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Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carriages 4 wheel carriages Private: one carriage Private: two carriages Private: three + carriages Duty 10% per 31 10% per 36
17 Oct 1797 William Ross Esqr 1 1 £3.10.0 £0.7.0 £0.7.0
Mrs Taylor Innkeeper 2 2 £14.0.0 £1.8.0 £1.8.0
Andrew Mc Master Innkeeper 1 1 £7.0.0 £0.14.0 £0.14.0
4 1 3 £24.10.0 £2.9.0 £2.9.0
Proof
1 Private Carriage with 2 wheels at £3.10.0 is £3.10.0
3 public Carriages with 4 wheels at £7.0.0 is £21.0.0
ten p cent thereon is £2.9.0
additional ten p cent thereon is £2.9.0
£29.8.0

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[Page] 103

Survey of the WHEEL-CARRIAGE TAX in the Burgh of Stranraer
from the 5th day of April 1797 to the 5th day of April 1978 by David Mcmillan Survy [Surveyor]


I David Mcmillan Survr [Surveyor] aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination of
the foregoing several Rates & duties I find they amount in whole to the sum of
Twenty nine pounds eight shillings Sterling and that upon the ........... day of
January one thousand seven hundred & ninety eight years I delivered to
...................Collector of the said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid
an exact Duplicate of the foregoing which contained my oath that Requisitions
or notices were delivered to or left for the several foregoing Persons at their
dwelling places of the dates foresaid and the charge made out from
their returns or my best of Information.

David McMillan Surveyor

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