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In turning my thoughts particularly to this subject
aided by the information derived from my official situation as a
Police Magistrate I some years since Selected the following Classes of
Dealers as proper to be placed under regulations from a full conviction
in my own mind that infinite advantages would arise to the Public
from such a measure being adopted. Viz.
1 Dealers in old Naval Stores not used for the purpose of )
making paper to pay £5 — Licenced Duty in Town £2.10.6 in )
and estimating the whole number at — ) 1800 — £6000
2 Wholesale dealers in Naval Stores Hand Stuff Rags & c for making )
Paper to pay £5 —& in Town and £2.10.0 in the Country — ) 1500 — 5000
3 Retail Dealers in Hand Stuff Rags &c for making Paper to pay )
a Licence Duty of £1 in Town and £0.10.0 in the Country — ) 4500 — 3000
4 Dealers in Second Hand Wearing apparel Bed and Table Linen )
& c to pay a Licence Duty of £1.10.0 & £0.15.0 — ) 8000 — 10,000
5 Itinerant Dealers & c in Wearing apparel & c to pay a Licence )
Duty of £1.0.0 & £ 0.10.0 — ) 15000 — 2000
6 Dealers in Old iron and other Metals by wholesale a Licence )
Duty of £5.0.0. in Town & £2.10.0 in the Country) 1500 — 5000
18800 — 30000
18800 30000
7 Retail Dealers in Old Iron and other Metals a Licence)
Duty of £2.0.0 & £1.0.0 — ) 3750 — 5000
8 Manufacturers purchasing Metals of Persons not Licenced )
Licence Duty of £2.0.0 in Town & £1.0.0. in the Country ) 4500 — 6000
9 Founders and others having and using Crucibles & Smelting )
Pots &c a Licence Duty of £1.0.0 & 10/- — ) 1500 — 1000
10 Persons keeping Draught Carts for conveying Stones Rags )
& Metals duty £5.0.0 in Town & £2.10 in the Country ) 150 — 2500
11 Persons keeping Truck Carts for the same purpose a Licence )
Duty of £2.0.0 in Town and £1.0.0 in the Country — ) 1800 — 2000
30,500 £46,500
This estimate was formed in the year 1794 when it was in contemplation
to bring in a Bill which I had then prepared for regulating these Dealers
who were supposed at that period to include every Class of open Traders
who either directly or indirectly promoted Larcenies or Felonies — In
ascertaining these numbers and the amount of the Licence duty Such
Classes of Dealers were supposed to be able to pay I had recourse to
the assistance and opinion of the persons acquainted with the
various Trades: but in an investigation so extensive Calculations
of this sort were so much hangs on conjecture cannot in the nature
of things be correct but no doubt can be entertained of a very
considerable sum being raised in this way to which may be added
the following Branches which have since occurred to me as proper to be
regulated. — namely.
1 Persons Licensed under the Act 26 Geo 3 to Slaughter Horses )
& c £10 in Town & £5 in the Country — ) £1000 —0
2 Auctioneers an additional Licence duty to bring them )
under regulations — ) 6000 — 0
3 Persons keeping Livery Stables and Letting Horses for hire )
at 1/6 a Stall presumed to yield — ) 10,500.0.0
£17,500.0.0
But as a necessary System of energy cannot be established so as
to give effect to the regulations what have thus been proposed for the
prevention of Crimes: and as a Board of Commissioners appear to
be necessary for this purpose, I beg leave humbly to suggest to the Committee
whether instead of establishing the two Boards for Hackney
Coaches & Hawkers and Pedlars it would not be a beneficial measure
in a financial point of view to consolidate them into one Board &
to place under their management as a Board of police Revenue
or not only the Revenues for police purposes above suggested or
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