Affairs of the East India Company: Appendix A (2) No. 4

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 62, 1830. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, [n.d.].

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No. 4.-An Account shewing all other Charges, as well in China as in England, Incurred by The East India Company in their Trade with China, including Freight; and stating the actual Amount in each Year from 1822-23.
In China 1823-24. 1824-25. 1825-26. 1826-27. 1827-28. 1828-29.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Rent, Repairs and Furniture, including a Charge of Six per Cent. per Annum
on Buildings and other Dead Stock, the Property of the Company in
China		 6,018 12,523 11,588 7,929 8,618 8,554
Canton Port Charges 27,436 30,030 26,629 41,068 34,052 28,359
Unloading Charges 4,085 3,651 3,856 4,559 4,563 5,280
Expence of the Removal of the Factory Establishment to and from Macao,
Charge of the Company's Cutter, Boat-hire, &c.		 2,982 3,196 2,904 3,509 5,019 2,514
Do. on account of their Reception on board the Company's Ships during the
Discussions with the Chinese
Authorities		 336 - - - - -
Linguist's Fees, Chinese Masters, &c. 835 818 909 1,228 1,146 1,387
Stationery, and Articles for Use 1,062 417 427 621 459 466
Wages of Coolies and Watchmen, Packing Charges,
&c.		 2,077 2,372 1,781 2,179 2,626 2,524
Petty Expences 54 94 173 88 38 107
Printing Establishment 1,070 988 323 137 137 249
45,9555 54,089 48,590 61,318 56,658 49,440
Freight of Woollens consigned to Bengal by a Country
Ship		 520 - - - - -
£ 46,475 54,089 48,590 61,318 56,658 49,440

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No. 4.-An Account of all other Charges, as well in China as in England, incurred by The East India Company, &c.-continued.
In England,
On the Trade from China.		 1823-24. 1824-25. 1825-26. 1826-27. 1827-28. 1828-29.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Proportion attaching to the China Trade, of Establishment for the joint Management of the Trade to India and China 77,162 78,905 78,875 73,021 69,735 69,793
Paper, Printing and Stationery for the Tea Department 2,563 2,729 2,324 1,792 1,910 1,819
Rent and Repairs of Warehouses, calculated at the Rate of Six per Cent. per Annum on the Capital invested therein 26,354 26,354 26,082 26,884 26,884 27,151
Taxes and Parochial Rates thereon, Coals, Candles, &c. 5,365 5,534 5,333 6,042 5,711 5,695
Wages of Labourers employed at the Tea Warehouses 54,288 56,480 62,040 66,430 74,438 73,813
Charges landing Tea &c. from the Ships, (including Proportion of Establishment employed upon this Duty) 4,439 3,808 4,257 4,906 6,324 4,102
Amount of Cooperage on Tea Chests, incurred at the Period of landing them 2,016 2,143 2,058 1,982 2,680 2,168
Cartage of Tea from the Docks to the Warehouses including Wear and Tear of Caravans 4,105 3,962 4,025 5,670 6,739 4,427
Articles supplied for the Repair of Packages, and others Purposes, after the Receipt of the Tea in the Warehouses 5,028 10,010 12,064 11,500 11,646 12,534
Dock Rates and Wharfage payable to The East India Dock Company on Tea imported 5,119 4,652 5409 5,217 6403 6,790
Proportion of Charges incurred on Nankeens and China Raw Silk imported by the Company 1,809 670 - - - -
Annual Allowance granted to Commanders of Company's Ships, acting as Commodores of the Fleet at Canton; also Pension to a retired Inspector of
Tea paid in England		 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Proportion of Commercial Charges of a General Description, not attaching to any particular Department, and sundry miscellaneous Expences 5,084 7,639 5,912 6,009 7,770 5,998
Deduct, for such Part of the Sums received by the Company, under the Engagements entered into with the Commanders and Officers of their China Ships, as are considered to be in Reimbursement of Charges actually incurred on Tea imported by them 194,332 203,886 209,379 210,453 221,240 215,290
11,472 13,616 12,597 10,907 15,703 11,992
Proportion of the Charges, Establishment, and Shipping Charges, attaching upon the Company's Exports to China 182,860 190,270 196,782 199,546 205,537 203,298
19,230 l8,274 24,209 20,193 18,934 15,924
Total of the Charges in England attaching to the China Trade, exclusive of Freight, Commission and Allowances to the Establishment at Canton 202,090 208,544 220,991 219,739 224,471 219,222
Freight.
From England and India to China 51,935 91,251 102,984 79,160 98,319 85,875
From China to England 577,792 500,626 492,542 495,949 647,319 518,810
From China to the British Colonial Possessions at the Cape of Good Hope and North America 1,039 1,375 14,614 27,426 23,120 23,386
832,856 801,796 831,131 822,274 993,229 847,293
Total £ 879,331 855,885 879,721 883,592 1,049,887 896,733
The above Account does not comprise the Charge for
Interest, nor that for Premium of Insurance, which the
Company are permitted, by the Act 24 Geo. 3, Cap. 38,
to calculate as Part of the Prices at which to put up
their Teas to Sale, and which amounted, in the Years
comprised in the preceding Statement, to the following
Sums; viz.
Interest 248,060 225,770 204,680 279,684 243,234 226,070
Insurance 61,873 56,067 50,288 70,043 61,281 56,114

East India House, 17th March 1830.

(Errors excepted.) Tho. G. Lloyd, Acct Gen.

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