137,392	10	11	¾
		Ale Licences				11,145	7	2
		Wine and Strong Water Licences				39,955	4	1
		Quit, &c. Rents				64,741	11	10	⅜
		Hearth-Money				70,275	10	10
		Proportion of the Duties on Teas				7,300	0	0
	Additional Duties	Tobacco				35,459	1	9
		Wine				57,418	0	10
		Muslin				3,050	10	0
		Vinegar				434	17	0
		Hops				6,261	10	5
		Earthern, japanned and lacquered Wares				957	16	0
		Raw sugar				136,530	17	2
		Refined sugar				5,248	10	5
		Articles in the Act of Trade				1,122	6	6
		Beer imported				11,597	2	3
		Residue of the Duties on Tea, after applying 7300l. to Hereditary Revenue				35,260	12	5	¾
		Cards, 1st				2,264	2	0
		Coffee				617	15	7
		Wrought Plate, including 1275l. 11s. 10.5d. received in the Treasury				1,566	3	4	½
		Addtional Duties on other Articles				48,670	16	9
		Inland Excise on Ale and Beer				2,433	9	4	¾
		Inland Excise on Malt				160,547	5	2	½
		Inland Excise on Tobacco				42,018	17	4
		Inland Excise on Coffee				559	18	6
		Inland Excise on Molasses Spriits				611	2	11
		Licences	Cider			143	0	0
			Tobacco Manufacturers			2,872	0	0
			Tobacco Merchants			4	0	0
			Grocers			3,771	10	0
			Tanners			817	0	0
			Candle and Soap Manufacturers			697	0	0
			Spirit Factors			56	0	0
			Manufacturers of Paper Hangings			60	0	0
			Goldsmiths			96	0	0
			Coffee-houses			26	0	0
			Hawkers and Pedlars			2,372	0	0
			Gunpowder Retailers &c.			27	15	0
		Duty on Carriages				17,553	5	0
	Stamp Duties	Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper, and Value of Vellum, Parchment and Paper				67,027	13	10	¼
	Post Office	Postage of Letters and Expresses, and the Allowance from Great Britain in Lieu of Packets, Postage, &c.				59,122	15	6
TOTAL Receipts for 1793/1794:						1,653,723	5	7	½

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1793 to 25th March 1794
						£	s.	d.
Charge of Management	Salaries on the Revenue Establishments					111,235	0	8	½
	Incident Charges					89,972	12	9	¼
	Salaries, Pensions and Gratuities					27,289	13	10
	Drawbacks					9,902	5	11	½
	Portage Bills					1,902	5	11	½
	Light-House Expenses					4,814	11	6
	Wines Warrants to Privy Counsellors					1,145	2	0
	Quarantine Expenses					486	3	3
	Rewards for apprehending Deserters					1,063	0	0
	Rewards for Tobacco burned, which would not sell for the Duty					16	19	1
	Rewards for convicting Burglarly					55	0	0
	Allowance claimed for Hearth-Money Collectors Balances					1,121	19	6	½
	Arrears of Inland Excise					5	15	0
	Salaries to Hearth-money Officers					5,455	11	1
	Hearth-Money and Carriage Duty Incidents, and Allowances to Constables					4,697	8	10	¾
	Officers Fees on Bounties					5,390	6	5
	Salaries to Inspectors of Fisheries					675	0	0
	Militia Expenses					15,354	1	8
	Seamen's Wages, Greenwich Pensions, etc.					698	19	5	½
	Premiums on	Corn and Four exported				41,376	9	6	¼
		Inland Carriage of Corn and Flour to Dublin				60,000	11	10
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Dublin				29,896	13	7	½
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Ulster				1,924	8	0
		Fishing Vessels				118	14	6
		Irish cured Fish exported				419	5	4
		Irish Coals brought to Dublin				473	18	6
		Coarse Linen and Canvas exported				26,868	16	3
		Irish refined Sugar exported				7	1	8
		Irish wrought silk exported				6	13	6
Drawbacks on additional duties						7,794	4	4	½
Management (Stamps)	Salaries to Stamp Officers					9,059	9	4
	Incident Charges					4,944	11	0	½
	Discount Allowed on payment of 10l. and upwards					743	11	8
Management (Post Office)	Salaries to Officers of the Post Office, &c.					27,916	6	2
	Incident Charges, Allowances, &c.					17,493	14	0	½
Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers the Year ended Lady-day, 1794	Ordinary Revenue					774,393	8	0	½
	Quit Rents					201	1	5
	Casualties					4,188	0	2	½
	Wrought Plate					1,275	11	10	½
	Dismissed Collectors					599	9	11	½
	Stamp Duties					52,308	12	8	½
	Post Office Revenue					11,907	1	1
Balances at Lady-day, 1794	On the Collectors Accounts					137,708	11	0	⅜
	Arrears on Malt Duty, not payable for one Month					23,352	4	4	¼
	In the Hands of Paymaster of Corn Premiums					1	7	11
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					89,466	11	3	⅜
	On the Stamp Duties	In the Hands of Collectors of Excise				6,129	1	6	¼
		In the Hands of Stamp Officers				31,318	19	5	½
	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					10,546	18	3	½
TOTAL Payments for 1793/1794:						1,653,723	5	7	½

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