into Great Britain, in the year ending the 5th of January, 1800, (fuppofing the imports from the Eaft Indies, of which no account has yet been made up, to be the fame as in the preceding year), was 29,945,808 making an increase, as compared with 1783, of 16,823,5731. and with 1792, of 10,286,4501.; and on an average of fix years, ending the 5th of January, 1800, was 24,407,0001. making an increase, as compared with the average to Jan. 5, 1784, of 12,717,0007. and with the average to January 5, 1793, of 5,722,0001.

1792, of 5,748,000l.; and on an average of fix years, ending the 5th of January, 1800, was 18,804,000/. making an increase, as compared with the average to January 5, 1784, of 10,188,000l. and with the average to January 5, 1793, of 4,033,000l.

14. That the total amount of fo reign merchandize exported from Great Britain, in the year ending the 5th of January, 1784, was 4,332,909.; and on average of fix years, ending the 5th of January, 1784, was 4,263,930.; that the total value of foreign merchandize exported from Great Britain, in the year ending the 5th of January, 1793, was 6,568,000/.; and on an average of fix years, ending the 5th of January, 1793, was 5,468,014/.; that the total value of foreign merchandize exported from Great Britain, ending the 5th of January, 1800, was 11,906,000. making an increafe, as compared with 1783, of 7,574,000l. and with 1792, of 5,338,000.; and on an average of fix years, ending the 5th of January, 1800, was 11,677,000l. making an increafe, as compared with the average to Jan. 5, 1784, of 7,414,000.. and with the average to January 5, 1793, of 6,209,000.

13. That the total value of British manufactures exported from Great Britain, in the year ending the 5th of January, 1784, was 10,409,7134.; and on an average of fix years, ending the 5th of January, 1784, was 8,616,660.; that the total value of British manufactures exported from Great Britain, in the year ending the 5th of January, 1793, was 18,336,851,; and on an average of fix years, ending the 5th of January, 1793, 14,771,0497.; that the total value of British manufactures exported from Great Britain, in the year ending the 5th of January, 1800, was 24,084,000l. making an increase, as compared with 1783, of 13,674,3757. and with That the total fum to be railed in Great Britain, in the year 1800, may be eftimated as follows, viz.

Intereft of public funded debt, charges of nanagement, and finking fund, on the 5th of January, 1800, after deducting interest payable by Ireland

£19,307,000

Intereft, &c. to be incurred and paid between the 5th of January, 1800, and 5th of January, 1801, on stock created by loans in the present feffion, to the amount of

Intereft on exchequer bills, estimated to be the fame as paid to the 5th of January, 1800

The civil lift

L4

962,000

1,021,626

899,000

Other

16. That the grofs receipt of the permanent revenue (after deducting re-payments for over-entries, drawbacks, and bounties in the nature of drawbacks), amounted in the year ending the 5th of July, 1800 to

That the tax on income is estimated to produce, for the year 1800, a fum of

That the tax on imports and exports may be estimated to produce a fum of"

£.28,238,000

7,000,000

1,250,000

That farther fums are applicable to the service of the year 1800, as follows:

Surplus of confolidated fund, after completing grants to the 5th of April, 1800

Re-payments from Grenada, imprefts, and lottery
And that the remainder of the fupply for the year 1800, is

597,000 826,000

18,500,000

2,000,000

provided for by a loan, on account of Great Britain, of

And a loan for Ireland of

And by exchequer bills to be charged on fupplies, 1801
And a loan from the Bank of

And expected additional produce of taxes, 1800

Making in the whole the fum of

17. That eftimating the grofs receipt of the permanent revenue to continue the fame as in the year ending the 5th of July, 1800, and adding thereto the additional expected produce of the permanent taxes impofed

in

in this feffion of parliament, the total amount to be raised by permanent and temporary taxes, for the fervice of the year 1800, may be computed at the fum of 36,728,000/.

18. That it appears by a report of a committee of this house in 1791, that the actual expenditure (including the annual million for the reduction of the public debt), on an average of five years of peace, ending 5th of January, 1791, and including fundry extraordinary expenfes for the armament of 1787, and for payments to American loyalifts, and other articles of a temporary nature, amounted to

But the peace establishment was estimated by the said committee at

And that the expense of the year 1792, amounted nearly to that fum.

That the additional permanent charge incurred by the debt created fince 1793, exclufive of interest payable by Ireland, is

That the additional charge to be incurred for increased amount of exchequer bills outstanding, is

£.16,816,985

15,969,178

8,582,395

£.24,551,573

55,000

Intereft on money for fatisfying increafed navy debt at 5 per

cent. at

150,000

That the additional charge incurred on the confolidated fund, is

131,650

That the additional charge incurred for a fum annually voted for the redemption of debt, is

And that the future peace establishment (exclufive of any charge to be incurred by intereft, on fums to be paid on winding up the expenfes of the war; and of any augmentation which may take place in the naval or military eftablishments, but allowing for increase of pay and other expenses)

And alfo (exclufive of 497,000l. intereft on loans due by the emperor of Germany, and guaranteed by parliament), may be estimated at

19. That the produce of the tax on income, in the year ending the 5th of April, 1800, appears to be

Voluntary contribution

Exports and imports may be calculated at

And that the produce of the permanent taxes impofed previous to the 5th of January, 1793, has, in the year ending the 5th of July, 1800, exceeded by above 2,000,00% II

200,000

700,000

£.25,788,223

£.5,801,624 255,000 1,250,000

£.7,306,624

the fum eftimated by the committee in 1791, as neceffary for the peace establishment.

20. That during the continuance of the tax on income, after the con

clufion

clufion of the war, if the produce in future years fhould amount to 7,000,000/. the total annual expenditure may be eftimated at about $3,000,000. including therein the faid fum of 7,000,000l. applicable annually (over and above all other fums in the hands of the commiflioners) to the reduction of debt.

21. That the amount of 3 per eent. ftock, created in the years 1798, 1799, and 1800, and of which

the interest is to be defrayed, and the principal to be redeemed by the tax on income, is 56,445,000%.

22. That, fuppofing the war to end with the year 1800, the 3 per cent. ftock to remain on an average of three years after peace at 804. and the tax on income to produce 7,000,000l. per annum, the capital ftock of 56,445,000l. together with the intereft payable thereon, would be redeemed in the year 1808.

An Account of the total Produce of the Tax upon Income, for the Year ending the 5th of April, 1800, as far as the fame can be made up and efti mated; diftinguishing the Amount, in confequence of Affements by the Commercial Commiffioners.

Amount of Affeffments as far as the fame can be made up from complete Returns received, viz.

By commiffioners for general purpofes, and commiffioners of appeal

By commercial commissioners

£.

s. d.

4,426,047 4 10

The Amount of Affeffiments in Districts, from which complete Returns have not been received, may be estimated as follows, viz. By commiffioners for general purpofes, and commiffioners of appeal, from 140,000l. to 150,000l.

By commercial commiffioners, from 40,000l. to 50,000%.

By amount of voluntary contributions received between the Ift of January, 1799, and the 1ft of January, 1800, about 255,000. By order of the board,

Office for Taxes,

H. Parker.

20th February, 1800.

An Account of the total nett Produce of the permanent Taxes for the Year

ending the 5th of April, 1800.

Totals of customs, excife, ftamps, and incidents, prior to the year 1793

Proportionate part of duties on fugar now annually granted

This is the amount of fums actually received within the year; but there is reafon to believe it does not include the whole of the amount fubfcribed. 12

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