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| Amount of No. of | Revenue. Officers. | |
| The Exciſe is to the largeſt amount: The nett produce of that Revenue paid into the Exchequer in 1808, and the number of officers employed in it of all deſcriptions, excluſive of 184 common ſeamen and Boatmen, were | £ 22,784,000 | 5,043 |
| In 1783 | 5,322,000 | 4,983 |
| Increaſe within the period | £ 17,462,000 | 60 |
| This, however, does not ſhew a fair compariſon, becauſe the above number of 5,043 officers, now employed in the Exciſe, includes 525 who were appointed for the management of the tobacco duties, when placed partially under the Exciſe, in 1789. The increaſe on thoſe duties much more than ſatisfied the charge of the officers'ſalaries [1]. The correct way of ſtating this head would be, —Addition to the Exciſe revenue within the period, and number of officers | 17,462,000 | 60 |
| Improvement of Exciſe revenue, by the addition of tobacco duties, and num- | ||
| Carried forward | 17,462,000 | 60 |
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The duties were partially transferred to the Exciſe in 1789.Nett produce of the duties on tobacco paid into the Exchequer, on the average of three years, 1790 to 1792 £ 566,300 Do, in the three years, to 1788 392,300 Profit to the revenue 174,000
