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BKAZIL.
Years, ending June
£
1864-65 ....
. 5,387,866
1865-66 ....
. 5,387,866
1866-67 ....
. 5,881,873
1867-68 ....
. 5,887,173
1868-69 ....
. 6,853,022
1869-70 (estimate) .
. 7,600,000
The sums given above do not include the extraordinary disburse- ments for the war in Paraguay, during the years 1865-70, the annual cost of which was, for several years, equal to the amount of the ordinary expenditure of the empire. Official returns state the total expenditure, ordinary and extraordinary, of the years 1865-70 as follows : —
Years, ending June 1864-65 . 1865-66 . 1866-67 . 1867-68 . 1868-69 . 1869-70 (estimate)
£
8,632,500 12,449,800 10,629,400 13,339,700 15,255.300
9,500,000
The budget for the year 1870-71 showed an estimated revenue of 9,300,000/., and an expenditure of 8,357,043/., leaving a surplus of 942,057/. The details of the budget estimates for theypreceding year were as follows : —
Sources of Revenue.
Import and Customs duties
Export duties .....
Tonnage duties
Tax on the rent of the land, in towns Tax on the transfer of property Trades and occupations tax Stamp duties ......
Lottery ......
Commission, grants, and Universities taxes
Personal, or house-rent tax
Post office ......
Produce of D. Pedro II. Railway, and other ra Consumption of spirituous licpuors .
,, cattle in Rio .
Mint and silver's Seignorage . Proceeds of domains ....
Mining duties
Produce of printing office, prisons, and other establishments ....
Slave tax
Sale of crown lands
Deposits ......
Other revenues
Total .
lway
State
£
4,494,030
1,359,870
40,000
172,300
275,000
149,200
320,000
159,500
96,830
26,000
54,000
309.000
16.800
17,000
12,700
9.300
4,012
32,070
51,600
20,000
463,195
233,145
8,315,552
