The state revenue, which formerly amounted to forty million dollars per annum, was decreased in a still greater proportion; since the ceded provinces were quite rich and fertile and on whose improvement many millions had been expended.
Riigi tulu, mis varem oli nelikümmend miljonit taalrit aastas, langes veel suurema osatähtsusega; kuna loovutatud provintsid olid rikkaimad ja viljakaimad, ja mille arengusse oli mitu miljonit kulutatud.