'The state of a new contract for Tin'

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The state of a new contract for Tin
upon supposition that no more is imported then the consumption will annually carry off.

Paid annually for 1600 Tunns of Tin at 3li 10s per cwt standard weight 112000
Freight to London 2143
Insurance 1500
Salaries including 30li to Truro 2890
All incidents in Cornwall & London 1000
Total expence 119533
Interest of 119533li advanced during the sale of about 2150 Tunns of Tinn standard weight, that is for a years & four months at 5 per cent } 7969
Total charge 127502
Discharge by the annual sale of 166 Tunns at 8137li per standard weight. 130286
The ballence remaining to her Majesty 2784
At 6 per cent (which is the interest of the moneys lent to Cornwall) the ballance will be to her Majesty 1190

In this recconing nothing is allowed for unforeseen accidents.


The Tinn imported from Devonshire is about 40 or 45 Tunns per annum

The total exportation about 1550 or 1560 Tunns per annum standard weight

Left in her Majesties hands per annum about 80 or 90 Tunns standard weight.