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Treasury Account 1795/1796

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

Receipts						Irish £
						25th March 1795 to 25th March 1796
						£	s.	d.
Balances	Remains on the 25th March 1795	Appropriated Funds	Loan			147,535	1	0	¼
			Deducting prizage transferred to consolidated fund			-3,092	-15	-8
			Lagan Navigation			0	0	0
			Improving Dublin			0	0	0
			Irish fisheries			15,525	12	8
			Light house of Isle of Arran			4,104	8	1
			Light houses round the coast			5,846	3	9
			King's Inns			540	0	0
		Consolidated Fund				423,429	19	2	½
		Add Prizage from the Loan Fund, three quarters to Christmas 1794				3,092	15	8
Consolidated Fund	Ordinary Revenue					948,943	4	8
	Quit Rents					197	14	7
	Casualties					4,942	15	11
	Dismissed Collectors					728	7	3
	Stamps					62,081	18	6	½
	Postage					13,624	9	11
	Duty on wrought plate					1,702	4	10	½
	Public Coal Yards					2,099	15	0
	Wool Licenses					426	14	8
	Four shilling tax on	Salaries and pensions				8,315	12	4	¾
		Profits of employments				1,487	15	2
	Poundage Fee in one year to Lady-day 1796					51,688	14	11
	Pells Fees, same time					10,263	11	7	½
		from 12th February 1795				9,000	0	0
		from 31st December 1794				4,200	0	0
		from 12th May 1795				1,300	0	0
		from 6th July 1795				25,000	0	0
		from 25th December 1794				400	0	0
		from 25th June 1795				4,300	0	0
		from 15th November 1795				10,000	0	0
		from 18th November 1795				10,000	0	0
						380,000	0	0
						1,028,059	7	7	½
						300,000	0	0
						238,500	0	0
	From the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury of England towards paying certain sums expended by this Kingdom on account of public services					325,000	0	0
	From the Board of Works for old furniture sold					281	16	5
	From several Regiments of Cavalry and Infantry the balances due on their lodging accounts to 31st December 1794					956	7	0	½
	From several Regiments of Militia ditto to ditto					1,116	7	10	½
	From sundries part of the advances made by the late Deputy Vice Treasurer by Order of Government					34,105	16	6	¾
Appropriated Funds	Loan					272,577	0	5	½
	Linen					3,864	2	7	¾
	Lagan Navigation					970	5	9
	Improving Dublin					8,301	18	4
	Irish fisheries					12,448	5	3	¾
	Light house on the Isle of Arran					0	0	0
	Light houses round the coast					0	0	0
	King's Inns					1,267	0	0
TOTAL Receipts for 1795/1796:						4,375,132	12	3	¼

Issues						Irish £
						25th March 1795 to 25th March 1796
						£	s.	d.
Consolidated Fund	Civil List	Arrears at Lady-day 1794				420	6	6
		State Officers				53,732	2	4	¾
		Chancery				7,859	0	9
		Exchequer				24,790	4	0	¼
						6,741	15	1
		Common Pleas				5,309	7	6
		Custom Officers				5,179	8	10	¾
		Incidents				6,843	16	2	½
		Appeals				1,500	0	0
		Admiralty				650	0	0
		Office of Imprest Accounts				4,400	0	0
		Barracks and Board of Works				3,350	0	0
		Non conforming Ministers				8,137	10	0
		Secret Service				4,588	8	7	¾
		Concordatum				584	13	2	¾
		Extraordinaries per King's Letters				5,489	7	2	½
	Pensions					114,983	16	4	¾
	Military Purposes	Arrear on 31st March 1794				104	3	10
		Army				499,629	10	11	½
		Army abroad				45,680	1	1	½
		Army Augmentation				74,690	0	2	¾
		Additional Pay for Dublin Duty				5,800	0	0
		General and General Staff Officers				8,474	3	3	¼
		Additional General and General Staff Officers				3,043	4	11
		Muster Master General, etc.				7,755	13	2
		Garrisons				5,265	6	8	¼
		Recruiting, etc.				25,418	8	7	¾
		Half Pay Officers				12,255	12	2	¾
		Widows of Officers				2,274	14	4	½
		Extra Expense of Forage				59,024	7	11	¼
		Ordnance				262,174	4	10	½
		Barracks				200,000	0	0
		Royal Hospital				2,344	18	8	½
		Royal Infirmary				1,700	0	0
		Militia				473,533	15	9
		Manning the Fleet				7,216	9	9	½
		Vote of Credit				314,326	9	5	¾
	Permanent Grants	Public infirmaries				3,375	0	0
		Public coal yards				2,101	4	11	¾
		Army Baggage				14,383	14	6	½
		Lottery expenses				4,744	3	2	¾
		Police establishment				5,445	0	0
		Bounties on the home sale of Irish manufactures				7,000	0	0
		Inspector General of Prisons				200	0	0
		Secretary to the Commissioner of Education				200	0	0
		Inland navigation				64,200	0	0
		Transportation of felons				3,777	6	9	¾
		Fees on auditing Treasury accounts				1,388	13	2	½
		Imprest Office expenses on passing accounts				792	11	0	½
		Secret Service in detecting treasonable conspiracies				3,551	18	7	¾
		Annuities and compensation allowances				0	0	0
	Annual Grants	Officers of the House of Commons				9,768	1	4
		Public officers of several Services				2,130	0	0
		Public hospitals and schools				41,085	4	3	¾
		Miscellaneous services				90,618	10	3	¼
		Linen and hempen manufactures				21,600	0	0
		Board of First Fruits				5,000	0	0
		Dublin Society				5,500	0	0
		Corporation for Paving and Lighting Dublin				5,000	0	0
		Printing the Journals, etc.				865	17	4	¾
		Roman Catholic Academy				8,000	0	0
	Lottery Prizes					198,046	0	0
	Principal of	Loan Debentures				210	0	0
		Treasury Bills				249,200	0	0
Appropriated Funds	Loan	Principal of	Debentures			0	0	0
			Treasury Bills			0	0	0
		Interest on	Debentures			154,105	16	4
			Treasury Bills			49,319	19	4
		Life Annuities				26,929	10	0
		Bank Annuity				12,000	0	0
		Short Annuities				23,037	18	4	½
		Discount on prompt payments of loan deposits and other charges				0	0	0
		Prizage				3,092	15	8
	Linen Manufacture					0	0	0
	Lagan Navigation					970	5	9
	Improving Dublin					7,000	0	0
	Irish fisheries					0	0	0
	Light house on the Isle of Arran					1,500	0	0
	Light houses round the coast					0	0	0
	King's Inns					0	0	0
Balances	Remains on 25th March 1796	Appropriated Duties	Loan			148,533	6	1	¼
			Linen			3,864	2	7	¾
			Lagan Navigation			0	0	0
			Improving Dublin			1,301	18	4
			Irish fisheries			27,973	17	11	¾
			Light house on the Isle of Arran			2,604	8	1
			Light houses round the coast			5,846	3	9
			King's Inns			1,807	0	0
		Consolidated Fund				891,791	1	5
TOTAL Issues for 1795/1796:						4,375,132	12	4	¼

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