During the twelve years, it should be stated the largest amount of revenue was collected in 1886, when it was $15,330,778.96, and the smallest amount last year, namely, $9,648,369.94. The receipts show the working of the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States, which, while it greatly added to the prosperity of the Island, decreased the revenues which Spain sought to secure for herself. From the above table it will be seen that the total amount of revenue collected during these twelve years averaged $12,645,894.08 per year; that the custom-house of Havana collected 69.9 per cent, and Cienfuegos--which is an important city, and, in the opinion of the author, the city which, under the new conditions, will show the most rapid development--9 per cent., ranking second. In the custom-house district of Santiago, the average revenue receipts per year have been 5.1 per cent. The inclusion in this district of Guantanamo, Gibara, Manzanillo, and Baracoa will probably increase the collections for the province to nearly ten per cent. of the total revenue of the Island. The following is a similar table to that given above, but gives at a glance the customs receipts from imports and exports at each port: RECEIPTS FROM IMPORTS AND EXPORTS--1886-1897 ----------------+---------------------------+------------------------- | IMPORTS. | EXPORTS. +---------------+-----------+--------------+---------- | | | | | Average | Per Cent. | Average | Per Cent. Custom-Houses. | Twelve Years. | of Total | Twelve Years.| of Total | | imports. | | Exports. | | | | ----------------+---------------+-----------+--------------+---------- Havana |$ 7,882,855.48 | | $ 961,540.63 | Cienfuegos | 1,094,962.53 | | 45,966.19 | Matanzas | 723,978.04 | | 57,834.80 | Santiago de Cuba| 625,517.97 | | 13,523.84 | Cardenas | 297,738.05 | | 65,923.27 | Sagua la Grande | 207,422.23 | | 42,084.65 | Caibarien | 127,011.98 | | 15,114.99 | Nuevitas | 122,282.25 | | 8,100.69 | Guantanamo | 103,198.88 | | 11,858.91 | Gibara | 63,371.21 | | 35,502.16 | Manzanillo | 60,664.85 | | 15,493.22 | Baracoa | 31,122.49 | | 2.36 | Trinidad | 11,963.02 | | 4,258.38 | Santa Cruz | 4,679.98 | | 4,314.65 | Zaza | 4,520.12 | | 3,086.26 | ----------------+---------------+-----------+--------------+---------- Aggregate |$11,361,289.08 | 8.33 |$1,284,605.00 | 8.33