580 



NETHERLANDS, THE. 



EXPENDITURES. Fiorina. 



1. Royal House 950,000 



2. Cabinet, supreme state authorities 6U5,756 



8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs ' 629,309 



4. Ministry of Justice 3,6S3,S60 



5. Ministry of th Interior 22,112,282 



6. Ministry of the Navy 13,632.587 



7. Ministry of War 24,214,600 



8. Public debt 26,785,322 



9. Ministry of Finances 20,003,075 



10. Colonies 1,662,884 



11. Unforeseen 50,000 



Total 114,349,675 



REVENUE. 



1. Direct taxes 23,059,642 



Land-tax .- 10,441,242 



Poll-tax 8,868,000 



Patent-tax 3,750,400 



2. Excise 32,320,000 



On spirits 17,900,000 



On other liquors 14,420,000 



3. Taxes oil stamps, enregistrement, inheri- 



tances 18,147,000 



Customs 5,211,799 



Taxes on gold and silver wares 351,200 



Domains 1,600,000 



Post 3,100,000 



Telegraphs 678,000 



Lottery 410,000 



Taxes on game and fisheries 128,000 



Pilotages 600,000 



Taxes on mines 4,6SO 



State railroads 1,878,400 



Miscellaneous 5,171,499 



Keceipts from the colonial administration 10,850,455 



Total revenue 108,710,675 



Deficit... 10,639,000 



This deficit is to be provided for provision- 

 ally by the emission of treasury notes for not 

 more than 5,000,000 florins. The financial 

 estimates are, however, always framed with 

 great moderation, mostly exhibiting a deficit, 

 which in the final account becomes a surplus. 



In 1876 the national debt was represented 

 by a capital of 922,741,326 florins, divided as 

 follows : 



The total value of imports in 1874 amounted 

 to 671,538,000 and the exports to 508,222,000 

 florins, being a decrease in both cases under the 

 preceding year. The transit trade in the same 

 year was estimated at 1,265,019 kilogrammes. 



The imports and exports in 1873 and 1874 

 were valued as follows (in florins) : 



