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fourthly, a poll-tax on all slaves, and stock, and a rate 

 on rents and wheel carriages. Besides these, occa- 

 sional tax-bills are passed by the legislature, as ne- 

 cessity may require. I have subjoined in a note the 

 estimate of the contingent charges of the government 

 of this island on the annual funds for the year 1788, 

 and of the ways and means for the payment thereof, j" 



f Estimate of the ordinary CONTINGENT CHARGES of the Government 

 of JAMAICA, on the annual funds for the year 17885 viz. 



. s. d. 



Governor's additional salary - 2,5^0 o .o 



Subsistence of the troops and hospital expenses 41,300 o o 



Salaries to officers of the assembly, printing, &c. 2,300 o o 



Clerk, of the grand court - - 100 o o 



Clerk of the crown 100 o o 



Clerk to the commissioners of forts 150 o o 



Surveyor to the bath .'.'"- aoo o o 



Port officers and waiters ... 1,600 o o 



Maroon Negro parties - 1,000 o o 



Superintendants residing in the Maroon towns i>3o o o 



To the engineer and captain of different forts 1,000 o o 



For the support of the botanic garden - 280 o o 



Salary to the agent 420 o o 



To the officers of the troops for private lodgings i>43Q o o 



Supplying the forts with water - - 1,089 



To the commissioners of the forts 5,600 o o 



To the Kingston hospital - 500 o o 

 Sundry demands on the public for official fees, me- 

 dical care and gaol fees of prisoners, repairs of 



the public buildings, &c. &c. 4>359 7 9 

 Charges of collecting j viz. collecting constable's and 

 receiver general's commissions, reliefs, &c. 15 per 



cent. 9783 6 o 



.75011 n 9 



