332 



humboldt's cuba. 



From 1815 to 1819 the crown duties collected at 

 Havana amounted to $11,575,460 ; the municipal 

 duties to $6,709,347, being a total of $18,284,807, 

 and a yearly average of $3,657,000, of which the 

 municipal duties composed fifty-six per cent. Dur- 

 ing the three succeeding years the income of the 

 general treasury at Havana amounted to : 



1820 $3,631,279 1822 $3,378,228 



1821 3,277,639 



In 1823, the crown and municipal duties on 

 imports have yielded $2,734,563. The returns of 

 the " Administracion General" of Havana for 1824, 

 have been as follows : 



I.— Import duties, , , $1,818,896 



II.— Export duties, 326,816 



III. — Coastwise duties, and other branches 



(salt, deposit, &c.), 

 IV. — Internal imposts — 



188,£15 



Tax on slaves, $ 73,109 



Tax on sales of land, • 215,092 



Sub-administrations, 154,840 



Shops, 19,714 



Other branches, 10,931 



V. — Auxiliary branches, , 



VI. — Consulado, wharfage, &c, 



473,686 

 136,923 

 80,564 



Total in 1824 



$3,025,300 



