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Considerable decrease under the head of Stamps is in my opinion satisfactory as the high figures shewn by the accounts of 1881 were attributable to the wild speculations in land, which collapsed at the commencement of 1882. - The Collections in 1882 under this head exceeded those of 1880 by nearly $27,000. The sum of $18,339.77 was received last year for Premia on land sales is not shown in the