A, D. 1789. 



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The following is an account of the veflels belonging to the Britifli 

 dominions *, with their regiftered tunnage and ulual number of men, 

 on the 30"" of September 1789. 



England 



Scotland 



Ireland 



Colonies 



Guernsey, Jersey, &c. - 



Mann . f - 



Of these there were 33 4,34 9 "employed by governinent, 



so that i'4:,277 1,390,823 were the real quantity of 



shipping employed by the commerce of the British empire. 



There were built and registered in the several ports of the British dominions, 

 in the course of this year, 



827 vessels measuring 71,090 tuns. 



The net revenue of the customs, including the West-India four-and-a-half per 

 cent duty, paid into the exchequer in the course of the year, was 

 from the custom-house in London - - _ ^3,670,343 5 5 



from the custom-house in Edinburgh - _ . 40,000 O 



Total net revenue of the customs of Great Britain 



There were coined at the mint, in the course of this year, 

 32,760 pounds of gold, value - - •• 



and no silver. 



^'3,710,343 5 5 



^1,530,711 O O 



* The veflels belonging to the British fubjefts raltar, are not brought under the cognizance of 

 refiding at the fettlements to the eaftward of the the regiftcr-general of Ihipping. 

 Cape of Good Hope, and thofe refiding in Gib- 



