the refpective heads of poft-office, civil, military, and revenue charges, and for buildings and fortifications, which were eftimated, for the year 1798-9, to amount to 71 lacks and 43,797 pagodas, amounted to 88 lacks and 59,214 pagodas. "That it appears that the annual revenues of the Eaft-India Company at the Prefidency of Fort Saint George, and the fettlements fubordinate thereto, and in the Carnatic and Northern Sircars, under the heads aforefaid, for the year1709-1880, are estimated by the Governor and Council of Madras to amount to 62 lacks and 98,986 pagodas. "That it appears that the annual charges to be defrayed by the Eaft-India Company at the Prefidency of Fort Saint George, and in the Carnatic and Northern Sircars, under the refpective heads aforefaid, in the year 1799-1800, are eftimated by the Governor and Council of Madras to amount to the fum of 68 lacks and 48,077 pagodas. "That it appears that the annual revenues of the Eaft-India Company at the Prefidency of Bombay, and the fettlements fubordinate thereto, amounted, on an average of three years, 1796-7 to 1798-9, both inclufive, to the fum of 30 lacks and 48,038 rupees. "That it appears that the annual revenues of the Eaft-India Company at the Prefidency of Bombay, and the fettlements fubordinate thereto, which were eftimated, for the year 1798-9, to amount to 31 lacks and 32,723 rupees, amounted to 33 lacks and 29,657 rupees. "That it appears that the charges incurred by the Eaft-India Company at the Prefidency of Bombay, and the fettlements fubordinate thereto, which were eftimated, for the year 1798-9, to amount to 89 Jacks and 13,970 rupees, amounted to 1 crore, 12 lacks, and 94,425 rupees. "That it appears that the annual revenues of the Eaft-India Company at the Prefidency of Bombay, and the fettlements fubordinate thereto, for the year 1799-1800, are estimated, by the Governor and Council of Bombay, to amount to 32 lacks and 74,366 rupees. "That it appears that the annual charges to be defrayed by the Eaft-India Company at the prefidency of Bombay, and the fettlements fubordinate thereto, in the year 1799-1800, are efimated, by the Governor and Council of Bombay, to amount to I crore, 28 lacks, and 93,125 dependencies, arifing from cuftoms, farms, and licences, amounted, on an average of three years, 1796-7 to 1798-9, both inclufive, to 22,156 Spanish dollars. "That it appears that the debts owing by the Eaft-India Company at the feveral fettlements in India, amounted, on 30th April 1799, to the fum of 12 crores, 99 lacks, and 55,259 current rupees. "That it appears that the part of the aforefaid debts, bearing interest, amounted to 10 crores, 19 lacks, and 5285 current rupees, and that the intereft thereon amounted to 91 lacks and 56,876 current rupees. "That it appears that the value of affets in India, confifting of cafh in the treafuries, of bills receivable, of goods provided to be shipped for England, of goods imported to be fold in India, of falt, opium, &c. and of ftores for ufe or fale, amounted, on 30th April 1799, (including current rupees 5 crores 63 lacks, 74,667, of debts ftated to be owing to the Company there,) to 10 crores, 25 lacks, and 91,062 current rupees. "That it appears that the balance of ftock against the Eaft-India Company's commerce in China amounted, at the conclufion of the year 1798-9, to the fum of 220,0221. That it appears that the debts owing to the Eaft-India Company in Great Britain, (including 725,900l. of debts transferred from India,) amounted, on the 1st of March 1800, to 5,830,2221. "That it appears that the effects of the Eaft-India Company in England, and afloat outward, confifting of annuities, cafh in the treasury, goods fold not paid for, goods unfold, cargoes afloat, and other articles in their commerce, amounted, on 1ft March 1800, to the fum of 16,185,950l. "That it appears that the fales of the Eaft-India Company's goods, which, in February 1793, were estimated, on an average, to amount to 4,988,300l. amounted, in the year 1799-1800, to the fum of 7,367,7271" Mr. HUSSEY wished to know, whether the right honourable gentleman meant to fay that the Company was better, by the fum he ftated, in its affairs both at home and abroad. Mr. Secretary DUNDAS replied, Certainly. Mr. HUSSEY faid, it fignified nothing what he or any body elfe faid faid of the affairs of the Company; for they had stated these affairs themfelves and he maintained, upon that statement it appeared, that, on the affairs at home, the Company, comparing the statement now with the statement 20 years ago, were fix millions worfe instead of better. Mr. Secretary DUNDAS faid, that this was making no allowance at all for the increase of the wealth of the Company in dead flock in India, as he had already ftated, for warehoufes, for fhipping, for forts, and, above all, for territorial revenues, which would amount to many millions fterling; and this was the way to judge of the real ftate of the affairs of the Company. The truth was, the honourable gentleman knew very well, that the real ftate of the affairs of the Company was that of great profperity. Mr. HUSSEY faid, that the right honourable gentleman knew the real ftate of the affairs of the Company full as well as he did, and indeed better a great deal; and he knew very well that the difficulty which he had stated had not been removed. That the dead ftock and territorial revenue of India were enlarged very much, he was ready to allow; but he would fay this, and it was his duty to the Public to fay it, if the Company were to break up to morrow, and to convert all they had into cash both in India and Europe, and then to make a dividend to the firft adventurer, instead of having enough to pay, he believed there would be many millions defi.cient: he spoke on a comparison of twenty years on their home account, and their own account of affairs. Upon that statement there were fix millions minus. The different refolutions were then put and carried; and the Houfe being refumed, the report ordered to be received to was morrow. [The following PAPERS were prefented to the Honourable the Houss of COMMONS, in confequence of an A of the 33d of His prefent Ma. jefty, Cap. 52. Sec. 126.] No. 1.-ANNUAL ACCOUNT, made up to the ft Day of March 1800, containing the Amount of the Proceeds of the Sale of Goods and Merchandize of the Company, and of their Commercial and other Receipts, Charges and Payments in, Great Britain, under the feveral Heads thereof, together with an Eftimate of the fame for the Current Year; and a Statement of their Bond Debts and Simple Contract Debts, with the Rates of Intereft they refpectively carry, and the Amount of fuch Interest; and the State of Cafb remaining in their Treasury, and other Effects appertaining to the Company in Great Britain, and afloat. Amount of the PROCEEDS of the Sale of Goods and Merchandize of the Company, and their commercial and other Receipts, Charges and Payments in Great Britain, under the feveral Heads thereof, together with an Estimate of the fame for the Current Year. RECEIPTS. Cafh in the Treasury on 1ft of March 1799 (Morning) exclufive of Duty on Tea Company's Goods fold Honourable Board of Ordnance, for Saltpetre delivered Private Trade, and Dutch Goods fold Freight on Ditto 1ft March 1799 to £.805,938 7 7,209,848 17 11 40,246 17 9 Freight and Demurrage Goods and Stores exported Indian Debt 1,268,615 11 11 Bills of Exchange drawn from India 202,968 19 2 Ditto China 228,169 16 3 61,638 — 7 Que Year's Intereft received of the Bank of England, being the Company's Share of Annuities transferred to the Bank, agreeably to A&t 33 Geo. III. cap. 47 Government, on Account of Stores and Supplies to his Bonds iffued PAYMENTS. £.928,303 4 3 Bonds granted to Registered Creditors of the Rajah of Tanjore Charges of Merchandize, including Supra Cargoes Com- 36,226 15 10 Dividends on Stock, and Intereft on Bonds Bonds paid off 9,458 19 4 750,183 8 4 Balances of Goods fold under the A&t34 Geo. III. cap. 80. 31,224 4 6 70,019 4 5 L. 10,290,350 7 5 Pay to Military and Marine Officers on Furlough and retired' from Service Cafl in the Treasury on the 1f March 1800 (Morning) exclusive of Duty Culloms Eftimate of the fame for the Current Year, from the 1st March 1860 to 1ft March 1801. L. 176,639 on Tea L. 403,322 Freight and Demurrage Company's Goods fold and to be fold 1.759.794 6,20 1,000 Goods and Stores exported 1,375.776 Private Trade Goods fold before 1ft March 1800 562,000 Indian Debt 679,500 Honourable Board of Ordnance for Saltpetre Co,000 Bills of Exchange from India and China 1,040,400 Charges and Profit on Private Trade 100,000 Bullion exported 500,000 One Year's Intereft, L. 3 per Cent. per Annum, on £. 1,207,559 15s. the Company's Share of the Annuities transferred to the Charges of Merchandize, including Supra Cargoes Commiffion, Balances of Goods fold under the A&t 34 Geo, III. cap. 80. Pay to Military and Marine Officers on Furlough, &c. Warrants paffed the Court unpaid Buyers of Tea returned Bank, for a Loan on Mortgage of Annuitics 705,000 50,000 700,000 £.8,540,097 To Ditto not bearing Intereft A STATEMENT of their BOND DEBTS and SIMPLE CONTRACT DEBTS, with the Rates of Intereft they refpectively carry, and the Amount of fuch Intereft; and the State of Cash remaining in their Treasury, and other Effects appertaining to the Company, in Great Britain, and afloat, on the ft Day of March 1800. To Bonds bearing Intereft at £. 5 per cent. per annum To Bills of Exchange unpaid from China £1,515,712 By what due from Government to the Company 16,067 By Cafh its Balance on the 1st March 1800 (Morning) including feparate Fund 641,900 £. 1,207,560 £. 387,255 403,322 To Ditto from India, &c. 370,500 To Indian Debt 725,900 By Cafh referved to pay off Bonds advertised to be paid off 16,067) 1,478,000 To Cuftoms on Goods fold and unfold 182,915 To the Bank, for a Loan on Mortgage of Annnities at £.4 per cent. per annum By the Honourable Board of Ordnance, for Saltpetre delivered 60,000 By the Value of Goods in England unfold By Cargoes from England not arrived in India and China. at the Dates of the feveral Quick Stocks 2,884,138 To Ditto for Intereft on the above Loans 10,666 By Exports paid for, exclufive of Bullion 818,462 To Freight and Demurrage 247,0co By Silver exported this Season, and remaining in the Treasury To Supra Cargoes Commiffion on Goods fold and unfold 78,000 To Proprietors of Private Trade on all Goods fold 555,000 To what owing on Account of Goods fold under the Act 34th By Imprefs paid Owners of Ships not arrived in England 203,340 869,750 By the Value of Ships, Sloops, and Veffels, exclufive of those 58,900 To Interell on Military Fund more than applied 21,139 To Ditto on. Contigent ditto 4,909 By what due from Government for Stores and Supplies to his Majefty's Troops, &c. &c. 1,792,831 To Warrants palled the Court unpaid 38,450 To what owing in the Department of the Committee of Shipping By what owing from fundry Perfons returned from India, and in India, to be repaid in England To Do. for Bonds iffued to Commanders whofe Ships are worn out 236,200 £..16,185,950 CHARLES CARTWRIGHT, Accountant. To Intereft on Bonds 69.775 To Dividends on Stock 49,080 Eaft India House, the 21ft April 1800. |