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^627,624 Qs., or 35 per cent., was raised at the port of 

 Laimceston ; leaving 5949,527 Qs. Qd., or 65 per cent, for 

 Hobart Town. Compared with 1847, there is a falling off 

 in this branch of the revenue at the latter port of 10 per 

 cent., but an increase of about 3 per cent, at La,unceston ; 

 making the actual deficiency 7 per cent, upon the year. 

 The Post-office collections, including the Commissariat 

 postage (a fixed sum of iGlSOO), have increased nearly 9 

 per cent. The sums received for Licences, and as Fees, 

 exhibit just such slight variations as are incidental to the 

 fluctuations of business : the former head, collectively, 

 shows an increase of 5 per cent., while the latter has 

 decreased in about the same proportion. The Fines and 

 Fees taken by the Police Magistrates have declined full 20 

 per cent. ; a rather satisfactory evidence, it may be supposed, 

 of improvement in public morals. Some small additional 

 items of revenue appear in this year's receipt, partly counter- 

 balanced by the transfer of the proceeds of the Ferries to 

 the Commissioners, and by the reduction of one-sixth in the 

 charge for quit-rents. The total decrease in revenue as 

 compared with 1847 is £20,928 \Qs. 4d. : but as in that 

 year was included aOl2,500 in aid of Police and Gaols 

 due to 1846, the decrease may be stated at £8428 IGs. Ad. 

 The actual net revenue for 1848, excluding arrears for 1847 

 received in that year, but including receijpts not paid until 

 1849, appears by a Council paper to be £130,492 0^. 6d. 



Table 52 shows the corresponding aijpropriation of the 

 Eevenue for 1848. The total sum expended is £136,193, 

 being a reduction upon 1847 of £6304 195. 3d. ; but in the 

 last-named year there v/ere paid off Loans to Banks of 

 upwards of £15,000. Of the whole expenditure, the Civil 

 Establishments form 19^ per cent., the Police nearly 25 

 per cent., the Public Works 13 per cent., the Judicial nearly 

 15 per cent., the Ecclesiastical 10 per cent., Schools 4 per 



