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

Note 41 — 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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Years of Peace.£Years of War.£

1787167,3891793124,655

1788133,1911794195,840

1789142,8711795208,242

1790156,3111796159,826

£599,762£688,563Increase to 1790 £88,081.

1791 £236,7274 Years to 1791 £669,100Increase to 1791 £19,463.

Years of Peace.£Years of War.£

1787424,1441793477,644

1788426,6601794467,132

1789539,5751795507,518

1790417,7361796526,307

£1,808,115£1,978,601Increase to 1790 £170,486.

1791 £448,7094 Years to 1791 £1,832,680Increase to 1791 £145,921.

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

Years of Peace.£Years of War.£

178717,006179336,846

178830,217179449,177

178934,784179527,913

179038,647179619,711

£120,654£133,647Increase to 1790 £12,993.

1791 £41,1944 Years to 1791 £144,842Decrease to 1791 £11,195.

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

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