The national revenue for 1896 was as follows:
| Pesos. | ||
| Revenues proper | 6,685,178 87 | |
| Public service (post, etc.) | 233,529 89 | |
| Various sources | 89,079 14 | |
| Funds in administration (postal-money orders, etc.) | 395,104 88 | |
| Public credit | 32,718 00 | |
| Total | 7,435,610 78 |
To this sum
| Pesos. | ||
| The main custom-house in San José | contributed | 1,930,746 58 |
| The custom-house in Puntarenas | ” | 474,148 27 |
| ” ” ” Limon | ” | 404,444 25 |
| ” national liquor business | ” | 2,242,174 96 |
| Tobacco revenue | 778,211 75 | |
| Coffee tax | £61,415 00 | |
| Lumber tax | 15,044 26 | |
| Stamped paper | 70,164 30 | |
| Revenue stamps | 39,469 38 |
Expenditures during the fiscal year ending in 1896 amounted to 6,697,326.51 pesos, distributed in the following manner:
Ordinary Disbursements for Administration.
| Pesos. | ||
| Department of | Gobernacion | 666,429 55 |
| ” | Police | 163,051 84 |
| ” | Fomento | 628,350 98 |
| ” | Foreign Office | 101,170 74 |
| ” | Justice | 274,568 83 |
| ” | Public Instruction | 630,627 41 |
| ” | Cultus | 24,101 00 |
| ” | War | 432,943 09 |
| ” | Military police | 235,152 56 |
| ” | Navy | 47,559 51 |
| ” | Finance | 297,414 62 |
| Various services | 1,229,823 86 | |
| 4,731,193 99 | ||
Various Services.
| Pesos. | |
| Department of Beneficence | 101,213 44 |
| Various other services | 115,904 61 |
| 217,118 05 |
Monopoly Services.