Note 42 — 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)
Reading edition
Years of Peace.£Years of War.£
17871,065,10917931,473,139
17881,184,45817941,392,965
17891,905,10617951,338,246
17901,069,10817961,474,899
£4,413,781£5,679,249Increase to 1790 £1,265,468.
1791 £1,044,7814 Years to 1791 £4,392,725Increase to 1791 £1,286,524.
There was a new duty on sugar in 1791, which produced in 1794 234,292l., in 1795, 206,932l., and in 1796, 245,024l. It is not clear from the report of the committee, whether the additional duty is included in the account given above.