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is said, might be raised by this single tax than what is at present drawn from all those heavier taxes.

														£	s.	d.
In 1772,	the old malt tax produced									.		.	.	722,023	11	110/1
	The additional					.	.	.	.	.		.	.	356,776	7	9 3/4
In 1773,	the old tax produced							.	.	.		.	.	561,627	3	7 1/2
	The additional					.	.	.	.	.		.	.	278,650	15	3 3/4
In 1774,	the old tax produced							.	.	.		.	.	624,614	17	5 3/4
	The additional					.	.	.	.	.		.	.	310,745	2	8 1/2
In 1775,	the old tax produced							.	.	.		.	.	657,357	0	8 1/4
	The additional					.	.	.	.	.		.	.	323,785	12	6 1/4
4)3,835,580															12	0 3/4
Average of these four years									.	.		.	.	958,895	3	0 3/16
In 1772,	the country excise produced											.	.	1,243,128	5	30/1
	The London brewery							.	.	.		.	.	408,260	7	2 3/4
In 1773,	the country excise							.	.	.		.	.	1,245,808	3	30/1
	The London brewery							.	.	.		.	.	405,406	17	10 1/2
In 1774,	the country excise							.	.	.		.	.	1,246,373	14	5 1/2
	The London brewery							.	.	.		.	.	320,601	18	0 1/4
In 1775,	the country excise							.	.	.		.	.	1,214,583	6	10/1
	The London brewery							.	.	.		.	.	463,670	7	0 1/4
4)6,547,832															19	2 1/4
Average of these four years									.	.		.	.	1,636,958	4	9 1/2
To which adding the average malt												.	.	958,895	3	0 3/16
tax, or		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
The whole amount of those different												.	.	2,595,853	7	9 11/16
taxes comes out to be							.	.	.	.
But by tripling the malt tax, or by												.	.	2,876,685	9	0 9/16
raising it from six to eighteen
shillings upon the quarter of
malt, that single tax would pro-
duce	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
A sum which exceeds the foregoing												.	.	280,832	1	2 14/16
by.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

Under the old malt tax, indeed, is comprehended a tax of four shillings upon the hogshead of cider, and another of ten shillings upon the barrel of mum. In 1774, the tax