35,576,056,[379] at an average price, say of 7d., costing the public £1,037,634.
For the twelve months subsequent to the reduction, it was—
53,496,207,[379] at an average price, say of 4¾d., costing the public £1,058,779.
3. The annual number of advertisements before the late reduction in the advertisement duty, was—
1,010,000[380] at an average price, say of 6s., costing the public £303,000.
It is now—
1,670,000, at an average price, say of 4s., costing the public £334,000.
4. The number of persons paying for admission to the Tower was, in the ten months prior to the late reduction—
9,508, at 3s., each (including the Warder’s fee), = £1,426.