be 
£992: Trader Political on revenue laws. 133: 
were put a stop to, it would comprehend the whole 
- of the foreign articles consumed. 
For goods smuggled, the revenue receives nothing ; 
of course the duty that would be paid on those that 
are now of that description would be a clear gain. 
_ For the seized goods that are sold by the revenue 
officers, the government receives one half of the neat 
proceeds ; the other half goes to the revenue offi- 
cers. 
Five hundred ankers of gin, at the 
price usually brought at the Custom- 
- house sales, would produce about - L.1380 0 o 
One half of which goes to the crown, wiz. - 690 0 0 
Five hundred ankers contain about 
4875 gallons, usually of the strength 
of about 1 in 3 below the standard at 
' which spirits can be legally impor- 
ted, which is equal to 3656 gallons 
of that strength:, from which may be 
deducted § per cent. for allowances 
__ by officers and other contingencies ; 
' and the duty would then be payable, 
if that quantity were legally impor- 
ted, on about 3463 gallons at 5s. 10d. 
at present: but.I suppose, to sup- 
prefs smuggling entirely, the duty 
would require to be reduced to 
4s.8d. per gallon; in which case 
that quantity would produce, - - 81300 
Yielding aclearsurplusof - - - L.123 00 
_ Equal to nearly 18 per cent. increase. 
