SUPPLIES granted by Parliament for the Year 1785.

FEBRUARY 3, 1785.

FOR 18,000 feamen, including 3620 marines, in

the fea fervice for 13 months, at the rate of 41.

per man per month

FEBRUARY 17, 1785.

1. For the charge of 18,053 men, including 2030 invalids for guards and garrifons

2. For maintaining forces and garrifons in the Plantations and Gibraltar

3 For the difference between the British and Irish eftablishment of 6 battalions of foot ferving abroad 4. For pay to be advanced to troops in the East Indies

5. For the charge of full pay to reduced or supernumerary officers

6. For the general and ftaff officers in Great Britain 7. For allowances to the paymafter-general, fecretary at war, commiffary-general of the mufters, judge advocate general, comptrollers of army accounts, their deputies, clerks, &c. and for poundage to be returned to the infantry

8. For pay to 5 battalions of Hanoverian infantry, from 25th June 1784, to the respective times of their

9. For the charge of the in and out-penfioners of Chelsea hofpital, and the expences of that hofpital

FEBRUARY 21, 1785.

To pay off Exchequer bills made out pursuant to an act of last feffion

I. For the ordinary of the navy for 1785, including half pay to fea and marine officers

675,307 17 2

2. For building and repairs of fhips of war, and other extra works

£.

940,000

MARCH 11, 1785.

For the ufe of the Turkey company

MARCH 14, 1785.

1. For the charge of the office of ordnance, landfervice

2. For defraying the expences of fervices performed by the office of ordnance for land-service, and not provided for in 1784

APRIL 7, 1785.

To pay off Exchequer bills purfuant to an act of laft feffion

APRIL 18, 1785.

For extraordinaries of the army in 1784

APRIL 25, 1785.

1. For fubfidies to the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel, and the duke of Brunswick, for 1785

2. For deficiency in the fum voted for the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel, for 1784

3. For penfions to be paid to the widows of commiffioned officers, for 1785

4. For completing the road from Ballantrae to Stranraer

APRIL 28, 1785.

1. To make good the deficiency, on 5th July 1784, of the fund for paying annuities granted by Act 31 Geo. II. towards the fupply for 1758

2. To make good ditto, granted by Act 18 Geo. III. for 1778

3. To make good ditto, granted by Act 19

Geo. III. for 1779

4. To make good ditto, Geo. III. for 1780

To make good ditto,

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Geo. III. for 1782 6 To make good ditto, Geo. III. for 1783 7. To make good ditto, Geo. HI. for 1784

122,730 48

158,551 4 11

22

114,214 4 3

23

617,466 10

granted by Act 24

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pay

MAY 5, 1785.

1. For to feveral battalions of foot at different periods in 1784

2. Upon account of reduced officers of land forces and marines, for 1785

3. For allowances to feveral officers and private gentlemen of the two troops of horse-guards reduced, and to the fuperannuated gentlemen of the 4 troops. of horse-guards, for 1785

4. For account of the commiffioned officers of Britifh American forces, for 1785

5. For deficiency of the fum granted upon account of ditto, for 1783

6. Ditto

Ditto

Ditto, for 1784

7. Upon account of officers late in the fervice of the States General, for 1785

**MAY 9, 1785. *

For reimbursement to General Murray, late governor in chief of the ifland of Minorca, for his expences in confequence of a verdict obtained against him by Mr. Sutherland, for 5oool.

JUNE 6, 1785

1. For the falaries of civil officers of Eaft Florida, from 24th June 1784, to 24th June 1785

2 To make good money iffued to discharge bills drawn by the governor of Nova Scotia

3. For maintaining the colony of Nova Scotia, to ift Jan. 1786

to ditto

4. Ditto

5. Ditto

1786.

6. Ditto

Jan. 1786

Ditto,

ifland of St. John's,

Ditto, Cape Breton, to 24th June

Ditto, the Bahama islands, to ift

7. For the falary of the chief juftice of the Bahama iflands, one year, due 24th June 1786; and arrears to the attornies general, from 19th July 1778, to 18th April 1783

8. For the civil eftablishment of New Brunswick,

to 14th June 1786

9. For the relief of American fufferers

JUNE 13, 1785.

1. For an annuity of goool. to be fettled by his Majefty on the duke of Gloucefter

2. To make good the fums charged on the duties of 4 per cent. that remained unfatisfied, 5th April 1785

JUNE 21, 1785.

For relief of fuch perfons who have given fatisfactory proof of their loffes in America, to the commiffioners appointed by act 23 Geo. III.

JUNE 23, 1785.

1. For the commiffioners of public accounts

2. To make good monies iffued pursuant to addreffes

3. To make good monies paid to the fecretaries of the commiffioners appointed to enquire into the loffes of the American loyalifts

4. Ditto, for the maintenance, &c. of the convicts on the Thames

5. For compenfation to Mr. Cunninghame, for compiling a general index to the journals JUNE 27, 1785.

1. Towards carrying on the buildings of Somer. fet-house

2. For fupport of African forts and settlements

Other mifcellaneous fervices

Total of the aggregate supplies, as stated by 9,736,868 o o

Mr. Pitt

Ways and Means for raifing the above Supplies granted to his Majesty.

1. Land tax

2. Malt duty

2,000,000 O O

750,000 O

2,750,000

APRIL 7, 1785.

1. By loans, or exchequer bills, to be charged on the first aids granted next feffion

1,500,000 - 1,000,000

1. By application of the furplus of the finking fund, remaining in the exchequer 5th April 1785, fubject to the difpofition of parliament

702,539 16 1 2. By

2. By the fum remaining in the hands of the paymaster general being applied towards the extraordi. naries of the army

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3. By loans or exchequer bills, to be charged upon the first aids granted next session

4. By overplus of the grants for 1784 remaining in the exchequer

5. By the growing produce of the finking fund to be applied towards the fupplies

JUNE 23, 1785.

By a lottery, to consist of 50,000 tickets

JUNE 28, 1785.

-2,297,460 3 10

By application of the fum remaining in the exchequer for the difpofition of parliament

Total of ways and means

Total of fupplies

Excefs of ways and means

238,928 16 3

TAXES for the fervice of the Year 1785.

i. Additional tax on male fervants, viz. 1, at 11. 5s. ;-2 to 4, 11..10s. each;-5 to 7, 11. 15's. each 8 to 10, el. each;-11, &c. 31. each. The whole calculated to produce, in addition to the former tax 2. Tax on female fervants, viz. 1, 2s. 6d.—2, 55: each-3, &c. 10s. each. Calculated to produce annually

3. Salt (a regulation)

4. Retail hops, viz. 1s. in the pound on the rent of the houfe, from 41. to rol.-1s. 3d. from rol. to 15.-18. 6d. from 151. to 20l.-is.gd. from 20l. to 251-28. upon 251. and all above. -Calculated to produce

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5. Poft horfes (all horfes travelling for hire) one halfpenny per mile, calculated to produce annually ́-6. Gloves, viz. Id. per pair from 4d. to 10d.—2d. from 10d. to Is. 4d.—3d. all above 1s. 4d.-Calculaied to bring in