POSSESSIONS IN THE INDIAN* ARCHIPELAGO- 217 
Under Chinese 
do 
• • 
4 measg. 
3571* 
„ Cochin Chinese 
do 
* * 
150 
„ Siamese 
do 
* 9 
14 „ 
442 
,, Sundry Asiatic 
do 
• 9 
80 „ 
1,056 
Total 1,750 „ 131,673 
In order to render complete this review we finish it with the com¬ 
munication made by H. E. the Colonial minister to the 2nd. chamber 
of the States-General, concerning the financial affairs of the posses¬ 
sions of the State for the year 1844, to which we subjoin the abstract 
of the state of the. Import and Export trade for the year 1843 and 
1844. 
It is shewn by these documents that the total receipts for Nether¬ 
lands India are valued at the sum of/81,784,671 ; in this amount 
the farms appear for a sum of / 14,771 8 ; the land contributions 
and the territorial revenues/11,135,313; the different contributions 
and receipts/6,769,428; the trade and the cultures/44,525,522, 
In this last amour t are included the returns for the auctions in Hol¬ 
land, which are valued in dependance, according to the average of 
the last prices of the auctions, at/32,924,770; different extraordi¬ 
nary receipts/574,564, and the revenues of Sumatra/2,640,491. 
There has been actually received in India .. / 49,194,603 
The difference in loss between the receipts and 
the expenses in specie, which ought to he covered by 
the auction of the merchandize amounts to .. 15,776,820 
The amount of the produce consigned to Holland 
remains at .. .. .. 16,813,239 
Total receipts 81,784,671 
The expenses are estimated as follows: 
a. Colonial administration . . . . / 75,494,285 
b. Payments on account of third parties „ . 1,701,264 
if. Difference under date 31st Dec. 1843, in the 
administrative capital fixed at/ 12,500,000 
of which two fifths in silver and three fifths 
ki copper , , ,. . . 4,589,122 
Total expenses / 81,784,671 
