144) ANNUAL REGISTER, 
the funding of the navy, and exche=- 
quer bills : the former, amounting 
nearly to twelve millions ; the Jat- 
ter, to two millions anda half. In 
adjusting the amount of the bonus 
to be given, in order to induce the 
holders to take a different kind of 
security, the point to be considered, 
was the difference between the va- 
Jue of those bills, burthened with a 
discount, and drawing an interest 
of 4 per cent. and the value of 
those funds which were to be trans- 
ferred to the respective holders, 
It was deemed advisable to fund 
the bills in the different stocks, 
leaving the choice of the particular 
stock to the holders. The bonus 
granted, amounted, on an average 
of the different rates of the difte- 
rent stocks, to one anda half in- 
terest on the bills, per cent. 
* Laid out at Bengal ; investments, a 2 charges, &c. 
Madras, ditto 
Bombay, ditto - - 
Bencoolen, ditto - 
] 797. 
In this chapter of finance, we’ 
proceed now to the British com- 
merce and finances in India 
On the ZOth of December, Mr. 
Dundas introduced into the house of 
commons his statements respecting 
our affairs in India, which he di- 
vided into three classes. The first 
class consisted of the average siate< 
ments of the three last years, with a 
view of enabling the committee to 
judge of the past : the second, a 
comparison of the estimates, and 
actual amount of the charges and 
revenues of the last year: the third, 
an account of whatever expences or 
disbursements might ariseina future 
year. 
From a general statement of the 
revenue and charges in India, -for 
the year 1794-5,* it appeared that 
there remained a sum applicable to 
the’ 
£. 
1,108,449 
536,808 
166,636 
26,552 
1,838,445 
Revenues and charges im British trade for 1794-5. 
Revenues. No.2, Bengal ss 
No. 6, Madras - 
No. 9, Bombay x 
’ Charges. No. 38, Bengal - 
No. 6, Madras - 
No.9, Bombay - 
Nett revenue of the three presidencies 
No. 18, Deductsupplies to Becbonien, &c. 
Surplus revenues, 1794-5 
Which-were more than the estittiates, by 
5,937,931 
1,775,782 
312,480 
8,026,193 
os 
3,477,306 
1,769,125 
2 ) - 697,924 
5,944,445 
$,026,!93 
2,081,478 
74,857 
2,006,891, 
139,147 
8. 
Total charge 
Total revenue 
