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School Statistics . . 105 



Libraries . . . . . . . . . 106 



Newspapers . . . . . . . . . . 106 



The Valley of Mexico 106 



The City of Mexico . .107 



Climate .no 



Mortality in the City of Mexico . . : . ., . . in 

 Climatological Data of the City of Mexico . . . .112 



Summary of the Meteorological Observations of the City of 



Mexico in 1896 . . '. * . . . . . 113 



Railways . . . . . . IJ 5 



President Diaz's Railway Policy . . . . . . 117 



President Diaz's Statistics on Mexican Railways . . . 118 

 Financial Condition of Mexican Railways f . . . 119 

 Annual Buildings and Earnings of Mexican Railways . 120 

 Approximate Tonnage Moved by Central, National, Inter- 

 oceanic, and Mexican Railways for Ten Years ended 



December 31, 1896 , 121 



Telegraphs . . . . ..121 



Postal Service 123 



Public Lands 124 



Immigration. . . . . 125 



Immigration from the United States . . . . . 126 



Public Debt. . .... . .''. . . .129 



Banking .... . . . . . . . 131 



Patents and Trademarks . . ... . . .132 



Patents . . . . . . . . . . . 132 



Trademarks . . . . . ... . 132 



Shipping and Communications . . . . * . . 133 



Money, Weights, and Measures . 133 



Non-Official Publications (English) ... . . 134 



PART II. STATISTICS . . . .135 



Revenues and Expenses i37 



Revenue and Expenses of the Federal Government of Mexico 



in 1808 and from 1822 to June 30, 1867 . . . 139 

 Revenue and Expenses of the Mexican Government from 



July i, 1867, to June 30, 1888 . . . ./ 140 



Revenue and Expenses of the Mexican Government from 



July i, 1888, to June 30, 1896 . . . . . 141 

 Federal Appropriations during the Fiscal Years from 1868 to 



1895 . 142 



Sources of Revenue X 43 



Import Duties . ' V . 143 



