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CHAP. Brought forward ‘ - , tigi
XXIV- Which is clear profit t$ (he republic, wz..prih-
k-— *— J cipafly for.Amfterdaijn,- Rotterdam, and Zealand.
Thus the inhabitants of Surinam get> far
their fliare of the above treafure, only- 1 ^cƒ,*
6,000,000 —»
|,QQQ,©0Q — —
Which make together, is J faid, one rmlhon )fter_-
ling, or - - • » /T 1 1,000,606'— —
In thé third place, I lball now fhow in what imnqer. the internal | g
pen c e of the fociety of Surinam is defrayed by taxe*;, jvhi^'.amoimt to
no trifle, as fliall be feen.,
Haring already mentioned, when fpeaking .of $h? government, thatthe
public revenue officers were five in number, I wifi nowI.pègï'out how
-they colleét the cafli refpe&iyely each, fqr the %port j f J ^ , abçve expences.
The firft of thefe is that o f Importation and Exportation Çutiçf.
To this is paid, viz. .
By all Dutch veffels, 3 ƒ. per ton 7
By Americans, &c. 6 f . per tori$
By Americans, &c. for all irii-'
ports and exports, 5 per cent; ]
Sugar pays 1 f. per thoufand or"!
thus for ton^ --
hage, ƒ. go,bc«3 4
| - — 6o,oco
1 .
barrel - - 1 m :
Coffee 15 d.per 100 lb. weight
f t i i *
Cacao i f . 15d.per 100IB. D°
| paid 260,060
Cotton - -
, f . 410,000 — —
Thus receives yearly about the fum’ of - f : 410,000* ~ —
The
■ Brought forward ! ' - r
The fecond.is the office of excife and fmall duties. i
, ƒ. 410,000 — —* CHAP.
XXIV.
To this isi; paid, viz. |{| , ' '
For a barrel of beer ,1 , -ji ]n -ƒ. 3 — —
J \P ° of claret: -.J - 12 — —
A pipe of madeira, I - v * 23 10 —
All wines, per quart- Bottle - - — 1
The tax on publicans, is - “T - 600 —- —
D° on fniall retailers t " 1 3° ° '— —
And wniefi amounts to a yearly pro- —----——
', ’ dt^OTWl^PT*;!'* * - ■ ‘’ v- --sV 100,000 ------- *7
Then follows thirdly the office for taxation on
heads j which receives for all inhabitants, black
and whiter withoutexception, . ,
For men and WmMSmsm Women - i i8 BM/•B 2 ! ,
For boysattd girls 'ahder 12, /. t 5 ^early _ s$Q, ; ^r .--rr.
- Next comes the office for fates and flaves, 7
,j J, wllich g£tS,fTOK. ( U
For felling, dead dock, including, eftates,7
' ^ . Sper cent. " [ J ' \ \
’Fdr'folling heW’ly-artived or impotted ne- f - y'*
. gro fia>ves,2f per cent. J
" 5 Andj finally, the office for fj re-taking
deferters, which, was then eredted, the other taxes
not being fufficientj. which ■ ««»
By an additional tax on heads, black 7 :
and white, at 1 f , is - - 1
Bv 4 per cent, of e-7very profit got dur- 7 , :■ ■ S'400,000.
• ing the year upon oath, is - - 3
•
130,000 — —
Which makes exactly, - - - “ [ 480,000 — —»
' Carried forward u ’ - - I
D d a
/ . 1,270,000 — —
Ssatiilll