The most recent sources of revenue are the Central Dominican Railway,
from Puerto Plata to Santiago, acquired from the San Domingo
Improvement Company under the debt settlement in 1908; the Moca
extension of the railroad, finished by the government in 1910; and the
wharves acquired by the redemption of the various port concessions.
These properties at first gave the government a handsome revenue,
which later diminished in a suspicious manner.
The budget of the Republic kept pace with the growth of income, but
the appropriations were practically all for personnel, while public
works continued to be neglected and no provision was made for future
contingencies or the establishment of a reserve fund. The annual
budget enacted to become effective July 1, 1916, may be summarized
as follows;
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Custom-houses:
Import duties $3,500,000
Port dues 80,000
Export duties 220,000
Subtotal: $3,800,000
Imposts:
Alcohol 200,000
Stamps 165,000
Subtotal: 365,000
Communications:
Postage stamps 36,000
Telegraph and telephone 5,000
Wireless telegraph 5,000
Subtotal: 46,000
Consular fees 40,000
Stamped paper 90,000
State properties:
Ozama lighting plant 4,500
State wharves 200,000
Rentals and post-office boxes 1,000
Subtotal: 205,500
Miscellaneous 6,200
Total estimated receipts $4,552,700
ESTIMATED DISBURSEMENTS
Service of public debt $1,966,746.
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