No.23 -General Statement of the Bond Debts and Simple Contract Debts of The East India Company, with the Rates of Interest they respectively carry, and the Amount of such Interest; and the State of Cash remaining in the Treasury, and other Effects appertaining to the Company, in Great Britain and Afloat, on the 1st of May in each Year, from 1815 to 1829 inclusive; distinguishing the Debts and Assets in the Political and Territorial Branch from the Debts and Assets in the Commercial Branch.
|
Debts |
1815. |
.1816. |
1817. |
1818. |
1819. |
1820. |
1821. |
1822. |
1823. |
1824. |
1820. |
1826. |
1827. |
1828. |
1829. |
Assets. |
1815. |
1816. |
1817. |
1818. |
1819. |
1820. |
1821. |
1822. |
1823. |
1824. |
1825. |
1826. |
1827. |
1828. |
1829. |
POLITICAL and TERRITORIAL. |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
POLITICAL and TERRITORIAL. |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
Bills of Exchange unpaid, from India and St. Helena |
508,218 |
123,489 |
240,158 |
418,879 |
263,353 |
393,848 |
799,721 |
915,822 |
3,375,113 |
653,951 |
573,159 |
283,577 |
362,642 |
446,141 |
503,794 |
Military Stores, &c. exported, and to be exported |
381,435 |
333,087 |
563,985 |
465,962 |
656,617 |
608,337 |
565,881 |
414,132 |
491,868 |
521,768 |
642,981 |
1,130,000 |
1,544,023 |
979,118 |
587,441 |
The Public, for a Loan in 1812, deducting what redeemed |
2,150,459 |
2,012,342 |
1,874,816 |
1,731,718 |
1,583,100 |
1,933,327 |
1,824,059 |
1,802,916 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Due from His Majesty's Government for Stores, Expeditions, &c. &c. - Old Account |
960,000 |
960,000 |
960,000 |
960,000 |
960,000 |
960,000 |
960,000 |
960,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ditto, for interest on the above Loan to 1st May |
21,500 |
21,500 |
21,500 |
21,500 |
21,500 |
21,500 |
21,500 |
21,500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ditto for recent Expeditions |
400,000 |
1,328,576 |
1,431,083 |
536,083 |
976,846 |
1,334,542 |
1,410,066 |
1,944,948 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Warrants passed the Court unpaid |
16,728 |
29,133 |
36,400 |
50,900 |
34,100 |
36,407 |
36,500 |
34,200 |
29,800 |
67,700 |
44,200 |
81,400 |
48,000 |
78,700 |
78,646 |
Cargoes from England not arrived in India |
|
430,366 |
244,343 |
389,453 |
326,548 |
606,467 |
331,349 |
283,740 |
250,447 |
262,233 |
294,640 |
254,924 |
523,153 |
571,309 |
520,618 |
Commercial Branch - Balance of Payments for Bills for Principal and Interest on Debt |
459,891 |
1,360,938 |
1,315,772 |
815,485 |
1,816,120 |
4,791,719 |
6,227,714 |
6,302,657 |
6,257,143 |
8,306,913 |
8,109,659 |
9,356,859 |
10,220,891 |
10,704,276 |
10,640,172 |
Bullion shipped for India for Redemption of Debt |
|
|
|
|
1,024,647 |
388,442 |
176,946 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ditto, for Territorial Payments in England, from 1st May 1814 |
1,844,735 |
3,104,950 |
3,801,880 |
4,201,429 |
4,452,939 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ditto arrived from India on Territorial Account |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
481,050 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Amount owning for Territorial Exports |
|
|
|
65,795 |
78,562 |
98,236 |
74,039 |
79,301 |
51,454 |
74,088 |
185,428 |
266,977 |
174,295 |
113,661 |
54,711 |
Bills on His Majesty's Government for Supplies furnished in India |
1,800 |
|
|
|
135,190 |
138,788 |
84,428 |
114,820 |
38,789 |
37,743 |
121,899 |
3,101 |
86,725 |
51,015 |
42,361 |
Unclaimed Prize Money applicable to Lord Clive's Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,121 |
54,525 |
56,949 |
63,077 |
62,477 |
66,445 |
66,319 |
68,287 |
Owing from sundry Persons for Advances, &c. |
|
9,805 |
7,090 |
3,138 |
3,475 |
3,433 |
5,959 |
5,127 |
5,270 |
4,843 |
4,726 |
4,777 |
18,542 |
19,932 |
15,811 |
Owing to Officers of the House for Political Disbursements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver consigned to St. Helena |
|
19,936 |
15,333 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Due to His Majesty's Government for Pay Office Demands, since 30th April 1822, for Spices form the Moluccas, &c. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
126,411 |
91,207 |
285,324 |
377,434 |
482,253 |
610,560 |
665,235 |
Value of the St. Helena Schooner |
7,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estimated Value of Stock, &c. Company's Stud Farm |
4,000 |
3,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Value of a Diamond taken at Nassuck |
|
|
|
|
|
18,000 |
18,000 |
18,000 |
18,000 |
18,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Value of Carnatic Stock belonging to the Company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,420 |
10,800 |
14,275 |
34,845 |
32,754 |
27,977 |
29,903 |
31,662 |
34,037 |
|
Value of East India College at Haileybury, and Military Seminary at Addiscombe |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99,000 |
102,000 |
102,000 |
102,000 |
177,220 |
|
Consignments on Territorial Account unsold |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,023 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Balances in Hands of Officers of House, charged as Political Charges General |
2,815 |
35 |
939 |
1,202 |
1,483 |
688 |
249 |
|
189 |
187 |
245 |
1,844 |
3,762 |
4,325 |
3,670 |
Total Territorial Debts |
5,001,531 |
6,652,352 |
7,290,526 |
7,305,706 |
8,249,674 |
7,275,037 |
8,983,533 |
9,207,805 |
9,894,446 |
9,250,808 |
9,260,847 |
10,428,724 |
11,354,526 |
12,019,657 |
12,010,845 |
Total Territorial Assets |
1,757,050 |
3,084,805 |
3,222,773 |
2,355,838 |
4,084,806 |
4,058,697 |
3,562,298 |
3,753,067 |
818,838 |
1,360,669 |
1,196,245 |
1,525,676 |
2,308,108 |
1,759,361 |
1,381,158 |
COMMERCIAL |
|
COMMERCIAL. |
|
Bills of Exchange unpaid |
11,335 |
444 |
182,523 |
206,637 |
178,391 |
107,721 |
92,533 |
68,761 |
291,729 |
194,118 |
144,498 |
47,047 |
566,351 |
104,232 |
125,054 |
Due from Government |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
1,207,560 |
Ditto |
89,824 |
281,349 |
Cash Balance |
2,167,346 |
1,125,196 |
1,230,012 |
1,895,716 |
2,629,404 |
2,635,369 |
1,271,766 |
1,047,336 |
2,516,126 |
1,118,591 |
1,594,644 |
779,195 |
262,024 |
312,638 |
1,081,563 |
Customs on Goods sold and unsold |
149,222 |
112,737 |
132,313 |
125,035 |
121,636 |
8,000 |
9,000 |
15,000 |
12,000 |
3,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
|
|
2,013 |
Goods sold, and not paid for |
1,892,296 |
1,493,440 |
1,518,413 |
2,225,850 |
2,102,362 |
1,063,215 |
1,456,138 |
1,094,599 |
1,411,720 |
1,570,954 |
1,439,709 |
961,352 |
1,271,107 |
1,028,394 |
891,616 |
The Bank, Loan on Annuities at 4 per Cent |
600,000 |
600,000 |
600,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Due from Board of Ordnance for Saltpetre |
99,110 |
39,629 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ditto, Interest on ditto |
12,000 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Goods in England unsold |
5,063,591 |
5,215,972 |
6,251,815 |
7,058,165 |
5,759,140 |
5,035,423 |
5,343,689 |
6,364,258 |
6,910,021 |
6,939,814 |
5,949.144 |
5,340,094 |
5,038,607 |
6,272,325 |
5,597,959 |
Freight and Demurrage |
81,000 |
96,000 |
148,900 |
147,958 |
44,558 |
85,000 |
96,000 |
174,338 |
287,977 |
254,000 |
205,000 |
240,150 |
278,900 |
267,900 |
240,500 |
Cargoes not arrived in India and China |
2,123,301 |
1,593,159 |
2,095,730 |
1,212,726 |
944,424 |
862,690 |
1,563,015 |
1,302,053 |
1,062,709 |
955,594 |
859,394 |
643,385 |
703,278 |
499,661 |
641,984 |
Supracargoes Commision on Goods sold and unsold |
85,536 |
72,866 |
70,886 |
66,963 |
66,605 |
47,173 |
47,333 |
58,352 |
59,138 |
66,121 |
55,444 |
53,312 |
45,888 |
59,181 |
60,890 |
Ditto arrived, not unladen |
|
620,062 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Private Trade Goods sold |
848,619 |
969,505 |
780,372 |
1,584,000 |
1,304,000 |
529,300 |
1,012,445 |
572,738 |
844,251 |
817,094 |
823,005 |
598,056 |
703,600 |
625,516 |
370,067 |
Balance of Consignment to and from Batavia |
134,609 |
95,774 |
|
|
|
|
16,366 |
16,366 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Almshouses at Poplar-(Poplar Fund) |
70,546 |
66,723 |
61,103 |
141,159 |
139,002 |
132,741 |
221,232 |
218,777 |
223,449 |
231,874 |
235,879 |
240,174 |
244,390 |
248,400 |
245,342 |
Exports shipped, and remaining |
1,177,269 |
1,197,600 |
1,348,204 |
1,039,152 |
1,088,644 |
1,677,495 |
1,776,842 |
1,509,895 |
1,278,193 |
1,373,188 |
1,114,103 |
1,135,768 |
1,009,227 |
947,889 |
754,021 |
Unclaimed Prize Money applicable to ditto |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,609 |
30,654 |
33,530 |
34,408 |
34,751 |
35,955 |
35,730 |
36,670 |
Bullion ditto |
101,004 |
1,050,826 |
107,992 |
106,870 |
|
520,691 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ditto, of which the Application is not ascertained |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,075 |
5,883 |
2,943 |
|
2,343 |
|
|
43 |
Impress, &c. paid to Owners |
518,822 |
481,579 |
207,017 |
128,495 |
143,049 |
136,906 |
141,169 |
119,822 |
111,338 |
112,866 |
55,239 |
77,431 |
86,043 |
65,117 |
92,957 |
Amount owning for Commercial Exports |
74,760 |
|
|
222,279 |
178,464 |
285,325 |
148,106 |
123,132 |
166,051 |
92,272 |
66,579 |
85,184 |
94,998 |
33,696 |
62,992 |
Value of Ships, Sloops, &c. at Home |
79,250 |
202,900 |
202,227 |
413,000 |
300,500 |
334,810 |
324,790 |
317,372 |
284,990 |
236,247 |
230,061 |
213,456 |
218,144 |
174,574 |
173,199 |
Ditto to the Fee and Widows Funds |
20,282 |
11,415 |
12,458 |
335 |
10,687 |
15,477 |
12,643 |
20,763 |
16,028 |
20,365 |
29,078 |
9,365 |
12,136 |
12,446 |
6,504 |
Value of East India House and Ware houses |
1,143,000 |
1,182,000 |
1,182,000 |
1,187,600 |
1,209,257 |
1,222,257 |
1,236,000 |
1,239,000 |
1,249,000 |
1,274,000 |
1,208,000 |
1,229,000 |
1,249,000 |
1,259,000 |
1,294,768 |
Ditto for Teas returned, and resold |
971 |
971 |
971 |
971 |
971 |
961 |
971 |
971 |
971 |
971 |
971 |
971 |
971 |
971 |
971 |
Hemp imported on account of Government |
444,208 |
540,452 |
540,452 |
540,452 |
380,000 |
343,833 |
346,197 |
226,000 |
59,962 |
60,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Warrants passed the Court unpaid |
52,972 |
37,065 |
26,100 |
37,600 |
41,500 |
42,362 |
35,000 |
40,900 |
133,500 |
42,600 |
33,600 |
31,900 |
123,800 |
120,600 |
44,192 |
Due from Government for Advances on account of Ceylon |
|
45,709 |
49,930 |
148,815 |
75,641 |
102,500 |
38,738 |
47,299 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Dividends on Stock |
59,350 |
59,448 |
41,537 |
39,333 |
40,098 |
43,302 |
41,051 |
43,121 |
41,394 |
44,829 |
42,895 |
42,422 |
50,835 |
47,478 |
48,407 |
Due from sundry Persons for Advances, &c.&c. |
4,875 |
5,528 |
5,526 |
6,140 |
5,450 |
5,372 |
5,526 |
6,336 |
6,224 |
7,890 |
7,288 |
6,167 |
6,849 |
6,221 |
6,333 |
Interest on Bonds |
94,978 |
84,592 |
51,910 |
34,505 |
39,705 |
44,284 |
38,283 |
40,058 |
34,513 |
31,652 |
32,032 |
50,519 |
42,404 |
40,182 |
30,126 |
Territorial Branch - Balance of Payments from 1st May 1814, for Reduction of Principal of Debt |
459,891 |
1,360,938 |
1,315,772 |
815,485 |
1,816,120 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Balance of Commercial Consignments to and from Batavia |
|
|
9,460 |
9,460 |
9,460 |
9,460 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
*Ditto for Territorial Payments made in England from 1st May 1814 |
1,844,735 |
3,104,950 |
3,801,880 |
4,201,429 |
4,452,939 |
4,791,719 |
6,227,714 |
6,302,657 |
6,257,143 |
8,306,913 |
8,109,659 |
9,356,859 |
10,220,891 |
10,704,276 |
10,640,172 |
Amount borrowed from the Bank at 3½ per Cent. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
500,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Balances in Hands of Officers of House and Warehouses |
12,702 |
3,664 |
1,699 |
3,274 |
4,174 |
2,248 |
4,905 |
982 |
1,637 |
4,556 |
1,901 |
1,119 |
1,795 |
638 |
48 |
Interest thereon from 1st November last |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,750 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Value of Stock in the Public Funds in the Company's Name |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,470,000 |
1,481,840 |
1,435,818 |
1,795,133 |
1,699,576 |
1,455,516 |
1,547,859 |
749,882 |
760,942 |
Amount borrowed of the Bank at 4 per Cent. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
- |
- |
Advances to Trustees of Deccan Booty, repayable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
130,000 |
295,775 |
- |
Amount due to the Trustees of Deccan Booty on Consignments from India |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,762 |
Due from Government for Advances from Commercial Funds at the Cape of Good Hope |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,203 |
18,203 |
|
Bills due from North American Colonies on account of Proceeds of Tea, not yet realized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,455 |
- |
Total Commercial Debts |
2,251,395 |
2,405,115 |
2,130,533 |
2,616,235 |
2,175,077 |
1,351,106 |
1,754,597 |
1,408,595 |
2,147,538 |
3,335,369 |
2,213,639 |
1,438,194 |
2,300,228 |
1,596,332 |
1,284,533 |
Total Commercial Assets |
18,473,569 |
20,566,668 |
21,066,229 |
22,190,729 |
22,118,664 |
19,942,088 |
22,430,415 |
22,283,375 |
23,792,441 |
24,963,306 |
23,476,278 |
22,406,902 |
22,952,384 |
23,552,608 |
23,161,325 |
Territorial Debts brought down |
5,001,531 |
6,652,352 |
7,290,526 |
7,305,706 |
8,249,674 |
7,275,037 |
8,983,533 |
9,207,805 |
9,894,446 |
9,250,808 |
9,260,847 |
10,428,724 |
11,354,526 |
12,019,657 |
12,010,845 |
* Memoranda.-The Sums stated under this Head are subject to Reduction by Advances made in India to the Commercial Branch, which were not brought to account at the Close of the Year, but when estimated were as follows, and the Balance due to Commerce was diminished accordingly |
|
|
not estimated |
|
|
3,000,000 |
3,800,000 |
4,380,000 |
4,600,000 |
4,642,475 |
4,591,000 |
4,134,000 |
4,960,241 |
6,067,292 |
5,908,942 |
Ditto Assets ditto |
1,757,050 |
3,084,805 |
3,222,773 |
2,355,838 |
4,084,806 |
4,058,697 |
3,562,298 |
3,753,067 |
818,838 |
1,360,669 |
1,196,245 |
1,525,676 |
2,308,108 |
1,759,361 |
1,381,158 |
Amount set apart from Surplus Commercial Profits, for Liquidation of Debt, subsequent to 1st May 1814, and not deemed repayable by the Territory |
|
|
|
|
|
1,815,700 |
1,821,985 |
3,332,561 |
3,358,061 |
4,754,903 |
4,754,903 |
4,754,903 |
4,758,853 |
4,840,956 |
4,923,021 |
Territorial Assets deficient |
3,244,481 |
3,567,547 |
4,067,753 |
4,949,868 |
4,164,868 |
3,216,340 |
5,421,235 |
5,454,738 |
9,075,608 |
7,890,139 |
8,064,602 |
8,903,048 |
9,046,418 |
10,260,296 |
10,629,687 |
|
Commercial Debts brought down |
2,251,395 |
2,405,115 |
2,130,533 |
2,616,235 |
2,175,077 |
1,351,106 |
1,754,597 |
1,408,595 |
2,147,538 |
3,335,369 |
2,213,639 |
1,438,194 |
2,300,228 |
1,596,332 |
1,284,533 |
|
Ditto Assets ditto |
18,473,569 |
20,566,668 |
21,066,229 |
22,190,729 |
22,118,664 |
19,942,088 |
22,430,415 |
22,283,375 |
23,792,441 |
24,963,306 |
23,476,278 |
22,406,902 |
22,952,384 |
23,552,608 |
23,161,325 |
|
Commercial Assets in favour |
16,222,174 |
18,161,553 |
18,935,696 |
19,574,494 |
19,943,587 |
18,590,982 |
20,675,818 |
20,874,780 |
21,644,903 |
21,627,937 |
21,262,639 |
20,968,708 |
20,652,156 |
21,956,276 |
21,876,792 |
|
Assets in favour |
12,977,693 |
14,594,006 |
14,867,943 |
14,624,626 |
15,778,719 |
15,374,642 |
15,254,583 |
15,420,042 |
12,569,295 |
13,737,798 |
13,198,037 |
12,065,660 |
11,605,738 |
11,695,980 |
11,247,105 |
|
Amount of Company's Home Bond Debt, at 5 per Cent. Interest 'till 1817, afterwards varying from 4 to 3 per Cent. |
4,392,392 |
3,963,975 |
3,958,175 |
3,958,162 |
3,958,162 |
3,923,412 |
3,923,412 |
3,923,412 |
3,922,312 |
3,922,237 |
3,922,237 |
3,780,475 |
3,780,475 |
3,780.475 |
3,780,475 |
|
Amount of ditto not bearing Interest |
|
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
15,417 |
|
Total Bond Debt |
4,392,392 |
3,979,392 |
3,973,592 |
3,973,579 |
3,973,579 |
3,938,829 |
3,938,829 |
3,938,829 |
3,937,729 |
3,937,654 |
3,937,654 |
3,795,892 |
3,795,892 |
3,795,892 |
3,795,892 |
|
Assets in Favour £ |
8,585,301 |
10,614,614 |
10,894,351 |
10,651,047 |
11,805,140 |
11,435,813 |
11,315,754 |
11,481,213 |
8,631,566 |
9,800,144 |
9,260,383 |
8,269,768 |
7,809,846 |
7,900,088 |
7,451,213 |
|