W. Ward. The Examination of Mr. William Ward, Collector of the Bye and Crofs Road Office; taken upon Oath, 17th January, 1781. THIS examinant faith, that he is collector of the bye and cross road office in London, and receives this part of the poft office revenue from the deputy poft mafters in the country; thefe deputy poft masters send up their accounts to the bye road office every month, which accounts are all made up about a month after each quarter day, and are then tranfmitted back to them, with directions to remit to him the balance in their hands, as foon as they can procure bills; which directions are complied with: thefe bills are sent under cover to the comptroller in this office, who enters them in a book; he fends them to the accountant, who likewise enters them, and delivers them to the collector, who, after accep tance, fends them to the bank to be received. He pays, according to his inftructions, quarterly, one quarter under another, the whole net furplus of his receipt in the preceding quarter, to the receiver general of the poft office; which net furplus has been, for these last two years, between fifteen and fixteen thousand pounds a quarter. Guy Carleton, W. WARD. A. Piggott, George Drummond. No. 16. E. Mulfo The Examination of Edward Mulfo, Efquire, Receiver of the Firft Fruits of the Clergy; taken upon Oath, 22d December, 1780. THIS examinant faith, that the net receipt of the first fruits, to the 30th of November laft, now in his hands, amounts to four thousand three hundred and thirty-two pounds eight fhillings and eleven pence three farthings. The deductions out of this revenue amount, one year with another, to four hundred and forty-eight pounds fix fhillings and eight pence, of which deductions he has paid, out of what he has received this year, two hundred and fifty-two pounds ten fhillings; the balance in his hands, and what more he fhall receive during this month, is fubject to the payment of the refidue of the faid deductions, and to no other disbursements that he knows of. Ever fince he has been receiver, he has paid into the ex- Appendix.“ chequer, between the 28th of October, and the 4th of November, the net receipt of the yeat ending the 31ft of De cember preceding. Guy Carleton, T. Anguish, A. Piggett, Richard Neave, Samuel Beachcroft, George Drummond. EDW. MULSO. No. 17. The Examination of John Bacon, Efquire, Deputy Receiver of John Bacono the First Fruits of the Clergy taken upon Oath, 20th December, 1780. THIS examinant faith, that he receives himself all this revenue, at his office, in London, as it arifes, from the archbishops, bishops, and clergy. The governors of queen Anne's bounty, to whom this revenue is granted in truft, ufually meet in October or November; previous to which, the receiver pays into the exchequer the year's revenue up to the 31st of December preceding. They may, if they chufe, call upon the receiver to pay it in as foon as the year expires; but this has been the ufual practice of the office for years past. This revenue is fubject, in the hands of the receiver, to one annuity of one hundred pounds a year, granted in the reign of Charles the Second, and to the falaries of officers, and fees of paffing the accounts, and to no other purposes whatever. The accounts are paffed every year by the receiver, in the office of the auditor of the impreft. Guy Carleton, T. Anguish, A. Piggott, George Drummond. JOHN BACON. Money received by Edward Mulfo, Efquire, Receiver of Firft Fruits, on that Account, from 1ft January to 30th November, 1780, both inclufive, being as far as the Account is made up in this Year. Robert Chefter. N, B. The month of December not being expired, is not made up. First Fruits Office, Temple, EDW. MULSO, Rec, No. 19. The Examination of Robert Chefter, Esquire, taken upon Oath, the 20th of December, 1780. THIS examinant faith, That he is collector or receiver of the perpetual yearly tenths of all dignities, offices, benefices, and promotions fpiritual whatsoever, granted to the corpora tion of the governors of the bounty of Queen Anne, for the augmentation of the maintenance of the poor clergy, which have not been legally discharged by any act or acts of Parlia ment made fince the incorporation of the faid company; and that the whole of this revenue is received at the office in London, from or on account of the clergy. Thefe These payments are due from the clergy as Chriftmas, and Appendix. ought to be made before the laft day of April following; if they are not made before the 31st of May, he delivers an account of the defaulters into the exchequer, but continues receiving until the end of the year, which is the Christmas following, to which time he makes up his yearly account; and about the end of June, or beginning of July, in the fame year, delivers into the exchequer an account of all arrears received by him within the former year, ending at the Christmas preceding. On the 8th of June laft he paid into the exchequer a fum, which was the amount of his receipt of the tenths due from the clergy at Christmas 1778, and of arrears due before that time, and received by him before Christmas 1779. The ufual time of paying this revenue into the exchequer, preceding the laft three years (when he made his payments on the 8th and 13th of June, and ift of July) has been in the month of October or November, prior to the first meeting of the governors of Queen Anne's bounty, which is ufually in November. The only payment this revenue is fubject to, in the hands of the receiver, is an annual payment of fifteen pounds fixteen fhillings and one penny to the dean and chapter of St. Paul's; the remainder is paid net into the exchequer, all other outgoings and incidental expences being paid by the governors of Queen Anne's bounty, out of this revenue, after it is received by them from the exchequer. His accounts are paffed yearly, in the office of the auditors of the impreft. Guy Carleton, Rich. Neave, Sam. Beachcroft, ROB. CHESTER. Geo. Drummond. No. 20. Account of the Tenths of the Clergy, which have been received in the Twelve Years laft paft, ending at Christmas 1779, as appears by the Books at the Tenths Office; viz. RECEIVED before Christmas 1768, for tenths due from the clergy at Christmas 1767 £. S. d. 9803 13 3 ر Appendix, Received before Christmas 1769, for do. Deduct twelve years payment to the dean 189 13 There is now in the hands of the receiver, which will be comprised in his year's account of tenths ending Christmas day next, 1780, the fum of nine thoufand eight hundred add ninety pounds and two pence halfpenny, which he will be ready to pay whenever the governor of Queen Anne's Bountry fhall think fit, |