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BENGAL.-REVENUES.

No. 1. The average revenue of Bengal in the three preceding years, that is to fay, from 1793-4 to 1795-6, was

Which is more than the average last year by

No. 3. The estimate for 1795-6, was

The actual amount

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Being more than the eftmiate by

Deducting the excefs of the revenue from the excefs of charge, the actual amount of nett revenue is lefs than eftimated by

£.. 5,834,690

60,477

5,621,278

5,694,194

62,916

3,508,823 3,636,044

128,121

65,205

The cause of this excefs of charges, and confequent deficiency of the actual amount of nett revende was of fo iimple a nature, as to require little explanation. Though the estimate of the revenue of latt year was taken at lefs than the actual amount of the preceding year, and the cftimate of charges fomewhat larger, yet every Gentleman would perceive the extreme difficulty in a time of war, and particularly a war like the prefent, to make up eftimates with any degree of accuracy; and fuch had been the nature of the military operations in the Eaft Indies, as to fwell the amount of charges beyond the ufual calculation. But, however fuch charges might be increased, he trusted the recompence was fully fuficient, and therefore he could not confume any more time upon this fubject, but proceed by reminding the Committee that at any rate there was a nett revenue, notwithftanding the increase of charges, to the amount of 2,057,2501. ESTIMATES, 1796-7.

The Committee would perceive by No. 1. that the
revenues were estimated to amount to
And by No. 2. that the charges were reckoned at

5,710,511

3,733,860

So that the nett revenue was calculated at

1,976,651

This eflimate of tle revenues was more than the actual amount of 1795-6, in the fum of

16,317

And the charges in

96,915

Whereby the nett revenue, eftimated for 1796-7, would be lefs than the preceding year by

80,509

MADRASS.

MADRASS.

The average of revenue in Madra, from 1793-4 to
1794, could not be properly itated as at Bengal,
on accouut of fome receipts incidental only to par-
ticular years, and other circumftances which were
explained upon the former statements. On form-
ing an average, however, of the more prominent
articles of revenue of the three years preceding
1795-6, it appeared that the revenues of that year
exceeded the faid average to the amount of

No. 6. The revenues for 1795-6 were estimated at
And actually amounted to

Being less than the estimate in

CHARGES.

No. 6. The charges for 1795-6 were eftimated to

amount to

The actual amount was

Being more than the estimate by

£. 137,976

2,024,030

1,894,304

129,726

1,844,787

2,123,579

278,792

Adding the excefs of charges therefore to the deficiency of revenue, the actual amount was worse than the estimate by

Which deficiency of courfe arofe from the fame unforefeen and unavoidable circumftances to which he had before alluded.

ESTIMATES, 1796-7.

No. 4. The revenues of 1796-7 were elimated to

amount to

No. 5. The charges to

So that the estimated nett revenue would be

408,578

2,159,402

2,005,225

154,177

No. 7. The Committee would fee the average revenues of Bombay, from 1793-4 to 1795-6, were

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BOMBAY.-REVENUES.

Which was more than the average stated last year, by

No. 9. The revenues for 1795-6 were estimated at
And actually amounted to

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No. 9. The charges of 1795-6 were ellimated at
And actually amounted to

718,001

732,876

13,975

Which was more than was estimated in the fum of

Deducting excefs of revenue from the excels of
Charges, therefore, the actual nett revenue was lefs
than the estimated to the amount of
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ESTIMATES, 1796-7.

No. 7. The revenues of Bombay for the current year

were estimated to amount to

No. 8. The charges to

£.. 284,959 777-973

The nert excefs of charges, therefore, according to the estimates would be

493,014

Which was more than the nett excess of charges actually incurred in 1795-6, by

379733

Thefe were the three chief Prefidencies to which the accounts abroad belonged, but to thefe were to be added the accounts of fome fubordinate Settlements, fuch as Fort Marlborough, Pinang, and St. Helena, which in general received affiftance from Bengal.

BENCOOLEN AND OTHER SETTLEMENTS.
REVENUES.

The revenues of Fort Marlbro' on the average of the
three years 1793-4 to 1795-6, were

5,021

CHARGES.

The charges

78,835

The fupplies from Bengal to Fort Marlbro', Pinang,

&c. were estimated for 1795-6

81,780

The actual amount was

104,154

22,374

SUPPLIES.

90,364

Which was more than was estimated by

The fupplies for 1796-7 were estimated at

Havi g now proceeded feparately through the whole of the Accounts abroad, he now propofed to take a view of them collectively, in order to form a clearer opinion of their refult.

GENERAL STATE of the REVENUES and CHARGES in INDIA, for 1795-6.

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1,372,695

From this was to be deducted the Supplies to Bencoolen, &c. to the amount of

And the Committee would find the remainder

104.154

1,268,541

But

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The nett furplus from territorial revenues, therefore, after thefe deductions, would be

414,750

853,791

To which was to be added the amount of fales, of imports, certificates, &c.

453,605

And the amount applicable to purchase of inveftments, payment of commercial charges, &c. would

then be

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DISPOSITION OF THE SURPLUS FROM THE
REVENUES.

The application of the preceding fum,
At Bengal, for invements, &c. includ-
ing charges, were

Madras

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1,307,396

TERRITORIAL

1,459,547

669,765

258,250

13,443

2,401,005

Which exceeded the amount applicable from revenues, &c. as above, in the fun of

1,093,609

The cause of this excefs of expenditure from the funds, appli cable to the purchate of inveftiment, &c. was easily explained. By the statements of last year it appeared, that there was an excefs in the amount of the funds to the application in the usual way of 246,3221. which money, with the amount of the prefent expenditure, was employed not only in the purchase of inveltments and the payment of commercial charges, but was applied to the purchase of rice alfo, and to the profit and lofs account upon internal trade. This, however, was not a full account of the investments, for the Committee would perceive that a part had been taken from the affets abroad, and comprehended in No. 22, under the title of

Cargoes invoiced to Europe in 1795-6 to the amount of

1,954,153

He had now ftated, he faid, what the amouut of the receipts and disbursements of the prefidencies abroad were, both feparately and combined, and he fhould next proceed to take

A GENERAL VIEW OF THE RESULT OF THE ESTIMATES. REVENUES.

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1,637,815

The nett revenues of the three Prefidencies would be
But from these were to be deducted the fupplies to
Bencoolen, &c.

And the estimated furplus from the revenues would be
Still, however, a further deduction was to be made for
the intereft on the debt of

Which would leave a fum for the nett eftimated furplus
from the Territorial Revenues, of
To these were to be added the estimated amount of
Sales, of Imports, and Certificates

And the amount eftimated to be applicable in 1796-7
to the purchase of Investments, payment of Commer-
cial Charges, &c. would be

90,364

1,547,451

419,344

1,128,107

455,901

1,584,008

Which would exceed the actual fum in 1795-6 by
He now came to the confideration of

276,612

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So that there was an increase of debt bearing intereft to the amount of

261,274

The amount of intereft payable by the accounts of last

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The affets in India, confifting of cafh, goods, &c. laft

year, amounted to

And by the prefent statements

8,867,266

8,958,669

by

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