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CHAPTER XIII 



FINANCES OF THE SOCIETY, MEMBERSHIP, AND 

 BY-LAWS. (1761-1836) 



FINANCES 



SOME grants of public money in aid of the Society 

 have already been noticed, but it was not until the 

 year 1761 that regular parliamentary grants were 

 made. In that year a sum of 12,000 was voted 

 (i Geo. Ill, c. i) 2000 to enable the Society to 

 continue the premiums in agriculture and manufac- 

 tures, and 10,000 for distribution among petitioners 

 for premiums. Under 3 Geo. Ill, c. i, 2000 were 

 voted for agriculture, and 8000 for manufactures, 

 and similar amounts under 5 Geo. III. By 7 Geo. 

 Ill, 3000 were given for agriculture and for com- 

 pletion of the Grafton street house, and 7000 for 

 manufactures. From 1772, the regular sum voted in 

 any year was 10,000, and this continued to 1783. 

 From that period to 1792, 5000 were granted, in- 

 creased in that year to 5500. In the year 1800, the 

 last of the Irish Parliament, the Society's grant amounted 

 to 15,000. In June, 1784, a requisition was received 

 from the Commissioners of Imprest Accounts, under 

 the Act 24 Geo. Ill, passed for the due accounting of 

 all money granted for public works, and for ordering 

 a regular account of moneys, entrusted to (among 



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