THE RESULTS OF INTERIOR COLONIZATION IN FINLAND 



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Relative Percentage of Chief Liabilities of Different Colonies. 



Altogether assets have on an average increa,sed by 84.8 per cent, of 

 the vakte of the capital when the land was taken over, and liabilities by only 

 51.7 per cent. When the land was taken over the liabilities amounted to 

 52.9 per cent, of the total capital and on i July 1912 to 43.4 per cent. The 

 debts have increased relatively onl}^ in Nipuli colony, namely from 51.8 per 

 cent, to 57.5 per cent. Yet even here there was an increase of net profit. 

 The increase of debts was to that of assets in the ratio of 32.3 to 100. 



For one hectare of cultivated land the average increase of assets is 

 valued at 298. 48 Finnish marks, that of liabilities at 90.27 Finnish marks. 



