A Moderate Computation Of what the Water-Tax (Proposed to the Honourable House of Commons) may Amount to, towards the supplying Parliamentary Funds.  
Number  per Annum.  l. s. 1062897 ONE Million sixty two thousand eight hundred ninety seven Houses in England and Wales, excluding Ninety thousand Paupers, not paying to Church and Poor, at 4 shillings per House, one with another, amounts to two hundred and twelve thousand five hundred seventy nine pounds eight shillings. 212579 8 90000 30000 Lodgers, from 5 l. to 10 l. at 1 Shilling 1500  20000 Lodgers, from 10 l. and upwards at 2— 2000  1500 Common Brewers at 40— 3000  100 Petty Brewers, or Retailers, of Derby Ale, etc. in London, and parts adjacent 10— 50  30000 The rest of England and Wales 5— 7500  4000 Maulsters 20— 4000  1000 Water-Mills for Corn 5— 250  100 Fulling-Mills of Woollen 5— 25  100 Papermills 10— 50  20 Iron Works, and Finaries of Iron 20— 20  100 Locks, or Sluices on Rivers 10— 50  20000 Barges, Lighters, or Boats 5— 5000  12000 Fishmongers, Bakers, Tanners, Warfengers, Skinners, Hatmakers, Dyers of all sorts, Stainers of Callicoe or Linen 15— 9000  3500 Carriers, Wagoners, Carmen, Carters, Coachmen, Higlers 5— 875  600 Coffeehouses 6— 180  10000 Vintners, Innholders, Livery Stables 10— 5000  40 Colleges and Halls in the Universities 5 pounds 200  4 Inns of Court and Chancery 5— 20  10 Lesser Inns 3— 30  50 Common Halls for Companies 1— 50  Total 251379 8  
IT is humbly Conceived, That these Rates being easy, and not oppressive to any Trade in particular, may be Collected by Officers, Commissioned from the Excise, or Collectors of each Parish, as shall be thought most Convenient.