3. Charities--Income of legacies................ 4,000.00 4. Public Instruction--Income of legacies....... 1,138.80 5. Public Correction--Income from shops, private cells, etc. .......................... 30,638.42 6. Extraordinary Receipts: Building permits........................... $ 29,000.00 Fines, municipal ordinances................ 6,000.00 Special sewer tax.......................... 50,000.00 Replacing street openings.................. 22,258.57 Licence on cedulas......................... 28,000.00 Tax on business............................ 111,300.00 Tax on meat................................ 663,000.00 Special deposits........................... 20,000.00 Sundries................................... 3,300.00 -------------- 932,858.57 7. Contributions by General Government: Quota from real estate..................... $ 165,200.00 Quota from industry and commerce........... 206,700.00 -------------- 371,900.00 ----------- Total................................ $2,090,441.95 These receipts amount to something between $8 and $10 per head of a population estimated between 200,000 and 250,000. The expenses of Havana are such as are common in every city, namely: expenses of the Mayor and Council (Ayuntamiento), police, fire, health, schools, charities, correction, courts, street cleaning, lighting, repairs and paving, interest, and sinking fund. There is only one unusual item, namely: a contribution of $100,000 towards the expenses of the government of the province. The items are shown in the following statement, taken from the budget of 1897-98: 1. Council: Salaries................... $ 79,220.00 Materials.................. 9,792.00 Elections.................. 9,100.00 Cost of collections........ 49,500.00 Sundries................... 1,874.00 -------------- $ 149,486.00