Poor Rates 39,339 196,695 Kingston Streets 4,354 21,770 Market Dues Pounds Main Road Revenue, Law 17 of 1890 28,091 140,455 Parochial Roads 45,538 227,690 Sanitary 7,862 39,310 Fire Rates, Kingston 1,561 7,805 Trade, Metal, Hawker, and Gunpowder Licences, Surplus Fund[4] 13,271 66,355 Gas Rates, etc. 3,793 18,965 Parochial General Purposes 4,503 22,515 Agricultural Produce Licences Law, 37 of 1896 3,685 18,425 Miscellaneous 8,544 42,720 Advances from General Revenue in aid of Funds 21,122 105,610 ------- ------- Total 181,663 908,315 Customs, excise, and appropriated revenue, as will be seen above, are the principal sources of income, while the expenditures for the same period are divided under the following heads: COMPARATIVE TABLE OF EXPENDITURE OF JAMAICA, 1896-97 EXPENDITURE. Pounds. Dollars. Charges of Debt ................................ 82,417 412,085 Governor and Staff ............................. 7,368 36,840 Privy Council .................................. 62 310 Legislative Council ............................ 2,469 12,345 Colonial Secretariat ........................... 5,612 28,060 Director of Public Works ....................... 17,979 89,895 Audit Office ................................... 3,629 18,145 Treasury ....................................... 4,634 23,170 Savings Bank ................................... 3,275 16,375 Stamp Office ................................... 1,106 5,530 Post-Office and Telegraphs ..................... 35,910 179,550 Revenue Departments ............................ 39,969 199,845 Judicial ....................................... 45,611 228,055 Ecclesiastical ................................. 2,927 14,635 Medical ........................................ 59,307 296,535 Police ......................................... 60,889 304,445 Prisons and Reformatories ...................... 27,836 139,180 Education ...................................... 67,540 337,700 Harbour-Masters and Harbours and Pilotage ...... 2,741 13,705 Colonial Allowances and Military Expenditure ... 12,814 64,070 Miscellaneous .................................. 29,571 147,855 Census ......................................... Steam Communication ............................ 1,800 9,000