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Revenue and Expenditure.

The revenue of Turkey is chiefly derived from taxes of three denominations — the Verghi, the Aashr, and the Roussotvmiat. The Verghi, or poll-tax, is a tax on the whole population, paid at a fixed rate for each house or family; the second tax, the Aashr, or tithe, is a tax of ten per cent, upon the produce of cultivation ; and the third tax, the Roussoumiat, is revenue derived from the farming of the customs, from taxes on food, and from the rent of crown lands.

The revenue and expenditure of the Government for each of the two years, ending March 30, 1864 and 1865 — years 1270 and 1280 of the Turkish era — were officially returned as follows : —

Sources of Revenue

Taxes: — Vergbi, or Poll tax Military substitution Tithes Sheep tax Swine tax Customs. Tobacco. Fish tax. Contracts. Stamps Spirits

Tapou, or transfer duty Miscellaneous taxes.

Total of taxes

Post Office.

Imperial Printing Office Domains. State fisheries. „ forests ,, farms „ salt works ,. mines Tribute of Egypt ,, of Wallachia ,, of Moldavia. ,, of Seryia „ of Samos „ of Mount Athos Special revenues of Ministry of Mari „ „ of Commerce.

,, ,, of Public Works

Sale of State lands.

Total revenue

1804

1865

&

£

2,745,932

2,728.841

545,270

549,747

3,713,139

3,944,768

794,552

1,005,651

13.131

16,394

2,250,000

1,917,000

540,000

1,057,500

51,471

56,169

14,135

15,426

135,000

135,000

112,500

162.000

112.500

112,500

1,102,000

1,102,500

12,129,638

12,803,504

89,090

90,684

9,851

11,250

17.307

15,106

20,010

20,610

14.260

15,750

78,291

74,781

562,500

990,000

83,610

71,298

360.000

360,000

22,500

22,500

13,500

13,500

20,700

20,700

3,600

3,600

783

652

54.311

57,942

16,172

4,172

—

13,788

50,654

—

13,547,382

14,589,855