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cessarily occur, that the fiscal must be well versed in the Dutch 

 laws ; he fills up that sort of place in our municipal constitu- 

 tion, which is occupied by the recorder of an English corpora- 

 tion. This appointment, exclusive of perquisites, is estimated 

 at three thousand pounds yearly. The governor's salary is 

 supposed to amount to - j£6,000 or <:£8,000 



That of the secretary, farmed to a deputy for 1,000 worth 3,000 

 Receiver of colonial taxes - - 800 ditto 2,000 



Receiver of king's dues . - _ 500 ditto 1,500 

 Vendue master - - - 1,000 ditto 3,000 



Exploiteur . . _ 1,000 ditto 3,000 



Post master and naval officer, each - 800 ditto 2,000 

 Harbour master - - - 500 ditto 1,500 



Collector and comptroller of customs, each 1,000 ditto 4,000 

 Beside these, are many subordinate offices in the customs and 

 other departments. The salaries of the custom-house officers 

 vary somewhat according to the exports and imports. 



ll.'N.S: . . ■ 



The produce* cleared from the port of Demerary since the 

 last establishment of the British custom-housCj^'is thus recorded : 



From the 1st of October, 1803, to the 10th of September, 

 1804, in 394 vessels.— 19,638 hogsheads, 213 tierces, and 15 j 

 barrels of sugar; 4,887 puncheons of rum; 46,435 bales of cot- 

 ton ; 9,954, 610 pounds of coffee; and 530 casks of melasses. 



* In the appendix will be found a similar statement from the year 1745 to 1785, 



