NETHERLANDS. 



595 



removed to the territory set apart exclusively for CITIES. Population. 



their use. Amsterdam 802,266 



11. We invite all good citizens, of whatever previ- Rotterdam JOT'S?? 



ous political ties, to unite with tbe Republican party, Utrecht ' ' ' 67 341 



the only effectual bulwark against national repudia- Groningen..' '. 41,158 



tion and disgrace, the only organization capable of Leyden.... '.'...I..'.'.'..'...'.,..............'. 4o'977 



preserving the national honor. The great exigency Arnheim ........... . . . . . . . . '. . '. . 38,6bO 



appeals to all Republicans to rise to its high obliga- Haarlem 85,692 



tions and join heart and hand in the principles Maestricht ... 29,578 



upon which the security and welfare of the republic DortSt 26 962 



depend. Tilburg ..!'.'.'. '. '. '. ". '. '. '. '. '. '. '. ". '. '. '. ". '. '. ' '. '. '. ' ' '. '. '. '. '. 26^884 



The election took place on the 5th of No- Bois-ie-buc "!.'!!.'.'".'.'!! '.'.'.".'. 24,'s7S 



vember, and resulted in the choice of the Ee- Nimeguen '.'.'.'.'.".'.'.....'.".'..'.'. 28^859 



publican candidates. The total vote for Judge ISJitoT. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. '. fi'Se 



of Supreme Court was 52, 158, of which Cobb Heider! i!!".'.!!"!!!'.".!".!"'.'.'.". '. '. '. '. '.'.'.'. '. '. '. 2i',788 



received 28,956 and Howe 23,191, making the In the bud fc fop th im ^ 



?SSJ? r i ty ?o S obb J>' 765 ' e Le^, of ditures and revenues are estimated as follows 



1879 has 19 Republicans, 5 Democrats and 6 (value expressed in Dutch flori l florin = 



Nationals in the Senate, and 56 Republicans, * 4084 N " 

 12 Democrats, and 16 Nationals in the House, 



i i -rfc 11* *j_ f\ ji 01 x*A.JrJliW L)ll UKJl*S. 



making the Republican majority 8 in the ben- i. Koyai house... 950,000 



ate and 28 in the House, or 36 on a joint bal- 2 - Cabinet, supreme state authorities 615,772 



3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 639,290 



4. Ministry of Justice 4,410,478 



Under an act of the Legislature approved 5. Ministry of the interior 6,369,536 



February 16 1877 John H. Ames, AH Con- ?; JgJ J-^.. ...... W76S364 



nor, and S. H. Calhoun were appointed by the a Public debt 27'moiT 



Governor as Commissioners to revise the Stat- {JjjJ|try of Finance -.- ^'^f JJf 



utes of the State. They entered upon their 11! pubUc^orkXTOmaierceiwidindiMtay!;."!!! 22,'619,436 



work in May, 1877, and had the result ready 12. Unforeseen 50,000 



for submission to the Legislature of 1879 at its Total us 199 294 

 meeting in January. 



NETHERLANDS, THE, a kingdom in Eu- . REVENUE. ., maM 



Tr . \\ 1 1 TTT T. T-I u -i r\ ! JJirect taxes 2o,71o,223 



rope. King, William III., born February 19, Land-tax 10543223 



1817; succeeded his father, March 17, 1849. Poll-tax 9;si8,ooo 



His sons are: 1. William, Prince of Orange, ifcSST^JJIir^JJI^I^^;?;!^ 87,93i,ooo 



heir apparent to the throne, born September On spirits 22.116,666 



4- 184-0- 9, AlpvqmW hnrn Ano-nst %*> 1HS1 On other liquors 15,815,000 



4,ltlU, t. Aiexanaer, DOrn AUgUSt ZD, 1) 01. s Taxe80 n stamps, registration, inheritances... 20,355,000 



The area of the kingdom is 12,731 square 4. Customs 4,611,040 



miles. The population in December, 1877, 5. Taxes on gold and silver wares 366,200 



was estimated at 3,924,792. The area and gj^ 8 ::::::::;:::::::::::::;::::::::::: sSZ 



population of each of the provinces were as 8. Telegraphs.. '80o,'ooo 



^nllnw*- 9. Lottery. 430,000 



10. Taxes on game and fisheries 140,000 



11. Pilotages.... 900,000 



PROVINCES. Area. Population. 12. Taxes on mines 8,565 



13, State railroads 1,622,000 



Brabant 1,980 462,996 14. Miscellaneous 6,468,685 



Geklerland 1 ,965 458,900 IMA-TAM* 



SouthHollard 1,167 780,656 Total 102,474,368 



North Holland 1,058 654,797 .,.,_. no . 



Zealand 6S7 189,522 Deficit 15,724,981 



J t . re( ? ht -,- SJfin The financial estimates are framed with great 



.trieslana l,2a o!U,lol> . . r_'t,'j.' j xj *i 1^*1^ 



Overyssei 1,292 271,069 moderation, mostly exhibiting a dencit, which 



Groningen 887 245,228 { u the final account becomes a surplus. 



::::::::::::::: ill W$M In 1878 the national debt amounted to 



" 921,721,852 florins, divided as follows: 



Total 12,781 3,924,792 



DIVISION OF DEBT. Capital. Interest. 



The movement of population in 1877 was as ^^ Floring> 



follows: Marriages, 31,470; births, 150,093; Debt bearing interest at the rate of i 



deaths, 93,764; excess of births, 56,329. (The 2* per cent ............. I 633,099,402 15,802,435 



births and deaths include 7,475 still-born.) 5 R!^!f.?r.^ 9 W> 950 W8 



The Israelites and the minor sects constitute Debt bearing interest at the rate of 



two per cent, of the population. The Protes- j&VSSfiSiiii**iSjii 11 ' 400 ' 000 891 ' 125 



tants are a majority in nine provinces, and the 4 per cent 126,899,500 7,075,980 



Roman Catholics in two.* The population of TiiwraT 26,009,278 



the larger cities in December, 1877, was as Bearing no interest 10,000,000 



follows: Amortization. 709,400 



Total 1878.... . 921,721,852 26,718,678 



* For the religious statistics of the provinces, see "Annual Total 1877 922,192,152 26,692,591 



Cyclopaedia " for 1877, p. 540. ! 1^ ! ' 



