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HISTORY OF MALTA.

Annual Expenditure, on aifrom 1779 t

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Maltese Money.

Crowns. T. G.

annuity of three hundred crowns left in perpe-tuity for its maintenance, but from the sale of theduplicates of books, which were latterly becomevery considerable. This library formerly con-sisted of nearly thirty thousand volumes ; but thecollection had been greatly augmented since 1788>and amounted in 1798 to more than sixty thou-sand. . .. 85 3 2

Article LXI.

State Plate.

This belonged to the treasury, but was usedfor many different purposes, particularly for thegrand-master’s palace, the hospital, galleys, men-of-war, and ambassadors at Rome and Paris. Theexpence of keeping it up, and adding to it at dif-ferent times, amounted to. 3,277 5 8 .

; Article LXII.

Jesuits' College.

After the destruction and expulsion of the or-der of Jesuits in 1769, the treasury received therevenues annexed to the college, and defrayed allthe expences. Tlie outgoings exceeded the re-ceipts . 1,847 8 16 .

Article LXIII.

Property belonging to the Antonines. .

This article included the expences attendanton the union of the order of St. Anthony to thatof Malta, together with some yearly pensionsgiven by the order to the ancient Antonine friars;likewise the remainder of the sum agreed upon

average of ten years,.1788.

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English Money.£. s. d.

• 8 10 6

. 327 14 11

. 184 15 6