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Revenue Account 1794/1795

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1794 to 25th March 1795
						£	s.	d.
Balances at Lady-day, 1794	On the Collectors Accounts					137,708	11	0	⅜
	Arrear on Malt Duty, not payable for one Month					23,352	4	4	¼
	In the Hands of the 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
Produce for one year, ended at Lady-day	Consolidated Fund	Customs Inwards				164,369	8	7
		Customs Outwards				33,360	14	11	¾
		Imported Excise				132,751	4	0
		Prizage on Wines				4,610	0	0
		Light-house Duties				2,706	19	11	¼
		Fines and Seizures				2,857	11	6	½
		Forfeitures				347	11	6	¾
		Casualties				3,230	4	5	½
		Wool Licences				420	0	0
		Quit, &c. Rents				64,409	3	7	⅞
		Hearth-Money				69,725	17	9
		Carriage Duty				18,414	4	6
		Wrought Plate, including 1537l. 15s. 9d. received in the Treasury				1,973	18	3
		Tobacco				162,782	7	10
		Wine				77,977	7	9
		Muslin				2,606	10	0
		Vinegar				1,979	10	4
		Hops				13,178	0	0
		Earthern, japanned and lacquered Wares				1,095	3	2
		Raw sugar				140,068	2	6
		Refined sugar				5,570	2	10
		Articles in the Act of Trade				1,321	9	4
		Beer imported				11,010	10	7
		Tea				40,088	11	6
		Coffee				1,222	4	0
		Tallow Imported				133	1	5
		Six Pounds per Cent. on Retailers				10,055	4	1	¾
		Duties on other Articles				62,766	13	10	¾
		Inland Excise on	Ale and Beer			61,517	15	2	¾
			Strong Waters			71,033	18	8
			Malt			220,985	16	0	½
			Tobacco			51,673	12	0
			Coffee			745	14	0
			Molasses Spirits			795	19	0	½
			Hides, &c.			2,110	5	4
		Licences	Ale			12,081	6	2	¼
			Wine and Strong Waters			50,069	4	10	½
			Cider			143	0	0
			Tobacco Manufacturers			2,860	0	0
			Tobacco Merchants			6	0	0
			Grocers			3,794	10	0
			Tanners			872	0	0
			Candle and Soap Manufacturers			680	0	0
			Spirit Factors			68	0	0
			Manufacturers of Paper Hangings			65	0	0
			Goldsmiths			78	0	0
			Coffee-houses			28	0	0
			Hawkers and Pedlars			2,350	0	0
			Gunpowder Retailers &c.			10	13	0
			Malt-houses			2,324	0	0
	Stamp Duties	Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper, and Value of Vellum, Parchment and Paper				93,664	19	2	¼
	Post Office	Postage of Letters and Expresses, and the Allowance from Great Britain in Lieu of Postage, &c.				60,799	4	9
TOTAL Receipts for 1794/1795:						1,968,312	10	8	⅛

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1794 to 25th March 1795
						£	s.	d.
Charge of Management	Salaries on the Revenue Establishment					113,479	5	11	¾
	Incident Charges					93,703	5	0	½
	Salaries, Pensions and Gratuities					27,482	7	6	½
	Drawbacks					14,155	1	3	¼
	Portage Bills					2,022	9	4
	Light-House Expenses					4,918	8	6	¾
	Wines Warrants to Privy Counsellors					1,420	1	0
	Quarantine Expenses					268	12	3	½
	Rewards for apprehending Deserters					1,487	0	0
	Rewards for Tobacco burned, which would not sell for the Duty					17	13	5
	Rewards for convicting Burglarly					40	0	0
	Allowance claimed for Hearth-Money Collectors Balances					1,125	3	9	½
	Salaries to Hearth-money Officers					4,930	11	4	½
	Hearth-Money and Carriage Duty Incidents, and Allowances to Constables					5,420	4	10	½
	Officers Fees on Bounties					7,532	11	10	¾
	Salaries to Inspectors of Fisheries					600	0	0
	Militia Expenses					6,699	17	1
	Seamen's Wages, Greenwich Pensions, etc.					3,042	0	1
	Premiums on	Corn and Four exported				19,571	11	10	½
		Inland Carriage of Corn and Flour to Dublin				44,000	13	8
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Dublin				33,996	0	7	½
		Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Ulster				3,130	10	9	½
		Fishing Vessels				7,401	2	10	½
		Irish cured Fish exported				378	17	8	½
		Irish Coals brought to Dublin				190	18	0
		Coarse Linen and Canvas exported				47,991	17	8	½
		Bark imported				863	8	9
		Coal Lighters				106	17	6
Management (Stamps)	Salaries to Stamp Officers					9,366	5	9	¼
	Incident Charges					6,356	10	2	½
	Discount Allowed on payment of 10l. and upwards					1,201	12	4
Management (Post Office)	Salaries to Officers of the Post Office, &c.					28,414	12	10
	Incident Charges, Allowances, &c.					19,559	1	5
Payments made to the Vice-Treasurers the Year ended Lady-day, 1795	Ordinary Revenue					948,268	5	8
	Quit Rents					167	10	11
	Casualties					3,230	4	5	½
	Wrought Plate					1,537	15	9
	Dismissed Collectors					845	0	0
	Wool Licences					420	0	0
	Stamp Duties					67,999	19	6	½
	Post Office Revenue					13,982	15	9
Balances at Lady-day, 1795	On the Collectors Accounts					257,337	3	6	¾
	Arrears on Malt Duty, not payable for one Month					19,369	9	2
	In the Hands of Paymaster of Corn Premiums, Inland Carriage					0	14	3
	In the Hands of Paymaster of Corn Premiums, Coastways					3	19	4	½
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					88,696	11	3	⅜
	On the Stamp Duties	In the Hands of Collectors of Excise				8,968	15	2	½
		In the Hands of Stamp Officers				37,219	17	1
	In the Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					9,389	13	0	½
TOTAL Payments for 1794/1795:						1,968,312	10	7	⅞

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