Tj -— 1 r 



840 



HKPORT — 1884. 





Groat Britain 



I'Vanco . . . 



lluHsia . . . 



Aiistria . . 



Ooriuiiiiy . . 



Italy . . . 



Si)ain . . . 



Portugal . . 



Helpium . . 



Holland . . 



Denmark . . 

 SwedunandNor 

 way 



Days (tf I 



earnings, I 



to covet I 



debt 



charge ! 



8 

 15 

 10 

 15 



6 

 20 

 18 

 21 



9 



10 

 21 



3 



Greece . 



Turkey . 



Euro J It; . , . 



United States . 



Canada , . . 

 Sjianish America 



Australia . . . 



India . , . . 



Japan . , . . 



Ktrypt • . ■ . 



South Africa . . 



Tiic World 



I'ttriiinnK 



to cciVi r 



(lulit 



(.'iiar(,'o 



15 



17 



II 



li 

 *; 

 11 

 II 

 (I 



40 



k; 



The burthen of annual charge for the continent of Europe is 141 mlliidMs, 

 whicli is equal to twelve days' earnings, against eight in the United Kingdnm; 

 therefore tlie debts of the Continent are relatively 50 per cent, heavier tliun in 

 Great Britain. On the otlier hand, the United States require only three diiys' 

 earnings for service of their debt, whereas in Australia the relative burthen it 

 double wliat it is in Great Britain. 



The relative magnitude of debt appears in comparing it with wealth as in tho 

 foUowinsr table : — 



National debts &xfi likely to go on increasing fully 100 millions a year, but 



