The New York herald., 1877-01-17

skrnkags In values Il result ako gratifying 10 the
govornmens which which has derived therefrom 50 50
those Interested In this Important branch Of
Industry. For various assessments made by
hciencies In tho production ot distiI,ed spirits
deposits capital and circulation OF banks aud bankers
legactes and SUGGESTIONS, unassessed and usscssnbe
penalties, &c, the CcmmssIoner has received
$780, %, which 10 not decrease OF 8Sl9 339 81
over the previous year This great falling or has boon
on incomes aud dividends, spirits frauduontly re-
moved, assessed penalties and special taxes Tho
taxes on incomes and dividends are those which have
assessment OF such taxes have been Obtained through
special Investigations by internal revenue officers
$5ss,s0 10 in 1874 The tax on deposit capital and
circulation OF banks and bankers amounts to
Is being s2lisss u ia increase Of :na
in tnes penaties and iorfetures recovered from dis
ters and others engaged In the production OF Illicit
iGHa,'' Upon "-' - = ''S''' = ''''' '"' S' 80
THE SYSTEM or srAxprxs
the report says-"Since tho last report made by my
predecessor forwarded the plan Of requiring The
rcturn Of portion Of tho tax paid stamp whenever
package 70 wnicn u Is attached Is dumped for rccn
cation has been found 10 be such valuable preven-
two Of fraud that II has bccn extended 10 include all
stamps for reced spirits and Wholesale liquor deal
crs siampA These three varieties OF stamps ior dis
tiilod spirits are now prepared with rihing addi-
tional cost with paper back a1xcd to each In such
way that the portion OF the stamp containing all the
important data can be cut therefrom and filed with
The Commissioner or Collector thus furnishing con-
elusive evidence OF tho complete destruction OF tho
stamps (reuderng its rouse impossbie and furnish
ing also evidence as TO the contents OF tho package
bearing the stamps. Revenue stamps 70 tho number
been issued during tho year, and without the loss TO
the government OF a single stamp the
con,rac. with tho Adams Express Company
has been $50O00. Considering tho fact that
many Of the stamps transported under this ecntrac:
were exceedingly bulky II often happened that
q package OF clamps, weighing thirty pounds. was
transported from Washington or New York 10 Ne
braskn City, Neb for twenty cents with absolute
protection 10 the Unted States against loss the rates
would seem 70 have been reasonable Transportation
by express tho Comm thinks s lar preferable
10 by mall tho total valuo OF stamps forwarded
through express lines being upwnri oi $l6O, OU0 OU0
per annum and tho Post Ofco i,opa rtmcnt furnishing
guarnntce against loss aud for tho iurthor rcnso
that package may frequently bo sent for ifty cents
by express Which would cost $50 II sent by ma and
year.
REVENUE AGENTS.
Thirty 0vc persons employed Ms revenue agents,
the cost ofwlom has been $s5 s7S 30 Tho duties Of
those ngcnis are TO visit dstillcrics brcwcrcs and
tobacco factories and sec that officers perform their
duties MI that tho laws enforced, and generally
70 watch tho interests OF tho departments aDd detect
fraud. Tho number Of officers tho Commissioner re-
tho public service, and recommends that
the number be increased. He further recommends
that suitable legislation be had for stamping
all packages containing wines and liquors import cd
into thus country from foreign ports IN order 10 pro-
vent the reuse Of such packages and those mado In
imitation thereof as tho government hus bscn greatly
dciruudcd by this means He urges also that law DO
passed allowing the owners OF natboats on tho Mis-
hIvcT 70 on Voats, priv
iege from which they havo hitherto been debarred.
he receipts from all sources Tor the monhs OF July
August, September and October amounted to
ST., ,693 s64 3D. being gain Of ST. 736 over the
responding months last year. The Commissioners con-
cludes his report by saying -Anor careful consid-
erati0n Of all these figures venture Ia express the
opinion that the receipts the current fiscal year
will be $l20, 100000 II change is made in tho rate
OF taxation II Is fair 10 assume that the percentage ot
increase OF taxes for the fiscal year ending June 80
1878. will bc equal 10 the percentage OF increase OF
the population OF the country and such increase Of
tOh hQ sfO
ing the estimated aggregated collections for tho year
cnling June 80 1873. at Sl23, ,000 000."