REVENUE. 



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In the year 1825, the revenue of the city and dis- 

 trict of Havana has amounted to $3,350,300. 



These partial data demonstrate that from 1789 to 

 1824, the public revenue has increased seven fold. 

 This fact is made more evident if we examine the 

 returns of the ten subordinate treasuries of the inte- 

 rior — Matanzas, Yilla Clara, Remedios, Trinidad, 

 Santi Espiritu, Puerto Principe, Holguin, Bayamo, 

 St. Jago de Cuba, and Baracoa. Senor Barrutia has 

 published an interesting statement of these returns, 

 embracing a period of eighty-three years, from 1735 

 to 1818. The revenue of these treasuries has pro- 

 gressively increased from $900 to $600,000. 



1735 $896 1738 ,.$1,794 



1736 860 1739 4,747 



1737 902 



Mean, for the five years, , 1,840 



1775 $123,246 1778 $158,624 



1776 114,366 1779.., 146,007 



1777 128,303 Mean, 133,315 



1814 $317,699 1817 $524,442 



1815 398,696 1818 618,036 



1816 511,510 Mean, 474,072 



The total amount for the eighty-three years is 

 $13,098,000, of which St. Jago de Cuba contributed 

 $1,390,000, Puerto Principe $2,224,000, and Matan- 

 zas $1450,788. 



