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MEXICO IN 1827.
397
Dollars.
in 1825, they may be taken, as a minimum, at 11,500,000
and in 1826, at 13,000,000

adding something less than one seventh to the actual receipts of the ten months, included in Mr. Esteva's memoir of 1827, in lieu of the fifth, which is there given as the produce of the two months, the accounts for which had not been made up.

During the same period, the estimates of expenditure have been reduced, from 17,986,674 dollars
or, with the interest on the foreign loans, not included above, 2,109,600
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20,096,274

to 13,363,098 dollars: so that even allowing one million of dollars over and above Mr. Esteva's estimate, for expenses in the War Department, still, a saving of nearly six millions of dollars will have been effected in the course of four years: viz.

Dollars.
Estimates for 1827, including interest on loans 13,363,098
Add one million for War Department 14,363,098
Estimates for 1825, With Dividends on loan 20,096,274
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Saving in 1827 5,733,176
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This is a result, which ought to afford more satisfaction to those whose interests have been affected