Exhibit A. STATEMENT SHOWING TOTAL RECEIPTS OF THE PUBLIC TREASURY FROM ALL SOURCEs froM 1890 TO 1897, INCLUSIVE. PESOS PESOS PESOS PESOS PESOS PESOS PESOS PESOS PESOS 100,027 81 111,674 79 112,571 39 123,716 69 116,856 17 113,571 32 123,747 55 1,105,276 94 | 118,461 77 920,627 79 1,055,340 69 1,160,334 08 1,358,266 50 1,291,582 77 1,244,136 63 1,275,087 33 2,729,239 45 1,047,937 15 3,407,097 71 9,537,962 09 3,460,450 43 5,097,512 68 5,430,158 98 5,801.774 10 7,952,223 53 4,126,312 22 38,004,769 10 302,294 91 383,314 70 490,564 24! 481,800 75 536,750 83 781,380 12 360,296 01 3,616,755 42 6. Surcharge of 10 per cent. upon! 7. Impost of 25 per cent, on collec- 9. Impost of 10 per cent, on sala ries, allowances and compen- 10. Discount of 10 per cent. on sala- 12. Impost of 15 per cent. of the 50 Total 280,353 86 60,818 11 45 Total 9,347,871 66 10,409,644 15 11,317,521 84 13,844,688 53 14,999,812 40 15,129,810 65 18,664,588 51 15,039,292 24 108,753,229 98 48 48 I have the honor to transmit herewith yearly statement of financial transactions of the Treasury. Attention is invited to the accumulation of the Island Funds. Under present orders the accounts are in Mexican, but, commencing October 1, 1900, are to be kept in U. S. currency. If the rate at which foreign coin is to be received is to be different from the treasury rate, fixed quarterly, all collectors must be notified in time, and instructed how to invoice their funds. The following courses are open: Ist.-All tariff rates may be expressed in U. S. currency and Mexican currency be received at quarterly rate. 2d.-Tariff rates may remain expressed in Mexican and U. S. currency be taken at quarterly rate, in which case the Government would lose in revenue. 3d.-Tariff rates may be expressed in Mexican and U. S. currency be received at commercial rate and invoiced to the Treasurer at quarterly rate; the difference to be accounted for as premium. Decision as to which of these methods shall be followed is necessary to avoid confusion in rendering accounts. |