14S MINUTES OF EVIDENCE BEFORE SELECT COMMITTEE djl". Mr. Isaac Stewart. (• 21 May.) 6 86?/. 18s. id. as stated by the officer of Customs, upon a personal application to him • and as this sum is nearly double the amount stated in a return to the House'of Commons, for the year ending 5th January 1822, it may be right to explain that that return did not include the petty charges or fees upon entries, which in fact are not controlled by the examinator of Customs. Are the Dunleary charges a perpetual charge, or only a temporary charge, to expire at a given time ?— I have not looked into the Act so as to be able to answer that question. Is not there a further charge of two- pence upon the register tonnage of each ship laden with coal for Dunleary ?— There is two- pence for Dunleary ; and in reply to the former question, I am aware that there is a sum of money borrowed from govern- ment for the purpose of building Dunleary, and this tax, together with the other tonnage duties upon the trade, is to remain on the city till that is liquidated. Is there not a charge for a bond to be executed also ?— There is. What is the amount of that?— Ten shillings British ; there are various other levies for Dunleary, of which I beg leave to hand in a schedule ; these charges are consi- dered vexatious as well as oppressive. Upon each entry of goods — invoice outvoice bond for duty d° for master and mate - certificate for d° - ship for anchorage bill of view or store licence to navigate transire certificate s. i 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 10 10 d. 6 6 6 6 6 I also beg leave to hand in an account of the port charges upon a vessel 226 tons burthen, together with copy of an outward entry upon the same vessel, which will show the various charges, under their several heads. PORT CHARGES at Dublin, on the Brig " Wilson," 226 Tons; from New York, with a general Cargo. To Clerk of Ships Entries at Invoice, for Lord Mayor, Chapter"! and Guild - - - - - - -._..] To Collector for Dunleary Asylum and Ballast Office - To River Pilot, 12 feet, at 1/ To - d° - 2 tides, 2/ 81. - To Ballast Office: For Sea Pilotage, 12 feet, at 3/. - For River Pilotage out, 13 feet, at 2/. For Tonnage Duty, 226 tons, ad. For - d° - ,1° - „ . To Clerk of Ships Entries, upon Outvoice - To Collector, upon Outvoice for Dunleary - To Collector, upon Passenger Bond, of which 2/ 2 for d° To Collector, for light Duties at Ballast Office : Outwards.— Old Tonnage Duty, 2 d. p' ton - Exchange Inwards.— Old Tonnage Duty, 2 d. p' ton - New d° - - 2d. p'ton Exchange on d° For Dunleary Asylum, 4 d. p' ton - Carried forward -