Cyprus, As I Saw It In 1879 By Sir Samuel White Baker





















































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| 2| Verghis, or tax upon   |       |2 |Finance and Accounts  |       |
|  | property, professions  |       |  |Establishments . . .  |  1,400|
|  | and trades . . . . . . | 22,000 - Page 137
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| 9,000| | | | | | | | | 2| Verghis, Or Tax Upon | |2 |Finance And Accounts | | | | Property, Professions | | |Establishments .

. . | 1,400| | | and trades .

. . . . . | 22,000| | | | | | | | | | | | 3|Tax for exemption from | | | | | | |Military Service. . . . | 9,000 |3 |Law and Justice, | | | | | | |including Insular High| | | | | | |Court . . . . . . . . | 2,000| | | | | | | | | 4|Sheep tax . . . . . . . | 11,000|4 |Administrative Estab- | | | | | | |lishments of the six | | | | | | |districts of Cyprus, | | | | | | |including cost of col-| | | | | | |lection of district | | | | | | |revenues, establish- | | | | | | |ments of district | | | | | | |Judicial Courts, &c. .| 13,500| | | | | | | | | 5|customs Duties . . . . .| 13,400|5 |Cost of Prisons . . . | 3,000| | | | | | | | | 6|Excise on Tobacco and | |6 |Cost of Military | | | |Spirits . . . . . . . . | 16,850| |Police Force . . . . .| 16,500| | | | | | | | | 7|Salt Monopoly . . . . . | 15,145|7 |Customs and Excise | | | | | | |Establishments . . . .| 5,000| | | | | | | | | 8|Miscellaneous, including| |8 |Miscellaneous, | | | |tax on sale and transfer| | |including Educational | | | |of landed property, on | | |Establishments . . . .| 1,600| | |measurements, on con- | | | |_______| | |tracts, judicial fees | | | | | | |and fines, &c . . . . . | 10,605| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total of Estimated| | | | | | | Expenditure . . . | 52,000| | | | | | | | | | | | | Surplus . . . . . |118,000| | | Grand total Estimated|_______| | | | | | Revenue . . . . . . .|170,000| | Grand total . . . |170,000| |__|________________________|_______|__|______________________|_______|

DETAIL ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE FOR BRITISH AND NATIVE ESTABLISHMENTS IN CYPRUS FOR 1878-79,

British Establishments. L. s. d. Cost of the Nicosia Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,844 12 0 Cost of other five divisions of Cyprus, viz., Larnaca, Famagousta, Limasol, Papho, and Kyrenia . . . 7,000 0 0 Financial Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666 0 0 Judicial ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 0 0 Judicial Clerk, and contingencies . . . . . . . . . . 200 0 0 Interpreter of High Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 0 0 Director of Customs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 0 0 Customs and Excise Establishments . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 0 0 High Commissioner and office establishments, travelling expenses, including furniture, 400L. . . . 5,700 0 0 Travelling allowances for High Commissioner . . . . . 300 0 0 Re-organised Police Force for the Island of Cyprus, including pay, rations, and clothing . . . . . . . . . 11,000 0 0

Temporary translators to be hereafter absorbed in Civil Establishments and contingencies in connection therewith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,340 0 0 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 0 0 ------------ 35,000 0 0

Native Establishments.

Add. Piastres. Expenses of Turkish Establishment 2,609,549

Deduct. Pay of Mutessarif for six months, 60,000 piastres; Zaphtiehs for six months, 500,000 piastres; Pensioners and correspondence &c. . . . . . . . . 637,549 ------------- 1,972,000 17,000 0 0

Total cost of British and Native Civil Establishments in Cyprus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,000 0 0

ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN CYPRUS FOR 1879-80.

ESTIMATE OF REVENUE, 1879-80

Nature of Revenue. Estimate, 1879-80. Piastres L Tithes 8,640,000 Verghis 3,400,000 Military exemption 1,080,000 Sheep tax 1,220,000 Miscellaneous 2,000,000 Customs 2,800,000 Excise 2,128,000 --------------------------- Total 21,268,000 == 177,233

ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE, 1879-80.

Designation. Annual Cost L s. d. L s. d. ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.

The High Commissioner, Executive and Legislative Councils 11,106 17 0 The Department of Finance and Accounts 2,127 0 0 The Department of Law and Justice 4,985 12 0

DISTRICT ESTABLISHMENTS.

The District of Nicosia 4,453 8 0 " Larnaca 4,585 3 0 " Famagousta 3,035 8 0 " Limasol 3,306 4 0 " Papho 2,959 0 0 " Kyrenia 2,131 0 0

Customs and Excise 4,636 18 0 Police 23,241 14 0 Prisons 2,583 17 0 Miscellaneous 1,000 0 0 Expenses of collection of taxes hitherto sold to tax-farmers 5,000 0 0 -------------- Total of Establishments. 75,152 1 0

Payment under agreement with the Porte (about) 96,000 0 0 Interest on money borrowed for Public Works, shown in the annexed Schedule, say 1,200 0 0 Expenses of the Survey 1,990 0 0 ---------------- Total Expenditure 174,342 1 0

APPENDIX.

SCHEDULES.

ROUGH DETAIL OF THE ROADS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1879-80. £ From Nicosia to cut through the fortifications at the Papho Gate, making a raised causeway over ditch and a road connecting it with the Government Office at the High Commissioner's residence, and with the main road from Nicosia to Larnaca, about 2 1/2 miles 800 From Nicosia to Kyrenia, about 16 miles 1,100* From Vassilia to Hai Grosch (Kyrenia district), about 22 miles 1,600* From Larnaca to Limasol, about 40 miles 6,000* From Limasol to Papho, about 39 miles 5,000& Chrysokou to Levka, about 32 miles 5,000& Nicosia to Famagousta, about 35 miles 4,000^ Famagousta to Trichomo, about 15 miles 1,000^ To improve the tracks between Trichomo and Carpas, 35 miles 2,700^ Rebuild culverts on Larnaca-Famagousta road 200^ Improving country roads in Larnaca district 900^ Gap in Mountain road from Larnaca to Messaria, to make it practicable for carts 100^ ------- Total 28,400 *Not finished for carts. &Not commenced. ^Most of these have not been commenced, August 1879.

ROUGH DETAIL OF NEW BUILDINGS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1879-80.

Estimated cost. £ Rebuild the Konak of Nicosia 3,000 " Konak and prison at Papho. 600 " Mudirate at Chrysokou 70 " Custom-house, Police barracks, and Konak at Limasol 1,500 The Mudirate of Kilani to be rebuilt at Platraes 500 Repairs to various buildings 330 ----------- Total 6,000

APPENDIX.

ESTIMATE OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1880, FOR THE DISTRICT OF BAFFO.

Kindly supplied by the Chief Commissioner, Captain A. G. Wauchope, 42nd Highlanders.

Revenue No. 1--Tithes of Kuklia £1,100 " Ballo 2,800 " Khrysokus 3,400 " 2-- " Silk Production 760 " Caroub Production 333 " 3 Sheep tax £1,760 Swine tax 250 2,010 " 4--Weighing and Measuring tax 100 " 5--Court Fees 226 Registration of Property 120 Inland Revenue Stamps 80 " 6--Customs and Excise 1,000 " 7--Verghi 3,747 Askeria (freedom from military service) 708 " 8--Miscellaneous 100 ------- £16,484 -------

EXPENDITURE.

No. 1--British Establishment, including Interpreters £1,330 " Native do. do. 540 " 2--Houses for Commissioner and Assistant do. £90 Stationery 47 Travelling Expenses of all officers 140 277 " 3--Petty repairs £100, Public works £120 220 " 4--Military Police 3,200 Prison £114, Daavi Court £171 285 " 5--Customs and Excise 280 " 6--Tithing Expenses 880 " 7--Expenses of Sheep tax £57, Pig tax £15, Weighing and Measuring £48 120 " 8--Collecting Locust Eggs 120 -------- 7,252 Balance of surplus Revenue 9,232 -------- £16,484 -------- SILK CULTIVATION OF BAFFO.

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