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HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL

able to establish and maintain itself almost without any pecuniary assistance whatever: the whole loan which has been received by Guatemala from this country, does not exceed £100,000 sterling.

The expenses of the federal administration for the year 1825, were calculated as follow, viz.—

Dollars.
Expenses of the ministry of state 54,950
Do. of justice and ecclesiastical affairs 17,600
Do. of finance 178,208
Do. of war and marine 627,828
Total Expenditure 878,586
The estimated income was, viz.— Dollars.
Regular duties 530,000
Provisional quota 188,000
Novena decimals 88,888
Total Income 806,888
Expenditure excess 71,698

This excess of expenditure over the receipts, or estimated income, was so inconsiderable as to render it doubtful whether it were wise or expedient for the govern-

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