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and the particulars of it may appear curious and intereftingto fome of my readers.
From the bull of Cruzada, publiflied every two years,there arifes an annual revenue in pefos i $0,000
From the duty on filver ... 700,000
From the duty on gold - 60,000
From tax on cards .... 70,000
From tax on Pulque, a drink ufed by the
Indians - 161,000
From tax on ftamped paper - - 41,000
From ditto on ice - - - - 15,522
From ditto on leather - - - 2,? 00
From ditto on gunpowder - 71,550
From ditto on fait .... 32,000
From ditto on copper of Mechocan - 1,000
From ditto on alum - - - - 6,500
From ditto on Juego de los gallos - 21 ,100
From the half of ecelefiaftical annats - 49,000
From royal ninth of bilhoprics, &c. - 68,800
From the tribute of Indians - - 650,000
From Alcavala, dr duty on fale of goods 72 <,873From the Almajorifafgo , cuftom-houfe 373,333From the mint - - - - . 357,500
3,552,680
This fum amounts to 819,161 1 . Sterling; and if weadd to it the profit accruing from the fale of 5000 quintalsof quickfilver, imported from the mines of Almaden , inSpain , on the king’s account, and what accrues from theAveria , and fonte other taxes which Villa Segnor does noteftimate, the public revenue in New Spain may well bereckoned above a million pounds fterling money. Theat,IVIex. vol.„ i. p. 38, &c. According to Villa Segnor,the total produce of the Mexican mines, amounts at amedium to eight millions of pefos in filver annually, andto 5912 marks of gold. Ib. g. 44. Several branches of