Increase to 1791
1791 L198,634 4 Years to 1791 L755,002 L40,122.
[51] The above account is taken from a paper which was ordered by the
House of Commons to be printed 8th December, 1796. From the gross
produce of the year ending 5th April, 1796, there has been deducted in
that statement the sum of 36,666_l._, in consequence of the regulation
on franking, which took place on the 5th May, 1795, and was computed at
40,000_l._ per ann. To show an equal number of years, both of peace and
war, the accounts of two preceding years are given in the following
table, from a report made since Mr. Burke's death by a committee of the
House of Commons appointed to consider the claims of Mr. Palmer, the
late Comptroller-General; and for still greater satisfaction, the number
of letters, inwards and outwards, have been added, except for the year
1790-1791. The letter-book for that year is not to be found.
POST-OFFICE.
| Number of Letters.
Gross Revenue |--------------------------------
L | Inwards. | Outwards.
April, 1790-1791 575,079 | -------- | ---------
1791-1792 585,432 | 6,391,149 | 5,081,344
1792-1793 627,592 | 6,584,867 | 5,041,137
1793-1794 691,268 | 7,094,777 | 6,537,234
1794-1795 705,319 | 7,071,029 | 7,473,626
1795-1796 750,637 | 7,641,077 | 8,597,167
From the last-mentioned report it appears that the accounts have not
been completely and authentically made up for the years ending 5th
April, 1796 and 1797; but on the Receiver-General's books there is an
increase of the latter year over the former, equal to something more
than 5 per cent.
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