The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 506 pages of information about The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12).

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 506 pages of information about The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12).

                   GLASS PLATES. 
Years of Peace.  L | Years of War.  L
1787 ——­ | 1793 5,655
1788 5,496 | 1794 5,456
1789 4,686 | 1795 5,839
1790 6,008 | 1796 8,871
               ------- | -------
               L16,190 | L25,821
                                                  Increase to 1791
1791 L7,880 4 Years to 1791 L24,070 L1,751.

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GROCERIES. 
Years of Peace.  L | Years of War.  L
1787 167,389 | 1793 124,655
1788 133,191 | 1794 195,840
1789 142,871 | 1795 208,242
1790 156,311 | 1796 159,826
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
L599,762 | L688,563 L88,081. 
Increase to 1791
1791 L236,727 4 Years to 1791 L669,100 L19,463.

TEA. 
Years of Peace.  L | Years of War.  L
1787 424,144 | 1793 477,644
1788 426,660 | 1794 467,132
1789 539,575 | 1795 507,518
1790 417,736 | 1796 526,307
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
L1,808,115 | L1,978,601 L170,486. 
Increase to 1791
1791 L448,709 4 Years to 1791 L1,832,680 L145,921.

The additional duty imposed in 1795 produced in that year 137,656_l._, and in 1796, 200,107_l._

COFFEE AND COCOA-NUTS. 
Years of Peace.  L | Years of War.  L
1787 17,006 | 1793 36,846
1788 30,217 | 1794 49,177
1789 34,784 | 1795 27,913
1790 38,647 | 1796 19,711
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
L120,654 | L133,647 L12,993. 
Decrease to 1791
1791 L41,194 4 Years to 1791 L144,842 L11,195.

The additional duty of 1795 in that year gave 16,775_l._, and in 1796, 15,319_l._

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SUGAR. 
Years of Peace.  L | Years of War.  L
1787 1,065,109 | 1793 1,473,139
1788 1,184,458 | 1794 1,392,965
1789 1,905,106 | 1795 1,338,246
1790 1,069,108 | 1796 1,474,899
--------- | --------- Increase to 1790
L4,413,781 | L5,679,249 L1,265,468. 
Increase to 1791
1791 L1,044,781 4 Years to 1791 L4,392,725 L1,286,524.

There was a new duty on sugar in 1791, which produced in 1794 234,292_l._, in 1795, 206,932_l._, and in 1796, 245,024_l._ It is not clear from the report of the committee, whether the additional duty is included in the account given above.

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