The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-15
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or these eighteen millions one million is ssnt to China
rous and thrsesn millions to Enssnd To this can ;.
sdded what is In deposit and circulation In Mexico,
which may safely Be c.sul.tsd along with the SAINT. Fs
the annual product Of the mines
The taxes and duties on the gold and silver, of
der mistake easily made in stating them This much
seems conceded, that when they were low, they
high, there being in the former temptation
fraud In the returns and exports Under the tariff Of
1927, the export duty gold coin and gold plate,
per cent and on that of silver, az per cent. The du
ties increased under the tariffs OF 1887
Of 1912 and OF 1913 and are now on the gold and 81
per cent and on the silver and per cent.
The transit duty from ths mines generally charged
has been per cent. These duties (the export and.
trans will be slightly modified while in possession,
understand at Vera Cruz, to per cent for transit
and per cent for export duty In addition to these
those duties at the mines (Which are somewhat uncer
tain)-the melting, assaysg, and coming, and to the
Minerva college of mines The melting, *, are done
at the minis which in number In the depart
city. Six Of these leased to the British mining
panies but could not learn what the rents paid
of the rights of sovereignty ought to be rescnded by
as 1t involves no violation Of public law or private pro-
perry for although in the nature of contract 1t does
not belong to that class which Is respected by beger
ents To the Minerva there is duty Of real tie
mark silver which is equivalent to N per cent This
seminary OF learning instituted for the education of
young men, prepare them for the conducting of min
ing operations and also in other respects to facilitate
the working of the mines and has been eminenty use
Great Britain or Germany where there is another col
lego Of the same character.
always prohibited, except at Mazstan and Guaymss
the Pacific and at these ports paying per cent on
g0ld and ioa on silver Gsnerai Soott mas pfonao.eo
received from Washington.
The whole amount of duties and taxes heretofore i'm
posed the products Of the Mines has been vaously
estimated and many have informed that these
lions enormous and complicated as to render
mining Improbable. They assured me that the charges
equal to 20 per cent the gold and silver OF the
mines have seen some authors who assert they are
more than the one nth but their szpsnaSons were
stood that the facility with which the precious metals
be concealed has enabled them to be smugged out
OF the country after evadng the inland duties and thus
escaping ell taxation The mining districts yet in
possession OF tbs Mexican army, and General Scott in
his regulations Of taxes has cut oil internal duties Of
many kinds.
regret, while I como to the conclusion, that the
mines cannot at present stusted produce us
in the way of revenue, million of dollars In fact
the whole system Of taxation gold and silver Is Vi
cious and ought to be changed The laws in relation to
the metals ought not to be different those in rea
ton the agricultural staples. The exports from the
products of mines in Great Britain five times
reater in value than from the mines Of Mexicoi ana
the experience Of Epglsnd, as well as some common
sense applied to this source OF revenue we would
derive annually more than $4,000 600.
houses will show expectation OF gold and silver
to the amount Of 900 annually and perceive this
data taken upon which to calculate revenue for the
future. But could never discover any official state
ment of late years, Of this amount passing through
the custom house IL II true General ThomPs asserts
that official returns, registered at the custom
houses" acknowledge this amount but with all due de-
ference, am inclined to believe he mistook conceded
OF the value of legal and illegal exports being $751;
900 900 for official exhibit IL eighteen millions passed
through the custom houses would leave margin for
illegal exports which all concede to have been equal to
the regular expectation
The tobacco monopoly formerly produced revenue
to we'll worthy of their attention and OF our
serious consideration The cultivation Of this article
of luxury prohibited, except to certain extent In
limited district Of country aud the state became the
pure aud vender Of the crop it's price Be-
fore the revolution the monopoly was entirely in the
hands Of who paid the tobacco in the
leaf the salaries of the clerks SO the carriage of the
Tobacco the rents of houses materially &c. the alcaudia
for the article purchased in Havana and manufactured
for the paper used freights from Havana and the
wages In the manufactured Sc, Sc. The profits, OF
course, very large as will be shown by the follow
ing tabls But after the year 1870 they began to de-
cline, and almost nominal although there Is no
why the government should not realize as much
now from the sales at any former period. This mo
nopoy owing to the miserable state Of affairs in the re-
public had fallen into the hands of individuals VINO
In receipt of princey which ought 70 nave
belon ged to government Gen Thompson remarks tnat
1t sold to private company they agreeing 10 pay
$50 600 per month but the sale was subsequently re-
scnde Since then It has the second time been dspos
General Thompson in his "Reeollee tons VI Mexico,
sAtss ,hst the psr which - cents upon svty mark
Of silver o. about per esnt, I'll siys Ky ons pnien q
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