Report of the governor general of the Philippine Islands. [1908]

604 REPORT OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
The following is a resume of the collections made by the bureau of
internal revenue for the insular government and for the city of
Manila during the years 1907 and 1908:
1908. 1907.
Internal-revenue taxes................................................ 11, 084,044. 36 P9, 432,095.52
Opium taxes.............................................311,953.90 589,621.77
Weights and measures taxes........................................ 29,326.35 5,746.15
Municipal taxes, city of Manila.............................. 2,859,318.03 2,668,033.10
Sa Lazaro estate rentals............................................. 54,083. 23 53,467.37
Sale public mineral lands............................................. 1,047.28................
Grand total..................................................... 14,339,773.15 12,748,963.91
Of the total collections made by the bureau of internal revenue, 59
per cent was collected in Manila and 41 per cent in the provinces.
APPORTIONMENT OF INTERNAL-REVENUE TAXES.
The total amount of taxes collected under the internal-revenue law,
as appears from the resume, was 11,084,044.36, and under the apportionment provisions of said internal-revenue act as amended was
distributed among the insular and provincial treasuries as follows:

1908.

1907.

To the insular treasury:
During the entire fiscal year 1907 (75 per cent)....................
July 1, 1907, to August 19, 1907 (75 per cent)......................
August 20, 1907, to December 31, 1907 (70 per cent) a.................
January 1, 1908, to June 30, 1908 (60 per cent) a...................
Total.............................................................
To the provincial treasuries:
One-half of regular cedula taxes....................................
All road and bridge cedula taxes b...........................
Share of other collections during entire fiscal year 1907 (10 per cent).
Share of other collections July 1, 1907, to December 31, 1907 (10 per
cent) a........................................
Share of other collections January 1, 1908, to June 30, 1908 (20 per
cent) a............................................................
Total....................................................
To the municipal treasuries:
One-half of regular cedula taxes....................................
Certain license taxes...............................................
Share of other collections during entire fiscal year 1907 (15 per cent)..
Share of other collections July 1, 1907, to August 19,1907 (15 per cent) a.
Share of other collections August 20, 1907, to June 30, 1908 (20 per
cent) a............................................
Total.........................................

1937,630.97
1,740,809.69
2,240,866.41

P5,425,485.23

4,919,307.07 5,425,485.25
968,007.75 959, 852. 50
1,349,463.50........................ 723,398.03
373,704.5................
746,955.47...............
3,438,131.28 1,683,250.53
968,007.75 959,852.50
326,742.40 278,410.22
1,085,097.04
187,26.19................ '
1,244,329.67...............
2,726,606.01 2,323,359.76

Grand total..................................................... 11,084,044.36

9,432,095.52

a Act No. 1695.

b Act No. 1652.

COST OF COLLECTION.
The cost of collections, including estimated unpaid obligations
incurred during the year, was p700,000, or 4.9 per cent of the
receipts. In this amount the expenses incurred by provincial governments in aiding the collector of internal revenue are not included.
Of the total of P700,000 expended for the collection of taxes 1P77,374
came out of the insular appropriation, P101,809 out of the city of