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1,794,380l.; the same for 1814, 
$,294,300/. exclusive of exceed- 
ings of army extraordinaries ap- 
plicable to 1814, and supplied this 
year ; there was also to be de- 
ducted the principal of outstand- 
ing treasury bills and lottery prizes 
282,2401., and for votes_of parlia- 
ment which remained undischarg- 
ed, appropriated to inland naviga- 
tions and public buildings in Ire- 
land, 57,438/., making the whole 
arrear due by the consolidated 
fund, 5,175,358/.; leaving a net 
surplus of the consolidated fund 
of Ireland on the 5th January last, 
of 688,807/. 
Having thus stated the supply, 
he should proceed to state the 
Ways and Means. He should first 
take the surplus of the consoli- 
dated fund as made out above, 
at - = - = = - £688,807 
The Produce of the 
Revenue he should 
estimate at- - - 
The Profits on Lotte- 
ries, one half of 
what had been com- 
puted for Great Bri- 
tain = - = = = 
Re-payment of Sums 
advancedby Ireland 
for Naval and Mi- 
litary Services- - 
2-17ths of Old Naval 
- Stores, 15-17ths 
having been taken 
' credit for by Eng- 
~Fand 5 «= - « 
Loan raised in Eng- 
Jand for the ser- 
vice. of Ireland, 
. 9,000,000 British 
6,100,000 
125,000 
100,000 
90,305 
9,750,000 
Making a Total of . 
Ways and Means £.16,854,112 
He stated the whole of the 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1815. 
above in Irish currency, and the 
committee would observe that 
there was an excess of Ways 
and Means above the Supply of 
171,000/. 
The Right Hon. Gentleman 
then gave a detail of the proposed 
taxes, of which he made the fol- 
lowing recapitulation. He es- 
timated the 
Duties on Tobacco, Cus~ 
toms, and Excise £.140,000 
Malta 4 ef ae 150,000 
Assessed Taxes- - - 180,000 
Silk and Hops - - - 15,000 
Stamps - - - - - 45,000 
Spirit-duty - - - - 110,000 
Regulations by increas- 
ed charges ~ = - 120,000 
Making a Total of 760,000 
British, equal to 823,3331. Irish, 
to cover a charge of 727,350/., 
which the interest and sinking 
fund alone had created. 
Having submitted to the com- 
mittee this detailed explanation of 
the Ways and Means, the right 
hon. gentleman alluded shortly to 
the produce of the revenues of the 
former years. The net produce 
in the year ending the 
5th Jan. 1812, 
was = = = £4,421,035 
5th Jan. 1813 4,975,000 
5th Jan. 1814 - 5,140,000 
and 5th Jan. 1815 - 5,627,000 
being an increase of revenue in 
four years of 1,400,000/.; and he 
had to remark; that of the 
taxes of last year, only one 
half of the produce had beew 
brought into this account. The 
diminution of the custom duties 
