LETTER XXXI. 
THE REVENUE AND RESOTJKCES OF MEXICO. ARMY. NAVT. PRODUCE OF 
MINES. TOTAL COINAGE. THE CHURCH, ITS WEALTH AND INFLUENCE. 
The income of the Mexican Government is derived from revenues 
on foreign commerce, imposts on internal trade, imposts on pulque, ex- 
port duty on the precious metals, lotteries, post-office, stamped paper, 
taxes, tobacco, powder, salt-works, and several other sources of trifling 
importance. 
In 1840, these revenues are stated in the Report of the Minister of the 
Treasury as follows: 
Nett proceeds after deducting expense of collection. 
Imposts on Foreign Commerce, $7,115,849 
" Interior " ...... 4,306,585 
" On property, income, &c. - . . . . 466,061 
Exchanges, &c. . ...... 307,427 
Creditos Activ6s, .. . .... . 3,309 
Balances of accounts, ........ 355 
Enteros de productos liquidos, ...... 452,146 
Extraordinary subsidy, . . . . . . .. 103 
Arbitrio estraordinario, . ...... 78,177 
Capitacion, . . ....... 483 
Donations, . .-.--.. 13,662 
$12,744,157 
In 1839, the revenues amounted to $11,215,848. The income from 
the post-office department, (which is not included in the statement for 1840,) 
was $178,738, in 1839. In 1840, the lotteries produced the gross sum 
of $215,437 — but as the expenses connected with their management, 
amounted to $158,485, it left a balance of but $56,952, for the Govern- 
ment. The " sealed paper," or stamp tax, produced $110,863, but as this 
impost has been nearly doubled during 1842, the revenue must at present 
be proportionally greater. 
