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emperor, The aggregate of the 
ways and means are stated below.* 
Of the eighteen millions to be 
borrowed, one million and a half 
was for the kingdom of Ireland. of 
which the interest was to be provi- 
ded by the Irish parliament. Ano- 
ther million and a half was to be 
lent to the emperor, to enable him 
to repay the million and a half ad- 
vanced by this country. He pro- 
posed a farther loan, of two millions, 
af sanctioned by parliament, to our 
Imperial ally. For the encourage- 
‘ment of prompt payment, every 
1001. subscribed to have the value 
of 1042. 17s. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1797. 
The several bills for imposing the 
new taxes, proposed by Mr. Pitt, 
in his two budgets for the current 
year, were regularly, and succes- 
sively, brought into both houses of 
parliament, and most of them were 
passed, with few alterations; but 
‘towards the clese of the sessions, on 
the thirtieth of June, he stated to the 
house of commons certain deficien- 
cies which had taken place in the 
estimated product of the Jate taxes, 
and which amounted to the sum 
of 660,000/. These deficiencies 
were supplied by new taxes.+ 
The house of commons, in a com- 
-mittee of supply, on the first of May, 
WAYS AND MEANS. 
, £. 
* The land and malt M ° Je r 2,750,000 
Surplus and grants ° - . 420,000 
Loyalty loan, according to the first budget > e 18,000,000 
Lottery 5 . ’ . ° a 200'000 
Exchequer-bills : ° - x 3,000,000 
Growing produce of the consolidated fund, by estimation . 2,000,000 
‘The part of the loan applied to Great Britain only ‘ . 16,500,000 
Total of the ways and means for the year 1797, 42,870,000 
ae ee 
NEW TAXES of the Second Budget. 
‘The consolidated duties on stamps in general, doubled . 320,000 
Tax on property, transferred by private contract, at 4d, per pound . 170,000 
Copies of deeds to be given in evidence, to be stamped ¢ : 40,000 
On the probates of wills above the sum of Jool. . ‘ 40,000 
An additional duty of 14d. upon the stamps of each newspaper + 114,000 
Increased duty on advertisements Fe ale) . . ~ 20,000 
On attorney’s certificates . Bilis «15,000 
On ornamental plate . ° Fs foi by 30,000 —- 
Duty equal.to the tolls on all carriages passing turnpikes . » 450,000 - 
1,199,000 
ca perth - - 
+ Surplus on Scotch spirits - . He = « 182,000 
On horses employed in agriculture P f " . 150,000 
On pepper, imported < - : 5 ~* 15,000 
On coals, exported ° PD fer . + 14,000 
Watchesandclocks « e ® ° _ 200,000 
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