11

Discount Office, and ditto for Discounted Bills unpaid.

19

Bill Office

£. 346 5,392

1,640

890

1,147

340

1,241

1,060

502

2,653

604

3,200

3,265

2,338

928

2,700

1,008

1,596 586

3 Messengers & Doorkeepers, 4 of £460 £115.
4 Ditto..
Fractional 4 Ditto...

Sundries: viz. Nightly Superintendents, £252; Refresh--
ments for Soldiers, £224; Clothes for Porters, £327;
Allowance to Directors, £2,000; Taxes, £1,307; and
various Disbursements resulting from the above offices
Expenses at 11 Branch Banks, arising from the Banking
Department.

5,017

} 5,702

£ 69,165

The proportionate Expense of the Public Accounts may be fairly estimated at £.10,000, with reference to the number of Hands employed, and Business performed. Will Smee, Chief Acc'.

APPENDIX, No. 47, (8.)

An Account of the Estimated Expense for managing the Public
Accounts at the Bank of England, in the year 1831.

In the year 1831

£10,000

Expenses of Public Drawing Office, estimated at £10,000, for the

year ending February, 1832.

An Account of the Number of Items received and paid on account of the Public Drawing Accounts kept at the Bank of England; also, the Number of Bills paid as advised, and the Number of Bills, Drafts, and Country Notes, presented for payment by the Bank, in the year 1831.

In the year 1831:

Items received and paid, including Bills of Ex- 110,460

change, Exchequer Business, &c.

of which are - Bills paid as advised

and

- Bills, Drafts, and Country
Notes, presented for pay-

ment by the Bank in dif

ferent parts of London

10,940

24,420

Will Smee, Chief Acct'.

e

APPENDIX, No. 49, (11.)

An Account of the Expense attending the Circulation of the Promissory Notes and Post Bills of the Bank of England, both London and the Branches, for the Year 1831, exclusive of the Stamp Duty paid to Government.

25 Bank Note Office for Stamping

5,575

25 Cashiers and Supernumeraries (excluding the first three)

10,950

9 Bank Note Pay Office

2,352

23 Inspectors and Investigators

5,782

7 Post Bill Office.

1,430

Sundries: viz. Nightly Superintendents, £252; Refreshment
for Soldiers, £224; Clothes for Porters, £S27; Allow-
ance to Directors, £2,000; Taxes, £1,307; and various
Disbursements resulting from the Circulation of Bank Notes
Expenses attending the Circulation of £2,500,000 of Branch
Bank of England Notes at 11 Branch Banks

142

426

1,246

58

130

6,668

5,163

28,508

106,092

Will Smee, Chief Acc'.

APPENDIX, No. 50, (9).

An Account of the Expense for Conducting the Business of the Funded Debt, for the Year 1831, made up as nearly as the same can be ascertained.

For the Year 1831 .... £.164,143.

Number of The Expenses for Management of the National Debt,

Clerks.

for the Year ending 29th February, 1832.

24

Clerks, the Assistance afforded during the Shutting, &c.
Signing Warrants for Dividends

2,554

520

405

Emoluments and Gratuities to the above Clerks

16,860

APPENDIX, No. 51, (18.)

An Account of the Total Amount of Salaries, Morning Money, Gratuities, &c. paid to the Servants of the Bank in London, and at the Bank of England Branches, and of the Number of Persons to whom the said Amount was paid, for the Year ending 29th February, 1832.