The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-01

The balance OF the seizures- three hundred and fifty
seyen-is made up OF packages OF whsgey aud tobacco
IN lots varying from barrel and i've pounds four and
i've hundred barrels and fifty and sixty hogsheads The
far greater portion of these cases Of seizure have been
turned to the District Attorneys for prosecu ion
but many Of them, probably iih, released
after investigation by the Board Deputy Commissioner
Thomas Hariand Is now the supervising officer in this
district, Dir. Parneil having been few weeks since
called TO Washington temporarily.
REVENUE AGENTS oFrCF,
The appointment OF the Board relieved General william
2 Hlyor the Revenue Agent IRON the work of invcs-
tobacco aud coai oil, hut still LETT him The supervising
officer so far MS internal from All other
sources is concerned. His province Is 10 ferret
out fraudulent returns OF sales and manuiac.
ture, of incomes &c, and by proper represent
atons TO The assessors and collectors OF the districts
IN which SAID frauds occur also TO the Department
Washington, TO Insure the collection OF the tax due,
well az of the penalty attaching for violation OF law.
Is so small he has succeeded in doing
deal OF work on behalf OF the government Many
gigantic frauds have been brought 20 light through this
agency. In one 800 900 tax recovered IN
other was found TO BIO due and the matter rep
varying from $50 70 $4,000 have been turned
TO The courts for prosecution The total number OF
lures or OF carrying on business without consel thai
have been uncarthei by this Office during the past year
y three hundred aud eighty many Of which are now
IN the hands OF the law officers OF the government
COLLECTIONS ~ rue VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
The mos' Interesting as we'll as important subject
connected WITH matters OF internal revenue is that OF
the money receipts Tor taxes As general thing tho
monthly returns from the collection Con grcssiona dis
tics make fam cxhpi tor the year Just closed OF the
desire on the part Of tue people 10 pay the taxes I'M
posed by law Tor the reduction OF the national debt
OF course oycry one knows that tue bulk OF the frauds
perpctrated consists OF Illicit sales and manufacture OF
whisky aud until the law he amended ia this respect
these frauds viii continue 20 exist. What vs. paricl
larry required Is that the indictments held out
for the pcrrsraon Of dishonest practices IN making
selling disied spirits shall ho done away win, either
by rcduCin. the tax or Ia other manner that will
eject the purpose. THIS matter viii be pressed
on the attention. Of Congress NJ early day. The
largest income Return ~ auy trict in this city IS thai
OF the Eighth embracing the residences Of the wcalthcs
class ot our fellow citizens The largest gross return
from the Thirty second district Collector Shooss) into
whose Office paid the greatest portion OF the whiskcy
tax, as well az that arising from the busness operations
Of bankers, brokers' ~holesais dealers large nsnuac
turcrs, &c. The deficiencies collection dhat for
whiskoy sales always excepted mostly attributable
70 the migratory character OF portion OF city pop
lation, aud are made 90 fnr the most part OF
uaculleetcd taxes watches end small IN.
comes and salaries that slightly and above the
amount OF income exempt by Law. Among single young
me, Tor instance, this omsiou 10 quldalc governments
taxes exists 10 large extent. Thousands Of these
annually assessed for income aud watch taxes in the
districts where Their boarding houses located but
they arc resident here only temporarily, seeking other
spheres o. action whenever and wherever larger induce
ments are held out 10 them before The lime for c0liec
ton arrives they have left The district and the city
ind business and homo elsewhere The tables ap.
pended show The gross smonis of tax collected In each
" tho collection districts during each month of the past
scar, the December returns being estimated amouns.~
SECOND DISTRICT