SWEDEN AND NORWAY. 



estimated at 55,536,550 riksdalers (1 rik-!:i!.T 

 =$0.27). The expenditures at ' 

 The deficit is annually covered l.y the Kik 

 guldskonter," the supervision of Inch . 

 clusively c.\. rcUed liy tin' I Met. This institu- 

 tion manages the public debt, almost rxrlu- 

 siv.lv incurred |,y the construction of ruilv 

 and it contracts for any loans the IMct 

 vote. It controls the following : 

 any surplus over the estimated income; the 

 surplus of any allowed expenditures; tin- 

 yearly profit of the State Hunk; and a I] 

 income tax, "the Bevillning," the pr..' 

 of which for 1874 were estimat.-d at '2,~- 

 riksd:i 



The public debt, at the end of 1872, amount- 

 ed to 1^1,7(18.771 riksdalers; all railway debts 

 with the exception of a loan amounting to 

 1,584,000. 



The total strength of the armed forces was, 

 in September, 1873, as follows : 



Tho emigration, from 1851 to 1860, num- 

 bered 16,900 persons; from 1861 to 1870, 

 122,447; in 1868, 27,024; in 1869, 89,064; in 

 1870, 80,008; in 1871, 17,458. The immense 

 majority of the population belongs to the 

 Lutheran Church, of which the King must lie 

 A member. Of other religions denominations 

 the Baptists have made the greatest progress 

 since 1854; they numbered at the close ot' the 

 year 1872, in ten associations, 221 churches and 

 9,412 members. They hold, every third year, 

 a general conference. The Methodist Episco- 

 pal Church also hag made great progress, and 

 in 1872 numbered 1,648 (against 821 in 171), 

 and 1,461 members on trial. Tho Catholic 

 Church embraces a population of about 6,000, 

 nnd.-r the Vicar-Apostolic of Stockholm. 

 Moreover, there is a small number of K, - 

 formed, Moravians, Swedonborgians, and Jew- 

 i-h congregation*. The Mormons have gained 

 quite a number of converts, but most of them 

 have emigrated to the United States. Tho 

 native population of non-Swedish nationality 

 embraced, in 1870, 6,11 Lapps and 27,079 

 Finns. The number of foreign-born persons 

 was 12,015; of whom 8,856 were Germans 

 75 Danes, 8,570 Norwegians, 8,058 Finns. 

 The following towns in 1872 had a population 

 of more than 10,000 inhabitants: Stockholm 

 148,743; Ooteborg. MalmO, '-'7 



Norrkoping, 25,685; Karlsorona, 10,392; < 

 15,613; Ti-sala, 11,961; JOnkiiping, 11,761; 

 Lnrnl, 1 1,'J25. 



In the budget for 1874 the revenue was 



The navy, which was entirely reorganized 

 in 186C-'67, consisted, in September. 1*7:;, of 

 14iron-clads, 17unarinoreil steamers. S sailing- 

 vessels, 91 galleys; total l:?o vessels, of 3.533 

 horse-power, and 451 guns. At the end of 

 1878, the navy was officered by 1 admiral, 

 8 commanders, 40 captains, and 44 lieutenants. 

 The principal port is that of Karlscrona, on 

 the Baltic. 



The increase of the imports nnd exports 

 since 1850 is shown by the following table: 



The movement of shipping v.-.".s, in 1871, as 

 follows : 



The merchant navy of Sweden number. .1, 

 in 1-71. 3.1!i.') vessels, of 113,112 l;i 

 number of vessels registered for tin- f.>- 

 trade was 1,566, of a total burden of !" 

 lasts. 



Swcdih lt = 3.7 toot. 



