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humboldt's cuba. 



the value of all property sold is collected through 

 the registrar of mortgages ; yielding from $40,000 to 

 $50,000, per annum. 



There are several minor imposts, as tax on cock- 

 pits, yielding from $20,000 to $30,000— on house 

 servants, water tax at Havana, novenos reales, auction 

 tax, &c. 



III. Direct Revenue. — Includes items of direct 

 income to the treasury, which are not taxes, among 

 which the principal are : 



Lottery. — Carried on by the government, which 

 reserves twenty-five per cent, of the gross amount of 

 each scheme. It is drawn every three weeks, and 

 yields annually from $650,000 to $670,000. 



Post- Office. — Yields a net annual revenue of about 

 $100,000. 



Fees of the Captain- General. — These fees are by 

 law to be paid into the treasury ; but in the returns 

 for the year 1853 (the latest we possess), the amount 

 is not stated. Well-informed persons suppose it to 

 amount to $100,000, and some place it as high as . 

 two or three times this sum. 



Fines. Confiscations, <&c. — Are payable directly 

 into the treasury, but they cannot be estimated. 



IV. State Property. — The property of the State 



