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NARRATIVE OF AN 



CHAP. 



XXIV. 



Brought forward 



Which is clear profit to the republic, viz. prin- 

 cipally for AmfterdaiTij Rotterdam, and Zea- 

 land. Thus the inhabitants of Surinam get, for 

 their fliare of the above treafiire, only 



Which make together, as I faid, one million fter- 

 ling, or - - - * _ 



/. 6,000,000 — - — 



5,000,000 



/. IT,OOOjOOO — 



In the third place, I Ihall now fliow in what manner the Internal ex- 

 pence of the fociety of Surinam is defrayed by taxes ; which amount ta 

 no trifle, as fhall be feen. 



Having already mentioned, when fpeaking of the government, that the 

 public revenue officers were five in number, I will now point out how 

 they colledt the caih refpedlively each, for the fupport of the above eX' 

 pences. 



The firft of thefe is that of Importation and Exportation Duties. 

 To this is paid, viz. 



By all Dutch veffels, 3/.;pfr ton") thus for ton- 

 By Americans, &c. 6 / per ton^ nage,/. 90,000 

 By Americans, &c. for all im- 7 



ports and expevrts, ^per cent, i 

 Sugar pays i /. per thoufand or" 



barrel - - - _ 

 Coffee 1 5 i/. per 1 00 lb. weight 

 Cacao I /. i^d.per 100 lb. D" 

 Cotton. - - - 



6o,OOQ 



in 

 1771 



paid 260,000 



Thus receives yearly about the fum of 



410,00a 



f. 410,000 — — 



The 



