468 REVENUES OF EGYPT. State of the REVENUES OF EGYPT Amount of the Land Tax Capitation Tax Duty upon certain articles regulated by an administration called the little khazneh, the details of which are as follows: Cotton Sugar Flax Indigo Honey Henna Rose-water Linseed Sesame Saffron Selgam and Lettuce seed N.B.-The above articles are purchased of the Fellahs, who are required to deliver them at the Government warehouses. Duty on the Sale of Silks and Muslins Corn Rice Date Trees Hides Custom-house Duties at Damiatta and Boolak Monopoly of Salt and Liquors, and Duty upon Boats, and on Fish Nett Receipts of the Mint Tolls of Upper and Lower Egypt Custom-house Duties at Alexandria the Sale of Mats Potash at Alexandria Produce of the Fishery in Lake Menzaleh Tax called Karatch Monopoly of refining Silver and manufacturing Gold Lace Natron the Ferry Boats upon the Nile Okellas and Bazārs of Upper Egypt Produce of the Customs of the Canal Mahmoodyiah Old Cairo Amount derived from farming out Lake Moris and the Canal of Monopoly of the Supply of Meat Duty on the Liquors of Upper Egypt Dancers, Jugglers, and public Amusements Sal Ammoniac * Caravanserais. 470 REVENUES AND EXPENDITURE. REVENUES OF Brought over Custom-house Duties of Siout on Merchandise brought by the Custom-house Duties of Derâouy on ditto, by the Slave Merchants Duty on Merchandise brought overland from Syria de Duty on the Sale of Cattle at Embâbeh and the Place de EXPENDITURE for the Pay of the regular Troops Salaries of the great Officers of State, Heads of Departments, Expenses of the Pasha's Palace, Harems, &c. Budget of the Marine Pay of Turkish Cavalry and Infantry Salaries of Civil Servants and Secretaries of Departments Disbursements for public Works, viz. Palaces, Bridges, Factories, &c. Cost of Articles imported from Europe by the Pasha, for the Use of) his Manufactories Pay of Bedouin Troops Embassies to Constantinople at different Periods Expenses of building Ships of War Presents to the Sheikhs of Villages, to Arabs, Uniforms of the Pensions granted to the Moultezims (Proprietors) various Harems Extraordinary Expenses, Presents, &c. Pensions granted to Sheikhs, Maintenance of Mosques, Schools, and public Cisterns, as a Compensation for the Rizaks, Military College, Printing Establishment, &c. Expenses of the Caravan of Pilgrims, Maintenance of the Mosques of Medina and Mekka Expenses of the Wady Toumlat, for the Plantation of Mulberry Trees, and Manufacture of Silk 472 COUNCIL OF ALEXANDRIA. DCCX. Having introduced the completest statement I have been enabled to procure of the revenues of the Pasha, I shall here subjoin an account of his Councils, and forces, military and naval. There are two Councils, one at Cairo, the other at Alexandria. Of the former, Hajjî Ibrahim Effendi, formerly Divan Effendi, is President; but as this institution differs in nothing, excepting the name of its members, from that of Alexandria, I shall confine myself to the constitution of the latter. The Council of Alexandria (Mejlis el Mashwarah) is composed of the officers of government - the administrators and subadministrators, - under the presidency of Moharem Bey, Governor of the city. They are understood to take cognizance of the affairs of the different departments of government; receive all requisitions; and, like our Commissariat, treat with merchants for supplies for the army and navy. Though supposed to be constituted on an European model, this Council is extremely imperfect in its formation, and still more imperfect in its mode of transacting business. In the first place, all its members are wanting in the requisite knowledge. The principal object of the institution was to create emulation among the various members of government; but this has been by no means accomplished. For as, in the decision of numerous questions respecting their various departments, they are mutually each other's judges, one man is careful not to judge his neighbour too harshly to-day, lest he should mete forth to him the same measure on the morrow. In short, they are very tender of abuses; and therefore, though intended |