REVENUE. 



197 



tered by elected councillors, 

 affairs stood as follow : — 



At the end of 1878 their financial 



Pokt-of-Spain. 



Expenditure. 



Street Scavenging 



Kepairs 



Charity — Asylum 



Lighting and Watering 



Markets 



Gutters (Town) 



Cemetery 



Salaries 



Purchase of Property . . 

 Miscellaneous 



Expenditure. 



Streets 



Tramroad 



Charities 



Horses and Carts 



Markets 



Cemetery 



Salaries 



Schools 



Tramroad Wharf Water Dues 

 Miscellaneous 



Dollars. 

 11,131 



9,627 



7,905 



1,275 



2,368 



9,583 



2,272 



5,228 



4,816 



4,352 



58,557 



San Fernando. 



Eeceipts. 



House Tax 



Markets 



Eeal Property 



Licences 



Improvement (Town) ... . 



Miscellaneous 



Balance from previous Year. 



Dollars. 

 5,384 

 1,134 

 1,289 

 1,594 

 506 

 665 

 1,898 

 1,226 

 2,724 

 2,056 



Receipts. 



House Rate ... 



Licences 



Markets 



Wharf Dues ... 



Tramroad 



Cemetery Building Lots 



Miscellaneous 



Dollars. 



29,559 



13,107 

 4,603 

 3,729 

 7,206 

 1,759 



16,950 



76,913 



Dollars. 



10,877 

 1,772 

 1,310 

 5,604 

 888 

 1,031 

 1,640 



18,476 23,122 



At the end of 1878 the borough of San Fernando had 

 become largely indebted to the Colonial Government in respect 

 of debentures issued for the construction of a branch tramroad to 

 Cipero, which they were even unable to maintain in proper 

 repair. An amicable arrangement was entered into by which 

 the Government took over the tramroad, assuming at the same 

 time the liabilities incurred by the borough on that account ; so 

 that at present the borough has no interest in the tramroad, and 

 part of the wharf dues is retained in reduction of the debt — a 

 very fair arrangement, as I believe. 



Civil Establishments. — His Excellency the Governor, 

 £5,000 ; private secretary, £300 : total £5,300. 



Colonial Secretary, £1,000; provisional and personal, £200 

 chief clerk and clerk of council, £600 ; second clerk, £300 

 third clerk, £200 ; fourth clerk, £140 ; two messengers, £220 

 allowances, £65; contingencies, viz., postage and telegrams, 

 £150 : total, £2,875. 



