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STATISTICS OF REVENUE , IMPOSTS, EXPORTS, ETC.
His Majesty the several Duties & impositions on Goods, wares and Merchandizes imported into thisColony, therein mentioned ” The Dutiable Articles are Slaves, Wine, Cocoa, Rum, Brandy, Shrub ,and other distilled Liquors , and European and East India dry goods, from the British Islands.
The annual produce of the Duty Act for ten years past stands, as digested from the Journals of the
Assembly to whom the Province Treasury accounts yearly.
In the year 1756. £2447.19. 9.J In the year 1761
1756 . 3171. 9. 2 1762,
1757 . 3880.17.101 1763
1758 . 5207 . 6 . 2j 1764,
1759 . 8207. 2. 8| 1765,
1760 . 10346. 9.11 1766.
£10318.16.HI
7108.12. 5J8574. 0.10?
7596.12. 6|4920. 5. 44811. 8-111
In value Sterling...... £41180.12.9J
The last years amount being 4811.8. Ilf is in Sterling at the usual Exchange of £180 per cent.
Out of this money me pay
To the Governor..... 2000
For Fuel and Candles for Fort George. 400
To the Chief Justice of Salary to Riding the Circuit. 300
To 3 puisne Judges each £200 . 600
To the Secretary for enrolling the Laws. 30
To the Clerk of the Council. 30
To the Doorkeeper of the Council. 20
To the Public Printer.. 50
To the Guager of Dutiable Liquors. 30
To the Land and Tide Waiters. 50
To the Treasurers Standing Salary. 200
To the same for Extraordinary Services. 100
To the Agent in England. 500
To the Attorney General. 150
To the Clerk of the Assembly, each day of a session 20s suppose 50 days. 50
To the Door Keeper of the Assembly each Day 6s suppose 50 days. 15
To the Gunner & Store keeper of the Colony’s Stores. 20
Allowed for Contingents in the Service of the Colony. 100
74125. 3- 1£2673. 0. 6|
4645 value Sterling £2580.11. 1 i£92. 9. 6J
The Light house was erected in the year 1764. A Duty of 3d. P. Ton was laid on the Tonnageof Ships for maintaining it which produced the first year <£487.6.9. & the expenses were £ 431 . 8 . 6 .
The second year 415.16.1. D° 407.14.6.
From this State of the Civil List of the Province it appears that there is even this year a surplusbeyond the whole Expence of supporting the Government, and it was heretofore very considerable.This Ballance has always been either borrowed in exigencies or applied by particular Laws to specialuses.
The Annual account of Quit rents agreable to the list of Patents in the Receiver General’s office is
in Sterling - - -.£ 1806 . 7. 9
The arrears of Quit rents agreable to the list in the said office amounts to - , - 18,888.16.10
The above sums are as near as can be computed, the price of Wheat, Skins, Lambs, and Peasediffering every year.
The following sums are paid out of the Quit Rents on the Kings warrants directed to the ReceiverGeneral.
To the Honourable Robert Cholmondely the auditor General of the Plantations..... £100
To George Clarke Esq. Secretary of New York on two warrants for his salary and Incidents.
To the Secretary for Indian Affairs...
To the Receiver General’s Salary.
To the Honourable Robert Cholmondeley a Commission of £5 per cent for all monies received on auditing the accounts..
The Incidental charges of the Receiver Genls Office.... *.