166 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1800. 



stationery for public service at Norfolk Island £. s. d. 



and New South Wales . . . 177 15 OJ 



Ditto to the clerks of the house of commons, for 



attendance on public committees , . 370 9 6 



To discharge sundry bills remaining due to different 



workmen, for works done at Somerset-place . 2,650 

 To make good the fees paid on receipt of the sum 



voted as compensation for the destruction of 



certain ships and their cargoes from Mogadore 1,048 18 6 

 To discharge bills drawn from New South Wales, 



and which will become due in 1800 . . 30,000 



Towards liquidating the demands of the St. Do- 

 mingo claimants .... 50,000 

 To discharge the demands outstanding for surveys, 



&c. made by direction of the late commissioners 



for woods and forests . . , 1,000 



To defray the expense of printing the Journals of 



the house of lords . . .1 ,024 4 3 



Towards enabling the trustees of the British museum 

 < to carry on the execution of the trusts reposed 



in them by parliament 

 For the board of agriculture , 



For assisting the Levant company in 



their trade 

 For support of the veterinary college 

 For supporting the British forts and 



on the coast of Africa 

 For the civil establishment at Sierra Leone 

 To be paid to Mr. John Davis, upon his making a 



proper discovery of his method of cleaning and 

 • purifying wheat damaged by smut . . 1 ,000 



£.6,000,767 16 



NATIONAL DEBT. 



March 3, 1800. 

 To the bank of England, to be by them placed 

 to the account of the commissioners for reduc- 

 tion of the national debt .... 200,000 



EXCHEQUER-BILLS. 



October 1, 1799. 

 For payingoffexchequer-bills, made out by virtue of 

 actoflastsession,forraising3,000,000/. thereby 3,000,000 



