Receitas e Despesas Municipais
The revenues of the Municipality of Funchal, which were around 81 contos in 1880 and close to 117 contos in 1890, rose to 130,744$00 in 1900, 171,156$00 in 1910, 357,081$00 in 1920, and 557,471$00 in 1922. These amounts include balances from previous years as well as various uncollected incomes. The revenues for 1920 and 1922 include amounts of 101,700$00 and 85,945$00 from the deposit of the city's sanitation works. In the economic years 1862 to 1863 and 1870 to 1871, the revenues were respectively 31,041$00 and 50,743$00, while in 1837, the revenue was estimated at 35,678$00. The expenses were 72,500$00 in 1880 and 98,500$00 in 1890, increasing to 105,758$00 in 1900, 152,786$00 in 1910, 246,471$00 in 1920, and 462,007$00 in 1922. In the economic years 1862 to 1863 and 1870 to 1871, the expenses rose to 27,325$00 and 30,073$00, respectively.