159, Chairman, Nicolson Calvert) was "to inquire into, and state, the income and expenditure of the United Kingdom, for the year ended the 5th of January 1817, and also to consider and state the probable income and expenditure ... for the years ending the 5th January 1818 and the 5th January, 1819, respectively ... and also to consider what further measures may be adopted for the relief of the country from any part of the said expenditure, without detriment to the public interest."
The report by 159, Chairman, Nicolson Calvert) aimed to disclose the financial data of the United Kingdom for the year concluded on January 5, 1817, and also to scrutinize and reveal the anticipated income and expenditures ... for the years concluding on January 5, 1818 and January 5, 1819, respectively ... and also to ponder what supplementary actions might be undertaken to ease the nation from any portion of the aforementioned expenditure, without compromising public welfare.