An Examination Of The Accounts Of Cyprus, For The Five Years
Preceding The British Occupation, Enables Me To Affirm That The Average
Surplus Of Revenue Over Expenditure In That Period Was Less Than 100,000
Pounds Per Annum.
The future yearly contribution to the Ottoman
Government from the surplus revenues of Cyprus, under the Convention of
the 4th June, 1878, will not, therefore, exceed, and may fall short of,
the sum of 100,000 Pounds.
Nearly one half of this claim for the current
year was taken by the Turks from surplus revenue before our arrival. We
shall easily make up the balance from the revenue now in course of
collection. And, under ordinary conditions, the current revenue will not
only cover the annual payment to the Porte and the expenses of
administration, but also provide a fair outlay for roads and sanitary
improvements.
(Signed)
GEO. W. KELLNER,
Financial Commissioner of Cyprus.
NICOSIA, CYPRUS, September 25, 1878.
ESTIMATE OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR
1878-79
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|No| Revenue | Amount|No| Expenditure |Amount |
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| | | _L_ | | | _L_ |
| 1| Dimes or tithes on pro-| |1 |Pay of the Turkish Go-| |
| | duce of land . . . . | 72,000| |vernor of Cyprus for | |
| | | | |part of the year, and | |
| | | | |of the British High | |
| | | | |Commisioner for | |
| | | | |remainder of the year;| |
| | | | |also Secretarial | |
| | | | |Establishments for the| |
| | | | |entire year. | 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
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35,000 0 0
Native Establishments.
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