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| Total Sums levied each Year. |
Average Amount of Bank Notes each half Year. | |||
| 1806 |
… |
84,823,071 |
… |
16,941,000 16,641,000 |
| 1807 |
… |
84,226,947 |
… |
16,724,000 16,687,000 |
| 1808 |
… |
88,895,824 |
… |
16,953,000 17,303,000 |
| 1809 |
… |
94,747,704 |
… |
18,214,000 19,641,000 |
| 1810 |
… |
97,203,508 97,203,508 |
… |
20,894,000 24,188,000 |
| 449,897,094 449,897,094 |
449,897,094 | |||
| 1811 |
… |
99,109,777 |
… |
23,471,000 23,094,000 |
| 1812 |
… |
105,718,482 |
… |
23,123,000 23,351,000 |
| 1813 |
… |
113,303,529 |
… |
23,939,000 24,107,000 |
| 1814 |
… |
134,034,673 |
… |
25,511,000 28,291,000 |
| 1815 |
… |
131,268,720 583,435,381 |
… |
27,155,000 26,618,000 |
| 583,435,381 583,435,381 |
From this statement there appears a natural, if not a necessary, progress in the increase of currency, in proportion as the sum raised upon the country augmented. From 1806 to the end of 1810 inclusive, during which period 449,897,000 l. were raised, the issue of Notes rose from 16,941,000 to 24,188,000; being a rise of 7 millions in five years. From 1810 to the end of 1818, during which period 583,435,000 l. were raised, the issues rose to about 27,000,000, being a rise in five years of 3 millions.
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