78 QUALITY AND KEEPING OP HOPS. STATISTICS OF 



QUANTITY OF HOPS CHARGED AND AMOUNT OF DUTY PAID, &c. continued. 



The rate of duty from 1711 to 1777 was Id. per Ib. 



1778 1779 

 1780 1782 

 1783 1785 

 1786 1801 

 1802 1804 

 1805 1839 

 1840 1859 

 1860 1861 



Id. and 5 per cent. 

 Id. 10 

 Id. 15 

 Id. i of a farthing per Ib. 

 2id~er Ib. 



2d. 



and 5 per cent, additional. 



No duty was charged on hops in Scotland, and the duty did not extend 

 to Ireland. 



By a calculation, made from reliable sources, of the outlay 

 paid for labour in picking, drying, and preparing the hops 

 for market, it will be seen how large a sum of money is put 

 into circulation for labour, &c., in the process of hop gather- 

 ing. Assuming the number of pockets grown at 530,000, 

 there wonld be paid in round figures 



Picking (105 bushels to each pocket), at 



6 bushels for Is 463,234 



Binman, each pocket 2s 52,941 



Measurer, poke boy, and bookkeeper, at Is. .. 26,470 



Wear and tear of pokes and bin cloths, &c., at Qd. 13 , 235 



Drying and treading, at 2s. 6d 66,177 



Sulphur, at Gd , 13,235 



Fuel, at Is. 3d 



Cloth for packing, at 3s 79,412 



Carting and drawing, at 2s. 3d 59,559 



Insurance, at 3d 6,617 



Total . .. 780,880 



