No. 23. The Examination of Richard Carter, Efquire, Receiver of the Deductions of One Shilling in the Pound upon Offices and Penfions; taken upon Oath, the 15th of December 1780. THIS examinant faith, that this duty is collected by virtue of the 31ft of George IId, chapter 22d; and fuch parts of it as are ftopt in the offices in London, out of the falaries and penfions there iffued or paid, are received by himself, fome quarterly, fome half-yearly, fome annually, according as the Imallness of the fum, or circumftances of the payment, render it neceffary or convenient. The only perfons in the country, from whom he receives. this duty, are the collectors of the cuftoms at the out ports; thefe collectors return every year, to his requifition, an account, figned by themselves, of their yearly falaries and fees, made up to the 5th of April, with a bill for the amount of the duty upon them. The money received for this duty is ufually paid into the exchequer by quarterly payments, foon after it is received; he himself has paid it in oftener, and has reserved in his hands about two thousand pounds. The account of the year's receipts and payments has been, as he believes, ufually made up once a-year, to the 5th of April, and the whole balance remaining in the receiver's hands then paid into the exchequer, and the accounts are paffed in the office of the auditor of the impreft. The only deductions out of this duty are the 'three pence in the pound upon the grofs receipt, allowed to the receiver (who pays out of that poundage all the expences of collecting the duty) and fifty pounds paid to the auditor of the imprest towards paffing the accounts. Guy Carleton, A. Piggot, RICH. CARTER. No. 24. No. 24. 304 An Account of all the Public Monies received, and paid into the Receipt of His Majefty's Exchequer, by Richard Carter, Efquire, Receiver of the Duty of One Shilling in the Pound on Offices, Penfions, &c. with the Balance in his Hands, up to October 20th, 1780. Richard Carter, Dr. £. s. d. To cafh received at different times, up to October 20th, 1780 14,734 19 3 The above is a true account. RICHARD CARTER. 14,734 19 3 No. 25. An Account of the Net Produce of the Revenues of the Poft Office for Five Years, from Lady Day 1708 to Lady Day 1713. An Account of the Weekly Balances in my Hands, as Receiver General of the Revenues of the Poft Office, for one quarter, ending the 10th Day of Oober, 1780, as certified by me to the TreaSury. General Poft Office, December 21ft 1780. Balance the quarter ending July 5th 1780 £ 6,323 9 0 July 11th July 18th July 25th Auguft ift Auguft 8th August 15th Auguft 22d Auguft 29th September 5th September 12th September 19th September 26th October 3d October 10th 6,022 O 2 7,272 2 6 No. 27. An Account of the Quarterly Balances arifing from the Revenues of the Poft Office, and Money paid by me into the Exchequer, upon the Four Quarters ending the 10th Day of October, 1780. General Poft Office, December, 22d, 1780. January 5th 1780. Money paid into the ex April 5th 1780. July 5th 1780. chequer Balance then remaining Balance then remaining Balance then remaining RT. TREVOR. October 10th 1780. Money paid into the ex No. 28. A, 1781. 307 No. 28. An Account of the Grofs Receipt, Deductions, Grofs Produce, Charges of Management, and Net Produce, of the Duties arifing from Stamps, Salt, Licences to Hawkers and Pedlars, and to Hackney Coaches and Chairs, for Ŏne Year. A Hawkers and pedlars, Hackney coaches and chairs, *454469.19 41 623343 16 2 831126 3170577 7 7 760548 15 6 8100 8 2811 2 2 5289 5 10 13199 2133 12 9 11065 7 3 No. 29, |