The true northerner., 1873-11-28
Internal Revenue RenOrt.

| The report OF the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue shows that the aggregate receipts
| from all sources for the year ending with June
last, exclusive of the direct tax upon lands
and the duty upon the capital, circulation, and
deposits Of National Banks, were $1l4, ,075, 456
| The amount includes sums refunded and
allowed on drawbacks. The total amount on
drawbacks was $50, 346. On spirits, tobacco
and general merchandise there were refunded
for taxes illegally assessed and collected
! $61S, 667. The receipts from the several
| sources relating to distilled spirits were for
the year 1872, S49, AIS, SIG; for 1873, $50, ,099,
37l. Increase In the receipts from the gallon
tax on distilled spirits. $40, 276; from the
special tax OH rcctifers and dealers in liquors,
! II ,094 264.
part of this increase was, however. offset
by the loss of nearly 100000 during the last
year, by the reduction of the value Of stamps
for spirits other than tax-paid stamps from 25
cents to 10 cents each, and by the further loss
of little over So 600, 900 by the repeal of cer-
tain acts relating to spirits, leaving balance
of more than %, 500, 900 increase in receipts
from all sources relating to spirits.
The production of spirits during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1873 was, from materials
other than fruit, g. 236, ,567 taxable gallons /;
total production from fruit 29l4, 800 Tax
collected OH spirits withdrawn from warehouse
during the fiscal year 1872, $50, 457, 235; during
the fiscal year 1873, Sal, 102 921 tax on spirits
withdrawn for export during the fiscal year
1873, Sl,651 041. TIE tax received OH imita-
ton wines during the year ending June 80,
1873, was s3, 55l on fermented liquors at 81
per BARREL for the years 1872 and 1873, was
SS, 009, 9G9 and $500, 1913 respectively.
Total receipts from tobacco for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1873, were s34, 1885, 3O3.
Compared with the total receipts for the fiscal
year ending June 80 1872, there was de-
crease of collections on manufactured tobacco
Of all descriptions of 81, l72, 917. There was
an increase in the total receipts from the
manufacture and sale of tobacco, snuff and
cigars in all their forms over the receipts
from the same sources for the preceding fiscal
year, of $3.50. 1872 One hundred and sixteen
millions four hundred and fifty thousand nine
hundred and thirty-four pounds are given as
the actual product of the year. 30 far IA such
products have been reported. and showing an
Increase over the annual production reported
for the preceding fiscal year of 9,lS9,079
pounds. The number of cigars, cheroots
ETC., on which taxes were collected during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1873, was
1907 1874. GAG, showing an excess over the num-
ber reported for the preceding fiscal year of
279,32S, GA. There was an increase of 544 064
pounds of exported tobacco during the last
fiscal year. The aggregate receipts for the last
fical year exceeded the Commissioners esti-
mate by S4O75, 456. 1t is estimated that the
total receipts for the current fiscal year will be
500, ,000, 900.
The plan adopted of abolishing the offices of
Assessors and Assistant ASS ssors reduced ex-
penses a, ,062, S27 lower than the estimated re-
duction under the eighty-district plan, and
81, 100000 lower than the appropriations for
1873 under the old system. The estimates for
the fiscal year 1874 show further reduction of
s9,478, or II, ,069, 45S less than the appropria-
ton for the fiscal year 1878, and
S1,07 ,2S5 less than the estimate
for 1874 on the eighty-district
plan. The Commissioner recommends
that Collectors salaries be fixed at amounts
ranging from -, 500to So 0O0, and Supervisors
salaries at "a 900 per annum, and repeats the
suggestion contained in his report Nov. 81
1871 that Sec Al of the act of July 90, 1868, be
amended by making the minimum penalty
smaller such penalty being now fine of not
less than $1,000, with not less than gx
months Imprisonment.
The Commissioner recommends legislation !
limiting the time TO July l, 1874, within which
documentary stamps, issued under Schedule !
b, of greater denomination than cents, may
be presented for redemption. The report |
concludes with the suggestion made in the |
last annual report that the amendments of |
20, 1868, relating to special taxes of dealers i'm |
liquors, should be made more explicit.
A CALIFORNIA paper tells of a boy who |
lately escaped being bitten by mad
dog by climbing up tomato vine. |
We've often heard of the enormous
growth of tomato vines in the Golden
State, and begin to think her news
paper yarns attain to like proportions. |