A. D. 1792. 



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Account o/' tin, lead, and woolens, indented for , and exported to, China 

 from 1785 to 1791 inclufive. 



The committee drew the following comparifon between the com- 

 pany's exports in the lail century, and in the eleven lafl years, and they 

 feleded the period, when the greatefl clamour was raifed againft their 

 exclufive commerce, which government found it neceflary to confirm, 

 notwithftanding the enormous proportion of bullion exported in thofe 

 times. 



In 1 652-53-54 the value of the exports was only 



1655-56 the trade was open. The company exported nodiing. 

 1657 the company began again under a joint stock, and exported 

 1658-59-60 the exports were ... 



Total of merchandize and bullion exported in nine years 

 Do. exported in four years 1671-72-73-74 



Produce and 

 manufa(5lures. 



£ 3,278 



2,114 

 23,763 



29,155 

 257,429 



Bullion. 

 £ 8,441 



74,235 

 227,820 



310,496. 

 821,157 



Amount of modern exports * in eleven years to 



* The private trade, allov/ed to the ofilcers of the com- 

 pany's fhips, makes an addition to the amount of the ex- 

 ports, wJiich in the years 17S4 to 1790 was eflimated to 



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be from £110,410 to £153,340 annually. In the year 

 1 791 the company enlarged the privileged tannage of 

 their officers from 87 to 91 tuns in each fliip. 



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