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REPORTS g ESTIMATES.


dollars. That estimated revenue, predcated on
the importations of the years immediately pre-
ceeding the late European war, and on the ascer.
taiued ratio of encreasc OF the population OF the
United States, appears from the experience o. the
two last years, to have been under rated. The
nety revenue arising from thar source, which acs
crued during the year 1902, exceeds ten milf
ons one hundred thousand dollars. The revenue
which has accrued during the TWO first quarters
of the present year, appears from the oess esti-
mate that can now be formed, 10 have been only
! ETY. thousand dollars less than that OF rke two
corresponding quarters ct the year 1902 and the
receipts in rhe Treasury, on account OF nc same
duties, during the year ending on the 30sh Of
Septenber last, have exceeded ten millions SIX
hundred thousand dollars.
Those facts, afford satisfactory evidence that
the wealth of the Uaited States enersases in Il
greater ratio than their population, and induces
belief that this branch of the public revenue may
now be safely calculated at ten millions of dol
lars.
From the statement A it will appear that
the same revenue for the two last years OF the
late lEuropeani war llSoi and lsc7l calcu-
lated at the present RAE of duties, averaged
IL, 600, oooo dollars year but although it
might with some degree of probability be supposed
that the renewal of hostilities will again produce
a similar encrease, no inference from that period
is drawn in this reperr In relation to the revenue
of the ensuing years.
The statement B shews the several species Of
merchandze on which the duties on importations
were collected during the year 1902; the portion
OF that revenue which was derived from draw
backs, and that which arose from the extra duty
on merchandise imported in foreign vessels.
Although the sales of the public lands during
the year ending the soth day of September last
were affected by the situation of the western
country two hundred thousand acres have been
sold during that period and as it appears from
the statement &c. that independent of future
sales, the sums already paid to the receivers, to-
gether with those which, exclusively of in
terest, fall due during the three ensuing years,
amount to l,25o,oOo dollars, the annual revenue
arising from the proceeds Of those sales, cannot
be estimated at less than four hundred thousand
dollars.
The extension of post roads, and the accelera-
ton of email, whilst diffusing and increasing
the benefits Of the institution, have as an obie6t
of revenue, rendered it less productive. The
receipts from that source have amounted, during
last year to II 900 dollars but as neither these
nor those arising from some other smaller Incl
dental branches, are Of sufficient importance TO
affect any general result, the whole existing re-
venue of tie United States will be computed at
only ten millions four hundred thousand dollars.
The permanent annual expences of government
which, under exisring laws, must be betrayed ous
of that revenue, amoun1 TO nine millions eight
hundred thousand dollars TO wit.
/. The nnualappropFiation o. :, 800, 900
dollars, for thepayment of the principal and
interest of the debt; ofwhich about three
millions and an half are at present appli-
cable to the discharge of the principal, and
the residue to the payment of interest,
dolls. 100000
g. The current ex-
.pences of government
which, according to tho
estimates for the year
1904, consists of the
following items, viz. 4
For the civil depart
sment and all domestic
exPences of civil ma
sure 79l,ooo
For expences atten-
ding the intercourse
with foreign nations,
including the pernaa-
nent appropriation for
Algiers, and all other
expences relatiyeto the
Barbary powers, $4,000
For the militaryand
Indian departments, $4,000
For the naval estab-