The Examination of Thomas Aftle, Efquire, Receiver General Thomas of the Deductions of Six Pence in the Pound on Penfions, Sa- Aftig, laries, Fees, and Wages, exceeding Fifty Pounds a Year; taken upon Oath, the 18th December, 1780. THIS examinant faith, This duty is collected by virtue of the 7th of George the First, chapter the 27th. The receiver general of this duty ufually receives every quarter from the greater offices, fuch as the exchequer, cultoms, and excife, general certificates, figned by the proper officers, containing the amount of the deduction made by their refpective officers, from the penfions, falaries, fees, and wages, chargeable with this duty in thefe offices. From other offices, particular certificates, figned by the proper officers, are fent to him, containing the names of the perfons charged, and the fums for which they are charged. In conformity to thefe certificates, he demands and receives thefe duties from the offices and perions charged, fome quarterly, fome half yearly, and fome yearly, according to the ufage of his office. He receives all thefe duties himself; but the fum paid at the exchequer, which is by far the greateft part of this duty, and in the prefent year amounts to upwards of twenty-fix thousand pounds, feldom comes actually into his hands, but is transferred by him from the four offices of the tellers, to an account in the office of one of the tellers, kept for the purpose of his payments, except the odd fums under one thousand pounds, which he receives in cafh, unless that odd fum amounts to near one thousand pounds, in which case he generally makes it up to that fum, and pays it in, it not being ufual to pay in less than one thousand pounds, except the annual balance. His other receipts he pays into the exchequer at fuch times as he judges moft requifite and convenient. Part of this duty is applied to the payment of the interest of one million, borrowed of the bank at three per cent, which interest is paid at Midfummer and Christmas; and he always takes care to pay into the exchequer a fum fufficient to enable them to advance to the bank a quarter's interest, as hath been ufual. Appendix. Every year, about March or April, he makes up his account to the 5th of January, and then pays into the exchequer the whole of his balance. He paffes his account before the auditor of the impreft, which is always declared at the Midfummer declaration. The balance remaining in his hands, on the 16th of December inftant, is fix thoufand eight hundred and eightyone pounds feven fhillings and eleven pence; which he intends paying into the exchequer at the usual time, or fooner, if directed. THO. ASTLE. Guy Carleton, A. Piggott, Richard Neave, Samuel Beachcroft. No. 22. An Account of Monies received and paid into his Majefty's Exchequer by Thomas Allen, Efq. Receiver General of the Deductions of Six-Pence in the Pound, fince the Clofe of his laft Account, ending January 5, 1780, viz. between the faid 5th Day of January and the 16th Day of this Inftant December, 1780, inclufive. 1780, May 27th. Received a quarter's ditto, ending April 5, 1780 Auguft 25th. Received a quarter's do. ending July 5, 1780 Dec. 4th. Received a quarter's do, ending Oct. 10, 1780 Feb. 24th. Received a quarter's country falaries, ending January 5, 1780 May 27th. Received a quarter's ditto, ending April 5, 1780 Aug. 25th. Received a quarter's do. ending July 5, 1780 Dec. 4th. Received a quarter's do. ending Oct. 10, 1780 May 27th. Received one year's incidents, ending Q&. 10, 1779 £. s. d. 409 15 11 402 8 10 407. I 101 1067 7 5 1103 13 7 1077 19 0 1134 15 94 449 5 8 6463 11 61 227 15 9 162 6 1 242 8 3 161 # 10 625 Received Received half a year's ditto, ending at 21 7 6 Oct. 24th. Received half a year's London Received half a year's ditto, ending at ending at Michaelmas, 1779 Received by deductions from the fala- 3.09 300 9.76 14 13 4 114 0 11 Victualling |