New-York tribune., 1868-03-07
are given opposite :


The Tersitry of Lower California and Tlascala are
counted in this table and IS possible their ex-
pcnses are merged in those of the General Govern
men The total expenses Of General and State lTOV-
ernments as above arrayed. wOuld amount 10 $2i,-
Sli.ll3 for population OF SrSSOO Contemporary
with these facts the established revenues could pro-
dnce no moro than $lG00O00 leaving deficit of four
millions in respect to the National budget The Re,
public being too often IN state Of turmoil, fixed
and invOlate revenue system was impossible and
States were i'll the habit of tax ing sums from National
funds at hand What are given as the average ex-
penses Of the various States must Tor obvious reasons
be accepted with some grains of allowance. How
far the people were buriened with municipal and pa
rochial taxes and what were the private demands OF
constant state of military fever. We have no means
! of knowing But that the state governments OF
Mexico can be- operated with ght expense In time
of peace seems very probable:
So much for the year 1886 New data has just come
10 hand in tho remarkably prompt report which the
new Minister OF Hacienda has furnished tO Congress.
He presents us with months figures from which 1t
is possible to assert that the Mexican budget OF 1865
war being the exception in the Republic and peace
the rulel will not be over $l3.OC000. The months
account il told thus;
Executive, Legislative, Judicial and Consular
cSsts sSs's 81 Departments Of Relations, Government
Hacienda Treasury 2l620s
io57.sal
In this amount is included some extraordinary ex-
penses for luCatan but II IS safe To allow vide
reckoning under present and characteristic clrcum-
stances of the Republic Fully accepting the fig
ures given, the years expenses Ot It's Government
need not be much more than twelve millions and
half Mr. Romero reports that the rents OF the Fed
ernI District are from ESQ 900 To 100000 monthly di
rect contributions, $40OVO to $5OOUO proceeds from
sealed paper. $4,000 10 $lO0OU monthly. with
these and the customs from Vera Cruz the Govern
ment had been able 10 maintain itself and IT'S MIN
ister theTeupOn builds the hope that with the estaD-
hsnent of order and the encouragement OF COM
merce the rents ur revenues from the cusOnlhouse
AT Tampico and MatamOrOs Will cover all additional
expenses Ii j. just possible that the months budget
whch.i, made up considerably of Januarys costs,
miqh the trimmed such figures those paid to the
Presidents sta and Others under head OF Justice and
instruction; and The army necessary as would per
hans lose none of its morale II number OF It's heads
wcrs shaved financially. But these things are speeH
latiye only Ii is quite certain that Mexico Is not
necessarily costly state Vnce asslIea ol system
the increased demands OF her growth, and bulky
debt beside A special trade treaty, i'll which the
United States can hardly be too generous for its own
sake would aid somewhat III solving the debts OF
both countncs. few significant figures, unin-
cuded in former statement regarding the money
and business of Mexico will not be ont of place here
Among articles imported by the United States in
1857 from Mexico were sl0O0OO worth Of mahogany
and dyewoods $jlS9O0 worth of raw skins $l2,3J9
OF uninanufactuTed tobacco Sl53l9 of salt $S6745
of cochineal and about $j,OQ0OC0 Of silver, the lat
ter free of duty. On the other hand the United
States exported to Mexico sl74,sS worth of Indian
corn $l790aS of Hour $4,000 OF lumber and wooden
manufacture $:G600O of iron manufactures about
$4,000 of printed cotton and duck; $4,000 of
quicksilver; and s99, ,7f of cotton in bales. No one
Will contend lHuI inc ItClWOclll OI IfAu6 DttWcCu
the two Republics cannot be improved beyond these
figures. The United States have the advantage IN
bargain, as u fuller comparison shows; but IL Is as
possible for both countries to trade more largely and
yari0usly as IL seems for Mexico TO make and pro-
duCe III like manner.
The average rate of duties under the Mexican
Tariff of 1857 was 20 per cent To these were added
five other duties. namely: municipal, internal I'M
provement Interior registering, and SINKING fnnd
duties in all amounting to 15 per cent. Commerce
was thus taxed the ports and the garltas ana had
10 pay two duties besidea gross imposition as COM
pared with the most enlightened revenue systems.
Enough 0f the barbarism described remains IN
Mexico-noi0riously with the garlic system, winch
she has inherited from her past feudai caIeor-to
make il an object with sensitive statesmen 10 Hee |
her traffic from this species of tilraldom.
Ii is worth while recollecting In this cnapter now
great saving the Republic is over the Empire, Tue
snnuaI ex xpenses of the Government under Juare1
a,nonnt to nbout $l2 OO0 100: under Maxmlian tney
1nys rlv 40 OO0OO0 Side by side with these facts
nlace some others OF equal eurtosityand meanms.
Eha annual interest the debt of ISL 6 $50 AZ recvs
,ized In 1852 by the Republic s ~, VI .no
debt OF s27l 900 allowed by Ma1imiilaa .ns ea no
est yvonld have been $l2966e08 The dneienooh eh uo
tvosn the rival recOgnitons Of debt is NOT less
saO ioSO45 What is the amount OF DEBT on ou wIrJu
Mexico will have 10 pay interest 10 not yot t. "a
o ;fested but il will he very nearly no nouut ulo
recoonized in 1882 though the bad conduct Oi tnc
sfiree mo1arohcal creditors ought IN nseice W Pe
cafe as a strong discount upon their cian"' A'"D'
MR.. RouERo's REPORT ON THE FINAsgEs-ThE
TRouBLRs IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
TuR. NATIONAL DEBT-GOLD AND SILVER
roNAGE-A PRESENT TO GEN. plAZ.
'oi" CRY oy MEzfco, Feb. 10, 1883
Mr.. Romero the now Minister OF the haci-