A. D. 1797. 



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The following is the account of the money advanced for the public 

 fervice by the bank of England, and outilanding on 25"' February 1797. 



On land-tax . . . 1794 ,i^J41.000 



1795 312,000 



179S 1,(524,000 



1797 2,O0O,(XX). 



On malt-tax . . . 1794 196,000- 



1795 158,000 



1790 750,000 



1797 750,000^' 



Consolidated fund 179O" 1,323,0007 



Vote of credit tor ^2,500,000 1796 '.''J'/ 821,4003 '' 



Exchequer bills without interest 376,739 



Treasury bills of exchange 1,512,274 



Total 



4,077.000 O 



1,854,000 



O 





 2 



^'9,964,413 3 



7'ibe average amount of bank notes for every quarter in thefolloivhig years. 



Januar)- to March . 

 April to June . . . 

 July to September 



1790 



10,245,280 

 11,160,590 

 11,348,700 



1791 

 11,601,950 



11,239,170 



12,000,02011 1,705,280 

 11,764,680,11,316,790 



1793 I 179-1 1795 



11,963,3201 1,1 59,72dl2,432,240 

 1 2, 1 00,650 1 0,3 66,450! 1 0,9 1 2,680 

 10,938,620 10,343,94o|l 1,034,790 



1 0,967,3 1 o| 1 0,937,970! 1 1 ,608,670 



10,824,150 

 10,770,200 

 9,7^.440 

 9,645,710 



OctobertoDecember ,1 1 ,5 10,27011 l,225,840!l 1, 1 57,04c 



The weekly amount of bank notes in circulation in the firfl eight weeks of 

 the year 1797. 



January 7" 



14" 



21' 



as'" 



Feb'. 4" 



11" 



IS-i" 



25* 



9,185,520 I 9,893,340 I 10,550,830 | 10,024,740 | 9,667,460 | 9,431,550 | 9,137,950 | 8,640,250 



The following account gives a view of the ftate of the cafh in hand, 

 the bills difcounted for the accommodation of merchants and traders, 

 and the fums advanced to government in every quarter fmce the com- 

 mencement of the prefent war. 



1793 



1791 



1795 



1796 



1797 



Date. 



March 



June 



September . . 

 December. . . 



March 



June 



September . . 

 December. . . 



March 



June 



September . . 

 December. . , 



March 



June 



September . . 

 December. . . 

 February 26'*" 



Cash and lulliou, 

 in hand. 



Bills discounted. 



^3,508,000^4,817,000^8,735,200 



4,412,000 5,128,000 9,434,000 



6,836,000 2,065,000 9,455^700 



7,720,000 1,976,000 8,887,500 



8,.60S,000 2,903,000 8,494,100 



8,208,000 3.263,000 7,735,800 



8,096,000 2,000,000 6,779,800 



7,768,000 1,887,000 7,545,100 



7,940,000 2,287,000 9,773,700 



7,356,000 3,485,000 10,879,700 



5,792,000 1,887,000 10,197,600 



4,000,000 3,109,000 10,863,100 



2,972,000 2,820,000 11,351,000 



2,582,000 3,730,000 11,269,700 



2,532,000 3,352,000 9,901,100 



2,508,000 3,796,000 9,511,400 



1 ,272,000 2,905,000 * 10,672,490 



* The iiiteteft due is included in this fuir, which makes the difference between it and the total in t!ie 

 preceding account. 



3F2 



Average nduance 

 to government. 



