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THE CUBA REVI EW 



RAILROADS AND FINANCIAL MATTERS. 



New Branch Bank Building at Cienfnegos, of the National Bank of Cuba. Opened for business May 8. 



Condition of the Treasury of Cuba, on 



April 30, 1909. 



Official Report of the Secretary of the 



Treasury. 



ASSETS. 



General Treasury. 

 Cash on hand.. $265,984.47 

 Deposited with 



the Banco Na- 



cional (cash) 10,659.39 

 Deposited with 



the Royal Bank 



of Canada 



(cash) 300,000.00 



$576,643.86 

 In bonds of the 



Foreign Debt. 1,000,000.00 $1,576,643.86 

 Collections : 



Cash on hand 119,410.53 



Public Taxes: 



Balance against this account 8,546,642.32 



$10,242,696.71 



Both the United and the Cuba roads 

 are making arrangements to increase the 

 traffic between Havana and Santiago. It 

 is planned to have four daily trains be- 

 tween Santiago and Camaguey, and to 



LIABILITIES. 



.\dvance orders in transit.... $99,147.30 



Postal Money Orders 340,863.37 



Debts pending 18,468.34 



Honorary Consuls 1,175.80 



Taxes on the loans 829,397.67 



On deposit for the loan 1st 



50% 289,373.92 



Balance due to the Army of 



Liberation, 2d half 373.222.82 



Epidemic diseases 22,183.02 



Individual contracts 50,960.47 



Special Laws of 1906 1,487,400.23 



Special Laws of 1909 1,191,848.45 



Decree of the Provisional Gov- 

 ernor 4,372,932.46 



Maintenance of detained immi- 

 grants 331.55 



Sewering and paving of the 



City of Havana 1,165,391.31 



$10,242,696.71 

 Marcelino Diaz de Villegas, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



extend the route of the daily Santa Clara 

 train to Camaguey, so as to have a 

 twice-a-day service between Havana and 

 Santiago. 



