A Moderate Computation Of what the Water-Tax (Proposed to the Honourable House of Commons) may Amount to, towards the supplying Parliamentary Funds.

Number per Annum.
 l. s.
1062897ONE Million sixty two thousand eight hundred ninety seven Houses in England andVVales, excluding Ninety thou­sand Paupers, not paying to Church and Poor, at 4 shillings per House, one with another, amounts to two hundred and twelve thousand five hundred seventy nine pounds eight shillings.2125798
90000
30000Lodgers, from 5 l. to 10 l.at 1 Shilling1500 
20000Lodgers, from 10 l. and upwardsat 2 —2000 
1500Common Brewers at 40 —3000 
100Petty Brewers, or Retailers, of Derby Ale, &c. in London, and parts adjacent10 —50 
30000The rest of England and Wales5 —7500 
4000Maulsters20 —4000 
1000Water-Mills for Corn5 —250 
100Fulling-Mills of Woollen5 —25 
100Paper-Mills10 —50 
20Iron Works, and Finarys of Iron20 —20 
100Locks, or Sluces on Rivers10 —50 
20000Barges, Lighters, or Boats5 —5000 
12000Fishmongers, Bakers, Tanners, Warfengers, Skinners, Hatmakers, Dyers of all sorts, Stai­ners of Callicoe or Linnen15 —9000 
3500Carriers, Wagoners, Carmen, Carters, Coach­men, Higlers5 —875 
600Coffee-Houses6 —180 
10000Vintners, Innholders, Livery Stables10 —5000 
40Colledges and Halls in the Universities5 pounds200 
4Inns of Court and Chancery5 —20 
10Lesser Inns3 —30 
50Common Halls for Companys1 —50 
Total 2513798

IT is humbly Conceived, That these Rates being easie, and not oppressive to any Trade in particular, may be Collected by Officers, Commissioned from the Excise, or Col­lectors of each Parish, as shall be thought most Convenient.

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