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Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 23, 1709. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1949.

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'Declared Accounts: Hackney Coaches', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 23, 1709, ed. William A Shaw( London, 1949), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol23/ccclxv-ccclxvi [accessed 24 November 2024].

Hackney Coaches


DECLARED ACCOUNTS: HACKNEY AND STAGE COACHES

PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 1585.
Edward Wharton, Receiver General of the moneys arising by the licensing of Hackney and Stage Coaches.
From Midsummer 1708 to Midsummer 1709.
	Charge	£	s.	d.
	Arrears:
	remaining as at the foot of the last accompt	287	17	11
	depending upon sundry hackney and stage coachmen as at the foot of the last Accompt	722	0	0
	Receipts:
	money arising from rents and forfeitures:
	rent of the licences of 700 hackney coaches at 4l. each a year, payable quarterly	2,800	0	0
	forfeitures; the Queen's moiety of two forfeitures at 5l. each, 100s.; do. of 46 forfeitures at 40s. each; 46l.; do. of 17 forfeitures at 10s. each, 4l. 5s.	55	5	0
	total charge and receipts	£3,865	2	11
	Discharge	£	s.	d.
	Salaries to the Commissioners and Officers, detailed	830	0	0
	Office Rent paid to Mrs. Joyce Collins for the house in Surrey Street, Strand	38	0	0
	Incident charges, detailed	212	13	9
	Taxes on the Commissioners' salaries etc.	80	4	0
	Auditor's fee	15	0	0
		1,175	17	9
	Money paid into the Exchequer, four payments, detailed	1,767	5	2
	total payments and allowances	2,943	2	11
	and so remains	922	0	0
	whereof depending on several hackney and stage coachmen, detailed	722	0	0
	and upon the Accomptant for money in his hands	200	0	0
		£922	0	0
	Declared 21 June 1711.