REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

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The revenue of the year 18G7 was derived from the following sources, according to official returns : —

Sources of revenue : Land tax .... Assessed taxes (personal) „ (licenses)

Excise

Indirect taxes Import and export duties Gold and silver plate dues Public domains . Post Office Telegraph . Government lotteries . Shooting and fishing licenses Pilotage .... Mining dues Profit of state railways Miscellaneous receipts Belgian share of national deht Japanese indemnity Colonial surplus Surplus of former years

Guilders

9,965,393

7,802,863

3,245,995

25,737,684

14,909,904

4,449,2o5

253,109

1,266,437

2,411,720

509,696

414,115

114,872

808,401

1,183

210,744

L.862,166

400,000

1,023,250

14,856,335

26,325,767

116,482,868

£9,706,905

The branches of expenditure of the year 1867 were as follows:—

Branches of expenditure : Royal household Superior department of state Foreign department Department of jiistice Roman Catholic -worship Department of the interior . Department of marine National debt, interest and sinkin Department of finance Protestant worship Department of war Department of colonies Miscellaneous expenses

fund

Guilders

750,000

579,073

510,174

3,436,996

677,498

23,008,039

14,470,336

27,537,504

13,67S,888

1,729,013

13,845,893

11,864.432

27,768

112,115,614 £9,342,968

It will be seen that there was a surplus of 4,307,254 guilders, or 363,937/., of revenue over expenditure in the year 1807. In 1866, the surplus amounted to 10,003,256 guilders, or 829, 463/.,

which was the highest reached in the five years 1863-67.