New-York tribune., 1869-05-06
TBE PETFNUF.

II is encouraging to know that the receipts
from both customs and excise have shown such
improvement of late that we may confidently
expect total at the end Of the current fiscal
year. terminating on the 3Oth of June next,
considerably in excess of the official estimates.
The most careful one of these on excise was
that made by Mr.. Rollins himself in his last
report, calling for Sll5,OOO,0OO, and in forming
his conclusions on the subject he was materi-
ally aided by the actual returns from all sources
for the first three months of the present fiscal
wear. These returns revealed considerable in
crease in several specific sources as compared
with results for the corresponding period of
the preceding year. The total tax paid by
spirits for instance, during July, August, ana
September, 1867, on all accounts, only amounted
to S5.903,OO while for the corresponding months
of 1868 it amounted TO SS,lGj,OOO. This how
ever was the heaviest increase shown by any
one source for the time named. The totals for
fermcntcd liquors were respectively Sl,1l6iR
and 81 ,10OG col aud those for sales $92i,2O3 and
S1,739,5l2 In place OF tobacco giving an in
crease somewhat in the ratio of that on spirits,
as we believe should have been the case, there
was large falling of, the aggregates being
$T,O20,SOO and lSi2g5,G13 rcspcctiycly-a differ
cncc of S13l,0O0 i'm favor of augmented fraud,
beyond doubt.
In his last report Mr. McCullOch estimated
that We would this year receive $lHjO0,OOO
from customs and $l3s 10000 from internal
sources. But We have ground for believing
that his figures on these two sources will be as
much exceeded as will those on other Sources
lands and miscellaneous for example. He
4 L.. si1 I,v.av,p. - ia
much better to underestimate the public in
come than 10 oycrcstimatc it-morc partcu-
laIy where thcro is a sincere effort to bring
the expenditures within the estimate of re-
ccpts. Assuming the total receipts up TO the
LIST instant to be $llS,0OO,0OO, and the average
daily returns for the remaining sixty days of
the year to be 100000, we have $1i3,OOO,OOO
Independent entirely of the special taxes which
fall due this month which last year paid much
above $lG,000,0O0, and which will be likely to
pay more this year. In addition to this, we
shall have the benefit of collection of the
income tax and the taxes in Schedule A, the
former of which last year yielded between
S1,OOOOOO and $l3OOO,0OO, and the latter up
ward of 100000.
Our estimate of the per diem average for the
balance of the year. from the 1st instant, is
based on the results for the preceding ten
months, but we think we might safely enlarge
our figures and advance upon tie totals of last
year to correspond with what may be reasOna-
bly, expected in the way of increase from the
changes that have been made in the service
under the new Administration. OF course these
must go for something, and many Of the rogues
in Office having been replaced by honest men,
it is but right to expect that much or all of the
revenue actually collected, but hitherto diverted
from the Treasury into the pockets of knavish
officials, WILL under the new order of things, |