APPENDIX, continued. Statements whereupon the Half-yearly Dividends were declared, from 1st May 1814. (No. 17.)-1830-31. AN ACCOUNT of PROFIT and Loss on all Goods sold by the East-India Company in the Year 1830-31, distinguishing India and China, and specifying the Invoice Price and the several Charges respectively; also the Sale Amount; showing likewise the Net Proceeds of the Commerce after defraying all Charges, and converting the Prime Cost of the Investment, so far as it consists of Repayment of Advances by the Commercial Department, at the Rates of Exchange used in the Company's Books, in transactions between the two Branches of their Affairs, viz. 2s. the Current Rupee, 8s. the Pagoda, and 2s. 3d. the Bombay Rupee. Net Profit on Sales of Merchandize, China Trade, after replacing Cost and Charges of the investment, and £. £. ditto .. India Trade ditto NET PROFIT On Sales (India and China Trade) Other Profits of the Company: Interest on the Annuities Ditto on Balance of Advances between the Territorial and Commercial Branches, as estimated, end of 1829-30, Surplus of sums charged upon Private Trade Goods, beyond amount of Commercial Charges General in England, Profit on the Company's own Ships Estimated Profit at the Colonies of the Cape and North America 736,620 440,743 36,227 190,983 22,302 16,793 22,126 323.936 £764,679 630,000 134.579 93.33 £41,316 Mem.-Upon converting the Indian currencies into sterling at the mercantile rate, as ascertained from the rate at which bills were drawn from Calcutta on Lodon, deducting twelve months' interest for passage and sight, an ultimate surplus would remain, after providing for the dividends on stock, and interest on the Home Bond-debt of £25,241. • As far as ascertained. † No Loss at sea, as far as information has been received. No. 17 of Appendix No. 26-continued. AN ACCOUNT of PROFIT and Loss on all Goods sold by the EAST-INDIA COMPANY in the Year 1830-31, distinguishing India and China, and specifying the Invoice Price and the several Charges respectively; also the sale Amount; showing likewise the Net Proceeds of the Commerce, after defraying all Charges, and converting the Prime Cost of the Investment at the Mercantile Rate of Exchange, as ascertained from the Rate at which Bills were drawn from Calcutta on London, deducting twelve Months' Interest for Passage and Sight; viz. 1s. 9-875d. per Sicca Rupee. APPENDIX, No. 26. continued. Statements whereupon the Half-yearly Dividends were declared, from 1st May 1814. £. £1,025,012 45,569 Net Profit on Sales of Merchandize, China Trade, after replacing Cost and Charges of the Investment, and covering India Trade ditto NET PROFIT on Sales (India and China Trade) Other Profits of the Company: Interest on the Annuities 36,227 Ditto on Balance of Advances between the Territorial and Commercial Branches, as estimated, end of 1829-30, at rate of Home Bond-debt, including an adjustment in respect to former years Ditto received, charged, or paid under other heads 190,983 Surplus of Sums charged upon Private Trade Goods beyond amount of Commercial Charges General in England, not debited to the Company's own Trade 22,302 continued. No. 26. 1st May 1814. declared, from Dividends were Half-yearly whereupon the Statements No. 17 of Appendix No 26.-continued. SURPLUS COMMERCIAL PROFITS of the EAST-INDIA COMPANY, after Payment of the Dividends on the Capital Stock, and the Interest upon the Bond-debt, from the 1st May 1814 to 1st May 1831; together with the Amount appropriated in the same period, and shewing the Balance remaining unappropriated on 1st May 1831; prepared discharged. in accordance with the Opinion of the Company's Standing Counsel, as it respects the Home Bond-debt of }.. £ 2,802,369 £ 953,579 Balance of Surplus Commercial Profits remaining unappropriated on 1st May 1831, including the sum of £1,848,790, Interest on the Balances due from the Territorial to the Commercial Branch Balance remaining unappropriated on 1st May 1831, exclusive of Interest, as above continued. No. 26. APPENDIX, 1st May 1814. declared, from Dividends were Half-yearly whereupon the Statements continued. No. 26. APPENDIX, 1st May 1814. declared, from Dividends were Half-yearly whereupon the Statements No. 17 of Appendix No. 26--continued. AMOUNT of Loss from which the Commercial Branch is entitled to be relieved in respect to Investment from India, sold in One-half of each of the Average Rate at which all the Issued to the Commercial producing the Number of Amount of Investment supplied on Account of Re- £. S. d. From a continuation of a former Statement (C.) the average rate at which the balance of Bills unprovided for, up to 1828-29, had been The rates at which Interest Bills were discharged being thus less than the rates at which the Commerce has been charged in account by the The rate per sicca rupee of the net produce of the Indian investment at the Company's sales in 1830-31, (deducting interest and insurance Being 7.876d. per sicca rupee short of the rate at which these issues for commercial purposes were made in India in 1828-29. And 7-863d. per sicca rupee short of the rate at which these issues were made in 1829-30. A short produce of 7.876d. per sicca rupee is therefore to be made good to the Commercial Branch on sicca rupees 36,97,904, amounting to And of 7.863d. per sicca rupee on 15,19,777, amounting to £121,353 49,792 171,145 |