A. D. 1791. 



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The numbers of vefTels belonging to different nations, which paffed 

 the Sound in the courfe of this year, were as follows. 



The following is an Account of the vefTels belonging to the Britifli 

 dominions, with their regiftered tunnage and ufuai number of men, on 

 the 30'" of September 1791. 



England ; . 



Scotland 



Ireland 



Colonies 



Guernsey, Jersey, Sec. . . . 



Mann 



Total 



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

 in the course of this year, 



766 vessels measuring 68,940 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 - ,^3,8775307 15 4 



from the custom-house in Edinburgh - 75,000 O O 



Total net revenue of the customs of Great Britain - ^3,952,507 15 4 



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

 52,575 pounds of gold, value - - =^2,456,566 17 6 



and no silver. 



