# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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NB. The Duke had a larger Income from his private
Estate, which I believe Amounted to 17 or £1800 p^r
Ann but by the Sale of the Impropriate Tythes
within a few Years past, tis now reduced to about
£1500 the Sum mentioned.

The procuring exact accounts of the Quantities of
each Species of Foreign Goods landed in the Isle
of Man for some Years past will I fear now be
attended with some difficulty, as it is known there
by some means the Enquiries your Honours are
making - I am not without hopes of yet procuring
an exact Account, but a Judgement may be formed
from the great increase of the Duties upon those
Articles, which within the last thirty Years have
rose from £1000 to upwards of £6300 p^r Ann: and
even that sum much less than the Proprietor is
entitled to, for in the single instance of Tea which
pays 2 1/2 p^r Cent ad Valorem, I am told he is greatly
defrauded, as the high Priced as well as the Common
Teas are passed at the same rate; & tis very —
probable he suffers in proportion in other Articles.
The Isle of Man from it's natural Situation lies
so convenient for Smugling, it will be almost —
impossible to make any Laws so effectual as —
entirely to put a stop to it. There are four Principal
Ports Viz^t Douglas, Derbyhaven, Ramsey & Piel
Town from the two first, the Coasts of Cornwall,
Wales, Cheshire & Lancashire are supply'd: from
Ramsey the Coast of Cumberland & the Coasts of
Scotland along the Solway Firth, which has been for
some Years past very great, & from Piel Town the
Highlands & West of Scotland, and the North of
Ireland.

I have seen estimates which makes the Loss to the
Revenue £300000 p^r Ann but that includes Ireland
but supposing it £200,000 which I am well convinced
and

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