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Revenue Account 1799/1800

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1799 to 25th March 1800
						£	s.	d.
Balances at Lady-day, 1799	On the Collectors Accounts					251,960	9	2	⅛
	In Hands of the Paymaster of Corn Bounties (Export from Dublin)					574	18	3
	In Hands of the Receiver General					14,449	9	10	¼
	Due by dismisseed and deceased Collectors					96,883	10	2	⅛
	Deducting an Over-payment by the Paymaster of Corn Premiums Coastways to Dublin					-69	-8	-8
	In Hands of Stamp Officers and Collectors of Excise					65,386	16	4	½
	In Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					12,106	2	10	½
Produce for one year, ended at Lady-day	Duties, &c.	Duties, Inwards				597,962	12	7
		Customs, Outwards				44,352	12	5
		Prizage on Wines				2,470	0	0
		Light-House Duties				5,862	7	8	¼
		Fines, Seizures, and Forfeitures				29,882	0	11
		Tar				53	7	0
		Casualties				2,728	16	8
		Wool Licences				104	0	0
		Wrought Plate received in the Treasury				1,922	13	6
		Quit, &c. Rents				63,966	18	7	⅞
		Hearth Money				61,777	13	5
		Carriage Duty				51,622	4	6
		Male Servants Duty				11,568	9	5
		Window Light Duty				128,131	1	5	¼
		Wine				248,409	7	7
		Hops				9,322	10	8
		Earthen, japanned, and lacquered Wares				5,758	7	11
		Beer imported				5,789	10	4
		Tea				103,420	1	11
		Ten Pounds per Cent. on Duties Inwards				59,402	11	11	¾
		Six Pounds per Cent on Retailers				12,705	14	6	¼
		Storage				1,345	15	4
		Coffee				641	1	10
		Cards				3,290	17	0
		Dice				333	0	0
		Five Pounds per Cent. on Bounties to Fishing Vessels				894	12	1	¾
		Goods seized and sold by private Sale				104,187	9	4
	Inland Excise on	Auctions				4,001	3	0
		Coffee				665	11	0
		Hides, &c.				50,739	14	0	¾
		Glass Bottles				1,354	15	2	¼
		Paper Hangings				1,258	10	3
		Writing, &c. Paper				12,616	3	4	¼
		Mead				45	11	4
		Wine (Home made)				144	10	0
		Vinegar (Home made)				53	2	0
	Licenses	Strong Waters				96,805	5	7	½
		Cider				110	0	0
		Tobacco Manufacturers				3,488	0	0
		Grocers				9,487	10	0
		Tanners				797	0	0
		Candle and Soap Manufacturers				657	0	0
		Spirit Factors				574	0	0
		Manufacturers of Paper Hangings				57	0	0
		Goldsmiths				85	0	0
		Coffee Houses				18	0	0
		Hawkers and Pedlars				1,710	0	0
		Gun Powder, &c. Retailers				35	10	0
		Malt Houses				14,345	0	0
		Auctioneers				130	0	0
		Spirit Rectifiers				1,505	12	6
		Tobacco Merchants				9	0	0
		Bottle Manufacturers				2	0	0
		Brewers				6,580	0	0
		Skinners				52	0	0
		Vellum and Parchment Manufacturers				8	0	0
		Manufacturers of Writing, &c. Paper				84	0	0
		Malt Factors				640	0	0
		Wine (Home made)				12	0	0
		Mead				22	0	0
		Vinegar (Home made)				12	0	0
	Stamp Duties	Stamped Vellum Parchment, and Paper, and Value of Vellumm Parchment, and Paper				168,807	18	3	¾
	Post Office Revenue	Postage of Letters and Expresses, and the Allowance from Great Britain in lieu of Postage, &c.				84,040	15	3
TOTAL Receipts for 1799/1800:						2,460,151	8	8	⅛

Payments						Irish £
						25th March 1799 to 25th March 1800
						£	s.	d.
Salaries on the Revenue Establishment						113,676	2	2	¾
Incident Charges						106,377	0	0	¼
Salaries, Pensions, and Gratuities						34,351	7	8
Drawbacks						157,320	1	11	½
Portage Bills						2,482	3	7
Light House Expences						13,561	15	11
Wine Warrants to Privy Councillors						1,355	14	0
Quarantine Expenses						218	15	2
Rewards for apprehending Deserters						803	0	0
Hearth Money and Carriage Duty, &c. Incidents						6,535	17	11
Salaries to Hearth Money Officers						7,559	3	8
Allowance claimed for Hearth Money Collectors Balances						1,320	8	1	½
Allowance to Officers for collecting the Window Light Duty						2,364	7	8	¾
Arrears of Inland Excise						1,536	8	11	½
Officers Fees on Bounties						3,551	6	3
Salaries to Inspectors of Fisheries						712	10	0
Militia Expences						7,382	16	5
Seamens Wages, Greenwich Pensions, &c.						30,725	7	9	½
Premiums on	Corn and Flour exported					33,830	16	6
	Corn and Flour brought Coastways to Dublin					413	14	5
	Coarse Linen and Canvas exported					4,224	4	10	½
	Fishing Vessels					917	5	5
	Irish-cured Fish exported					27	12	7
	Irish Fish Oil exported					28	16	7
	Bark imported					650	2	0
	Irish Spirits exported					6	2	4
	Foreign Wheat imported					210	16	0
Payments made by Receiver General	Premiums on	Coarse Linen and Canvas exported				6,339	10	3
		Fishing Vessles				2,373	11	8
		Bark imported				1,108	12	0
		Irish Coals brought to Dublin				8	12	0
		Foreign Wheat, &c. imported				1,003	15	0
		Drawbacks				8,729	4	7	½
Salaries paid by Paymaster of Bounties on Corn exported from Dublin						640	0	0
Salaries to Stamp Officers						11,397	17	11	½
Incident Charges, &c.						8,736	0	5	¼
Discount allowed						2,260	1	4
Salaries to Officers of the Post Office						29,597	9	3
Incident Charges, Allowances, &c.						29,618	10	10	½
Payments made to the Treasury in the Year ended at Lady Day 1800, viz.	Ordinary Revenue					1,168,763	19	5	½
	Quit Rents					71	8	1	½
	Casualties					2,728	16	8
	Wrought Plate					1,922	13	6
	Dismissed Collectors					1,265	0	3
	Wool Licences					104	0	0	¼
	Stamp Duties					142,526	10	0
	Post Office Revenue					18,218	18	4
Balances at Lady-day 1800	On the Collectors Accounts					270,190	5	1	⅜
	In Hands of the Paymaster of Corn Bounties (Export from Dublin)					934	18	3
	In Hands of the Paymaster of Corn Premiums (Coastways to Dublin)					86	5	7
	In Hands of the Receiver General					15,094	14	2	¾
	Due by dismissed and deceased Collectors					116,300	11	0	½
	In Hands of Stamp Officers and Collectors of Excise					69,274	4	11	¼
	In Hands of the Treasurer of the Post Office					18,711	19	8
TOTAL Payments for 1799/1800:						2,460,151	8	8	⅛

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