Estimate of the Income of Mexico from the 1st July, 1848, to 1st July, 1849, according to the calculation of the Mexican minister of Finance.
| Income from Maritime Duties,
| $4,488,000 |
| " from Internal Duties, Taxes, &c., &c.,
| 2,224,000 |
| Total, | $6,712,000 |
| Deduct from this the cost of collecting this revenue and for various prior partial assignments of it,
| 1,171,888 |
| Total income for the year,
| $5,540,112 |
Expenses of the Government From 1st July, 1848 To 1st July, 1849.
| Expenses of Legislative department, | $720,300 |
| "Department of Foreign and Domestic relations, | 898,029 |
| "Department of Justice, | 135,550 |
| ""of Finance, | 5,411,984 |
| ""of War, | 7,769,342 |
| ""Supreme Court of Justice, | 330,230 |
| Total, | $15,265,435 |
| Deduct from this the sums that may be saved by
economical administration of the departments and
by the improved condition or reduction of the
army, say, |
1,500,000 |
| Total expenses of government, | $13,765,434 |
Summary.
| Total of National Expenses, | $13,765,435 |
| ""Income,
| 5,540,112 |
| Deficit, | $8,225,323 |
| Deficit on yearly expenses, | $8,225,323 |
| Interest on debt, | 8,988,431 |
| Total yearly deficit, | $17,213,754 |
CHAPTER IX.
MANUFACTURES.