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Annuities for long terms, being the remainder of the original fum contributed and unsubscribed to the South- Sea company

Ditto for lives, with the benefit of survivorship, being the original fum contributed
Ditto for two and three lives, being the fum remaining after what is fallen in by deaths
Exchequer bills made out for interest of old bills

Note, The land taxes and duties on malt, being annual grants, are not charged in this account, nor the
1,000,000 l, charged on the deductions of 6d. per pound on penfions, nor the 1,500,000l. to-
wards paying off the navy debt, &c, anno 1762, nor the fum of 1,000,000l. charged on the fupplies
anno 1, 63,

EAST INDIA Company.

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By two acts of parliament 9 Will. III. and two other acts 6 and 9 Anne, at 3 per cent. per ann. 3.200,000 Annuities at 3 per cent. anno 1744, charged on the furplus of the additional duties on low wines, fpirits, and strong waters

BANK of ENGLAND.

On their original fund at 31. per cent. from 1 Aug. 1743

For cancelling Exchequer bills 3 Geo. I.

Furchafed of the South-fea company

Annuities at 3 per cent. charged on the furplus of the funds for lottery, 1714

Ditto at 3 per cent. charged on the duties on coals fince Lady-day, 1719

Ditto at 3 per cent. anno 1746, charged on the duties on licences for retailing fpirituous liquors fince Lady day, 1746

Ditto at 3 per cent. charged on the finking fund by the acts 25, 28, 29,

21.127,821 5 1

500,000

1.000,000

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32, and 33 George II.

Ditto at 3 per cent. charged on the duties on offices and pensions, &c. by the aft 31 George II.

33.627,821 5 1 1.027,588 5 8

Ditto at 3 per cent. charged on the additional duty on ftrong beer

and ale, by the act 1 George III.

12.000,000

Ditto at 3 per cent charged on the finking fund by the act 2 5 George II.

17.701,323

16

540,996 14 0

Ditto at 3 1-half per cent. charged on the said fund by the act 29 George II. per cent. charged on the duties on offices and penfions, by the act 31 Gea. II. Ditto at 3 1-half Ditto at 4 per cent. charged on the finking fund by the act of the 2d of George III. Memorandum. The fubfcribers of 100 l. to the lottery 1745, were allowed an annuity for one life of 9 s. a ticket, which amounted to 22,500 1. but is now reduced by lives fallen in, to 18,3541. and the fubfcribers of tool. to the lottery 1746, were allowed an annuity for one life of 18s, a ticket, which amounted to 45,000l. but is now reduced by lives fallen in, to 37,2981. 10 s. and the fubfcribers of 1ool for 3 per cent. annuities anno 1757, were allowed an annuity for one life of 11. 2s. 6d. which amounted to 33,750l. but is now reduced by lives fallen in, to 32,585 l. 17 s. 6s, and the fubfcribers of 100l. for 3 per cent. annuities, anno 1761, were allowed an annuity for 99 years of 11. 2s. 6d. amounting with the charges of management to the bank of England to 130,0531. Ios. 3d. which annuities, are an increase of the annual intereft, but cannot be added to the public debt, as no money was advanced for the fame; and the contributors to 12.000,000 1. for the fervice of the year 1762, were intitled to an annuity of 1 per cent. per annum, to continue for 98 years, and then to cease, which, with the charges of management to the bank of England, amount to the fum of 121,6871. 10s.

SOUTH SEA Company.

On their capital stock and annuities, 9 George I. Annuities at 31. per cent. anno 1751, charged on the finking fund

1.500,000
4.500,000
20.240,000

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State of the Supplies and ways and means for the year 1764; as publifhed by good authority.

Of the debt contracted during the laft war, the government will this year pay off 2.771,8671. 13s. 6d. namely,

German extras Navy debt

Army extraordinaries

Deficiencies of land and malt

To the landgrave of Heffe
Deficiencies to finking fund
Deficiency of grants for 1763
Advanced on addreffes

·£. 5. '£• d. 500,000 O 650,000 0 987,434 15

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147,593 18 129,489 O 7,350

2.771,867 13 6

The peace establishment for the navy, the moft conftitutional force, and beft fecurity for Great Britain, is enlarged; the number of feamen being the fame as laft year, and 100,000l. more employed in fhip-building, to keep our navy on a footing to be refpected by all Europe £1.443,568 11 9

The establishment of the army is not increased, and the ftaff much less than at peace; for though the whole fum is

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Yet it is to be observed, that the forces, ordnance, and staff in Amemerica, are

The half pay lift is

Chelsea hofpital, &c.

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295,833 0 158,250 0 O 122,125 O о

The two last articles of which are deducted, being properly the tail

of the war

The miscellaneous articles of expence amount to £. 295,354 2 O

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295,354 2 о

Befides this, the government found 1.800,occl. of Exchequer bills at an alarming discount.

This they have provided for, by transferring one million of them to the bank for two years, with a reduction of a fourth part of the interest on them.

The other 800,ocol. old exchequer bills are to be paid off by iffuing new ones for the like fum.

So that the whole ftate of the fupplies is this:

Debt paid
Exchequer bills

Eftablishment for the navy

Ditto army

Miscellaneous articles

2.771,167 13 6

1.800,000 Ο o

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To raise this large, neceffary fum, the subject has not been oppreffed with one additional tax.-It has not encouraged the spirit of gaming, by accepting a lottery, or taking to itself the not unpleafing power of difpofing of tickets, commiffions and fubfcriptions.

It has avoided going to market for money, at a time when, though it might have been advantageous to individuals,it must have been very detrimental to the public.

The ways and means are faid to be these :

Land-tax and malt

Exchequer bills taken by the bank

New exchequer bills to be iffued

Of the bank, for the renewal of their contra&t

Savings

Militia money

Annuity fund, 1761

To this account, the government has brought to account what had long been unaccounted for,

The faving of non-effective men, which in the prefent year is

To this the bounty of the king has added the produce of the French prizes taken before the declaration of war

The king has freed the public from the expence of all the new governments, except that of the two Floridas.

And to make up the deficiency, the government has taken, with peculiar propriety, the furplus of the finking fund, which in this year amounts to

So that the total of ways and means is
The total of fupply

2.750,000

1.000,000
800,000

110,000

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