NETHERLANDS, THE. 



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The Democrats denounce the extravagance which 

 has characterized the Republican party in the con- 

 struction of the former Insane Asylum, the Peniten- 

 tiary, the University, and other public buildings in 

 Nebraska, and demand a thorough and searching in- 

 vestigation by the next Legislature into all contracts 

 heretofore made, or now existing, between the State 

 and certain contractors and jobbers, who are known 

 to have eaten up many hundreds of thousands of dol- 

 lars of the people's money. 



Resolved, That we are in favor of such a change by 

 the next Legislature of the existing revenue laws of the 

 State, that the property of corporations for all objects 

 shall be subjected to taxation for county, city, and 

 school purposes, the same as individual property. 



At the general election Albinus Vance re- 

 ceived 52,237 votes for Governor ; T. W. Tip- 

 ton, 28,167 ; and O. T. B. Williams, 3,898. The 

 other Republican candidates also were elected 

 by large majorities as usual. In the Presidential 

 election the Garlield electors received on the 

 average 54,967 ballots, the Hancock electors 

 28,502, and the Weaver electors 3,856. 



NETHERLANDS, THE,* a kingdom of Eu- 

 rope. King, William III, born February 19, 

 1817 ; succeeded his father March 17, 1849. He 

 was married first to Sophie, daughter of King 

 William I of Wurtemberg (died June 3, 1877), 

 and secondly to Emma, Princess of Waldeck- 

 Pyrmont. He has one son, Alexander, Prince 

 of Orange, born August 25, 1851 ; and one 

 daughter, Wilhelmine, born August 31, 1880. 



The area of the kingdom is 32,972 square 

 kilometres, or 12,731 square miles. The popu- 

 lation in December, 1879, was 4,037,010. 



The movement of population in 1879 was as 

 follows: Marriages, 30,655; births, 155,134; 

 deaths, 98,099 (the births and deaths include 

 the still-births, numbering 8,075); surplus of 

 births, 57,035. 



The following cities had, at the close of 1879, 

 more than 30,000 inhabitants : 



Groningen ........... 48,246 



Leyden .............. 41,236 



Arnheim ............. 41,313 



Haarlem ............. 37,772 



In the budget for 1880 the expenditures and 

 revenues are estimated as follows: 



EXPENDITURES. Dutch florins. 



1. Royal house ................................ 750,000 



2. Cabinet, supreme state authorities ........... 615,127 



3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs .................. 636,890 



4. " of Justice ......................... 4,447,597 



5. " of Interior ......................... 7.482,863 



6. " of Navy ........................ 12,611,546 



7. " ofWar ............................ 20,600,000 



8. Public debt ................................. 27,956,667 



9. Ministry of Finance ....................... 18,182,296 



10. Colonies ................................... 1,441,041 



11. Public Works, Commerce, and Industry ..... 19,771,025 



12. Unforeseen ................................. 50,000 



Total .................................... 114,545,052 



REVENUE. 



1. Direct taxes .............................. 24,451,444 



Land-tax ........................ 10,699,044 



Poll-tax ......................... 9,810,000 



Patent-tax ... ..... 3,942.400 



2. Excise ................................... 38,775,000 



On spirits ....................... 22,400,000 



On other liquors ................ 16,375,000 



3. Taxes on stamps, registration, inheritances.. 22,452,600 



* For a detailed account of the population of the several 

 provinces, for latest statistics of the army, navy, and mer- 

 thant navy, and of the movement of shipping, see " Annual 

 Cyclopedia " for 1879. 



Amsterdam .......... 316,590 



Rotterdam .......... 150,370 



The Hague .......... 114,936 



Utrecht ............. 69,667 



Dutch florins. 



Brought forward 85,679,044 



4. Customs 4,611.040 



5. Taxes on gold and silver wares 336,100 



6. Domains 1,625.000 



T. Post 8,750.000 



8. Telegraph 846,600 



9. Lottery 410,000 



10. Taxes on game and fishery 140,000 



11. Pilotages 900,000 



12. Taxes on mines 2,800 



13. State railroads 1,572,000 



14. Miscellaneous 10,639,885 



Total .. 110,537,969 



Deficit 4,007,088 



The financial estimates are always framed 

 with great moderation, mostly exhibiting a de- 

 ficit, which in the final account becomes a surplus. 



In 1880 the national debt was represented 

 by a capital of 933,215,604 florins, divided as 

 follows : 



The imports and exports m 1878 were as fol- 

 lows (in florins) : 



