HISTORY OF MALTA.

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Annual Expenditure, on an average often yearsfrom 1779 to 1788. ’

Maltese Money.Crotons. T.

rules of the order, and were likewise dependenton the grand-master. Their finances being in animpoverished state, they from time to time re-ceived assistance from the order. . . . 730 4

G.

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English Money.£■ s. d.

0 . 73 0 0

Article XII.

Nuns of Martel.

This convent was in Querci, and equally be-longed to the order. The nuns were in the samedistressed circumstances, and required the same

assistance, as those at Toulouse. . . . 295 3 7 ; 29 10 6

EXPENDITURE for the NAVY.

Every thing belonging to the navy is com-prised in this article ; the whole expence of whichamounted to 474,942tr. 9 t. I3g.

Article XIII.

Galleys.

The squadron of galleys, which before thebuilding of men-of-war consisted of six, and evensometimes seven, was afterwards reduced to four.The ordinary expences were under the directionof different persons, viz.: every thing relative tothe maintenance of the crew of galley-slaves and.other sailors, was under the immediate inspectionof the congregation for the galleys. A provedi-tore was employed for the rigging, and the com-mandant of the arsenal for the refitting.

These three separate departments were all un-der the inspection of the treasury.