

FHA N 



ssUv worked and ftmi with rapidity. New ex. 

 ploWVs* ! now ossd in ihr n 



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. thrrr have disappeared fn-i- 

 ox 37 vessels thai cost 

 while 81 vessels, costing :. 



been added, though tome of these 

 , perns* of construction. The ex- 



^-.a* increased from 41.- 

 anos (bdnff IT* per cent, of the total 

 1801 loMJSIJOO francs (whi< h is 



-"" 



Finance*, "f the t.-tal revenue of the Gov- 

 ernment aUuit 16 per cent is derived fn-m di- 

 rt* t contributions, 68 per oent. from indirect 

 IMS* and 21 per crnt. from m mi o, M >lies. posts, 

 and telegraphs, ami domain-* and forests. | he 

 direct imposts ir ' Innd and I'u; 



m posed in 1895 on dwellings proportioned 

 in house rent, n 



on bones and carriages and <>n hicydes. a mili- 

 tary lax. a tax on property held in mortmain, 

 a t rede-license tax. mining royalties, etc. The 



*\ indinft taxes an? customs, registra- 

 tion does for transfers of property, obligations, 

 etc^stamp*. and the excise dutv on suirar. The 

 bodget esthnv., f., r 1895 make the total ordi- 

 nary revenue 8^87^08.1 ?2 francs (1 franc = l-3 

 cento), of which 580,699,467 an .lire, t Uxes, 

 1050.518.680 francs indirect Uxes, n 

 MO francs the revenue from monopolies and 

 state prop* : r.- -ejpts from the various 



sources were estimated as follow: Laud tax. 



0.025 francs: tax on building. H* - 

 francs ; Ux on habitation 788 francs ; 



lax on servants, 19,188,*^ : trade li- 



i, 124.119.193 francs; jn > rti**e- 



1.050^50 francs; tn\ riages and 



francs ; registration, 530. 11''.- 



800 francs ; stamps, 168,828,500 francs ; 

 478.655.195 francs; tax on movables, 66.,' 

 francs; sn. 199.000,000 fraixs; other 



\ <.600^97,800 francs; tobacco rtqie, 

 :7.TOO francs; matches and gunpowder, 

 89.118.600 francs: post office, telegraphs, and 

 telephones, 209.588,300 francs: domains and 

 forests. 44.787.286 francs-, other state property. 

 <I6O francs. Various extraordinary reve- 

 nues amounted to 58,550.892 francs, receipts 

 from exceptional sources to 29.669.402 f 

 tbe rseeftss <fon/rf. win h an- simply transfers 

 in bookkeeping, to 7MI7.IK4 franc's, and the 

 ItasJyU fa Algeria to j- .-.".n .i:,o francs, making 

 the total revenue 8,489.0 : i .. .::-. francs. 



TV total expen.liture for 1895 was estimated 



at H.429^89.762 fram-s. Tin expenditure^ under 



i various heads were as follow : I'ul.lic debt. 



'' frnc : In-sident. Senate, and 



.1.720 fran..: Minis, rv ,,f Kj. 



nance. 19J97JM8 francn; Mintstrv ,.f .1 



: Miniry of i 



V40MOO francs: Ministry of ih- Interi. 

 8*144 francs: Minintrv'of \\ 

 francs for .Binary, and 40.2:i.o7 fran. s for 

 -r puqr^H,: MinUtrv of Marine, 

 francs: Ministry of Education and 

 Worship. 192.986^40 francs for i 



francs far fine arts, and H.I ; 



francs for worship: Ministry of Cnnimci 

 d ustry, Posts, and Telegraphs,! i>( iK);;,i 



Ministry of tl..-C..loni,-s..si.^^'.M |:: ! 



>f Agrioalture, : frani : MiniMrv 



\V,,rks. 3::.. 

 lec-ii..n <.f laxi- 

 ineiits. , ;, -.. :;j.l KIMMI fram-s 

 sr. f,.. 



The pnldic drill in 1^08 was compu: 

 aiiniiiiit to th,. ,-apilal sum of JMM'.ll.i; 

 francs, l-'or the la>t ten years the incrc:i 



been slow compared with the \ 



\p.-ns,. s i.f the drM for isii.'i 

 of which 6::.;;s,>i 



for (he rollsoliilatrd drl.t. 



interest on, and 04,OJHi.r,i: fra: 

 lion of the rrdermaltle ileht. ami 

 francs on account of th<- floating debt. 



rommerce .nut rnxluct ion. Tin _ 

 con.meree in 1HW ainoiinted to ! 

 francs for imports ami 4,826,000,000 fi HI 

 .\ports. The total value of the s|,,.-ial imports 

 was 8,854,000,000 fran.-. in which -inn 

 000,000 francs represent alimentary -nl--' 

 2,239,000,000 francs raw materials, ai 



manufacture-: 

 value of the special or domestic expor 



'HlO.OOO francs, of which 7ln.no. 

 stand for alimentary Milista: 

 francs for raw materials, and 1 

 francs for maiinfaeturcd products. Th- 

 articles of import and their values \ 

 325,00( .0( fran 



'.1,(KK).IHM) francs: oil see 

 000 francs; raw cotton, 184,000,000 I 

 wine, 188,000,000 francs; coal. K.I 

 francs; coffee, 146,000.000 fran.-: k\< 

 furs, 146.000,000 francs; timber. 124.0 

 francs; flax, 70,000,000 francs; ore- 

 francs: ragar, 58,000,000 francs; machine' 

 000,000 francs: chemical products. .>4." 

 fr.in.-s; sjjk t:..ls. :,I.MMM. frai 



. r,(i.ou(.i KM i franes; !Mi. .15.(MMM"Mi r 

 cattle. .l'J.O(HMK francs; tal.l- 

 000 francs : ::{,000,000 fran. 



ton yarn, 18,000,(M>o f 



Thevaliit-s of the larires-t exports v,. 

 en cloth. .' -. 3 



000,000 fraii'-s; win.-. I^HUMMMHI f,- 

 articles 154 inen cl.,ti. 



yarn, 131.000,000 francs; raw silk am! 

 126,000.000 francs: raw wool and w. 



o.OOO francs: cotton cloth. 101,0 

 francs: apparel. 110.000,000 francs: copjpv 

 manufactures. m.fKMUHNi fram-: I. 

 (MHMKM) fran<-: leath- 

 hutt.-r and cheese, 81.000,000 francs; U> 



hardware. 70.(KK>.OOO frarx-s; animaN. '-- Ml 



francs; skins and furs, 62,000.000 f 

 ">6,000,000 francs; chemical pi 

 IHMf.OOO franc,; tal.le f n . 

 novel- i.iKMl fran- 



.;:MOI,(HM fr;r 



The crop,,r wheat in 18fl 



ihels; of i 



(KK> he.-tol;' - ;.i(Kl.O(MI 1 -uirar 



"KKf,uintals : of win- 

 tolitn-.ot- I.ini.-. Ions. The inn 



wine- M2 hec- 



tolitres. The area of vineyards dc-cn .-a-ed from 



