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

Note 40 — LETTER III. ON THE RUPTURE OF THE NEGOTIATION; THE TERMS OF PEACE PROPOSED; AND THE RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF THE WAR. (continued 2)

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This and the following tables on the same construction are compiled from the Reports of the Finance Committee in 1791 and 1797, with the addition of the separate paper laid before the House of Commons, and ordered to be printed, on the 7th of February, 1792.

Years of Peace.£Years of War.£

178794,5211793122,975

178896,2781794106,811

178991,773179583,804

1790104,409179694,668

£386,981£408,258Increase to 1790 £21,277.

1791 £115,382 4 Years to 1791 £407,842Increase to 1791 £416.

Years of Peace.£Years of War.£

178722,707179325,920

178823,295179423,637

178922,453179525,607

179018,433179628,513

£86,888£103,677Increase to 1790 £16,789.

1791 £31,528 4 Years to 1791 £95,704Increase to 1791 £7,973.

Years of Peace.£Years of War.£

1787——17935,655

17885,49617945,456

17894,68617955,839

17906,00817968,871

£16,190£25,821Increase to 1791 £1,751.

1791 £7,8804 Years to 1791 £24,070

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