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Cuba, we should add to the foregoing the following 

 items, which are properly state burdens, and consti- 

 tute revenue. 



Tax on slaves imported — for which $51 each is 



collected by officials— yearly average, 10,000, . $510,000 

 Municipal revenues of the several ayuntamien- 



tos, and municipalities in the island, 600,000 



Income of the non-salaried administrative officers 



of the government — two Governors (of Matan- 



zas and St. Jago), $25,000 each, . . . .$ 50.000 



29 Lieut. Governors, at $5,000, 145,000 



299 Captains de Partido at $1,000, . . . 299,000 



Subordinate officers, 326,000 



820,000 



Income of non-salaried judiciary officers : 



42 Alcaldes ordinarios, at $5,000, $210,000 



100 Assessors (crown law officers), at 



$5,000, 500,000 



450 Subordinate officers of courts, at 



$800, 360,000 



1,070,000 



Income of non-salaried officials, $ 3,000,000 



Revenue before stated, 13,000,000 



Total revenue, $16,000,000 



This estimate does not pretend to include all the 

 exactions to which the people of Cuba are subjected 

 by the officials of the present government, but only 

 the pay of those administrative and judiciary offi- 



