, 1872-03-16

ezp% fayy were 9en%net CIV % the balance required to make the total revenue $4,000 Theaver
the Expon.Duy under hat sppidon,h then, the xpNtdny would be required to give the re-
abWt 1L4O0 hogsheas or Of hoshead for very acre of land in sugar cuimNm. But of
course uKc calculation all wrong; since it's far from being The case that Other mc of the
pubfc revenue will increase with em Increase of cmp; we know all ofus that for instance the i'm
por-duy Increases a great proportion; the AbHmtnTax ia. too etc ETC. Therefore, that pro-
ducMn will not be required; probably IS Millions pounds or $1,000 hOgshadsor or SIS of hghead
pr acre would be perfectly sufficient to bring about balance in the Budget We will Their be hav-
in all the wants of the Administration satisfied by the returns of he present taxation and prMc
tond 35 h0Yhead sugar fore every acre in canes Now, every body will admit that this aver
age productions $50 low, that in most thTsugarpolu1ng paMsH woudbe considered as a bad
crop; md he rh his ptc hdn not see why ST Cnx with improved cultivation, by the increase
of abour through ncreaef population or extended use of machinery could not enhance Its pro
duciont to l hegAead pEa acre; the financial reuts of such a crop are hwn by the returns fAt
than 1000 hogsheds or about hgshead per acre under Supruiwtn and 1.-THE revenue to the
Colonial Treasury amounedh over 100000. TheeB one mg more dseyinp of notice; that
for very l50 or 300 acres of land taken under cultivation the production will increase L pWC It,
me,w while thee expenditure hr the Administration will mot Increase u cent more Every rational
and cosinimBe examination leads to the conclusions that while thu expenses for the Administration
are reduced will be reduced to araonaIem mhmum,a all ore efforts should at the same te
bed directed towards Improvements in tho ulhtMn.M and enhancement of the rumtona as the only
safe means of making our financial pOsINn sure and fMUmiIe
The mc9WYnNrS stated that in emunewtngH the expenses for the remt wears he had forgot
len to mention an amount Of $1,000 rs ufereSIy the hurricane at ST. Thomas last year if that
amount mad not been expended, the acuaI0 excess wml have been $4,000 instead 32OO0
Isl Member for FednTkteds Country District FHmug)s ilM wash happy to hear the good
of our having surplus fnd on hand in tmeO come. With regard to lis Excchncys remarks
about tn Export Duty being required to yield certain sum of revenue, he would beg to express
gptH the epWt duty we're to be incrSed; compared with other Island. that duty is al
Wadye exceedingly high for nsance in Antigua it BHt down at G200Oo $1,000 ona crp of 10000
hogheads; which SMws a M ADHERENCE ndftheS 44 1000 alluded to bv His Emphnv wueto be
cOldedhomE Export Duty that impoH woudlM to emcuased he Vmdb yev somy to hat
The Governor feared that Heh honorable Member had not exactly understood what he meant
H adstated from this hypothesis, that taking it for granted all other taxes would give S136OOO
revenue then the BALANCED $44O 700 nece%ay to cover Or expenditure of $lS0OOO must be
gained from the ExpotDmy: Its mere calculation but wthOut any bearing at alm on the real
amount. The Export DUTY is BASED upon a Spcal Law; the rNuus from that source mutdHud
on the production and the price ITo be continued