2358 



COMMEECIAL JAPAiN^. 



[December, 1901.] 



Public Debt of Japan, 1890-91 to 1899-1900. 

 [From official sources. End of the fiscal year, i. e., March 31.] 



DESCRIPTION OF DEBT. 



1890-91 



1891-92 



1892-98 



1893-94 



1894-95 



1895-96 



1896-i/ 1897-98 



1898-99 1899-1900 



Loan called "Kiukosai," or "old debt." 



Without interest (debt of the old "Han" 



or "Dainiio") 



Loan faUofl "Shinkosai," or "new debt" 



(id.). 4 per cent 



Loan for r-.;liring the " Kinsat.sn," 6 per cent. 

 Loan callo'i " Kinroku" ( for redeeming the 



feudal pensions), .t per cent 



Loan called " Kinroku" (for redcemingthe 



feu(l;il pensions), (i per cent 



Loan called "Kinroku" (for redcemingthe 



feudal iiensions), 7 per cent 



Loan for public undertakings, C per cent... 

 Loan for the construction of the Nakasendo 



railways, 7 per cent 



Loan for naval armaments, 5 per cent 



Converted debt, .5 per cent 



Loan for covering additional expcditurein 



the c(;n-truclion of railways, .") per cent .. 

 Loan for the construction of railways, 5 per 



cent ^ 



Loan for llie Hokkaido Railway, 5 percent. 



Loan for the war, 5 per cent 



Loan for communication works, 5 per cent . 

 New foreign loan, 7 per cent 



Yen. 

 6, .583, 635 



Yen. 

 6,803,090 



10,541,275 

 11,890,000 



30, 760, 020 



2-1,102,405 



16,091,2^45 

 10, 700, 200 



19,980,000 

 17,000,000 

 88,182,300 109,868,100 



2,000,000 I 2,000,000 



10, .53.5, 925 

 11,8.50,600 



30,750,020 

 24,082,705 



Yen. 

 6, 364, 181 



10,52.5,925 

 1,9.5.5,800 



30,740,020 



8,328,530 



10,680,200 



13,92.3,900 

 10,990,0(JO 



Yen. 

 6,144,726 



8,-530,375 

 30,730,020 



Yen. 

 5,925,272 



7,831,100 



Yen. 

 5,705,817 



4,173,200 



Yen. 

 5,486,363 



Yen. 

 5,266,908 



Yen. 

 5,017,454 



30,397,120 30,211,120 



29,8-23,320 



29,4.53,820 



26,046,920 



Yen. 

 4,827,999 



25,428,6.50 



16,980,000 1 10,970,000 I 16,960,000 i 16,950,000 1 1.5,006,000 9.2SS,600 : 9,222.600 

 - 106,482,450 106,482,4.50 l&S, 472, 4.50 ;172, 001,700 173,857,250 169,293,050 



III 



1.54,483,000 

 2,000,000 



Total. 



5,180,120 4,488,624 



3,748,816 



243,2.30,6,55 [241,743,709 |235,126,272 



2,000,000 

 2,000,000 



4,000,000 6,000,000 i 10,000,000 I 17,807.3-50 17,907,350 



I t 1 (XK) OOO 1 000 000 



^.0,Wl,'zii)' i69,'6i4,'666''i2i,"724,'666' 124',.572;OC0 l-il! Si,! 7.50 



' I ., ^^ ..^ 38,000,000 G7,9Ca.000 



2,957,280 2,110,112 1,203,408 



3,000,000 

 2.%, 752 



23.5,814,8.51 ;263,807,2« ISll, 7.59, 995 :i57, 33-5,135 



8,796,600 

 168,6^,600 



599,245,928 391,253,124 



Loan for the suppression of the revolt, 7J I 

 per cent 10, 000, 000 



Loan ioi- the redemption of the paper money 

 (without interest) 22,000,000 



Loai; for army purposes, 5 per cent 



Paper money in circulation 31,370,072 



Total 306,600,727 299,446,093 |286, 326,316 



10,000,000 

 22,000,000 

 2.5,'762,'384' 



10, 000, 000 

 22,000,000 

 i9,"266,'644' 



10,000,000 

 22,000,000 

 'i.5,'764,'773' 



10, 000, 000 



22,000,000 

 20, .500, 000 

 13,020,517 



8,000,000 



22,000,000 

 37.900,000 

 10,679,236 



34,042,700 



3,419,9.50 



116,576,4-50 



U9,181,aW 



480,967,249 



4,000,000 ' 



22,000,000 I 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 



27,000,000 I 



9,045,082 I 6,995,374 .5,112.265 2,199,453 



283,519,624 329,327,801 !420,339,231 419,380,217 428,241,302 418,305,389 , re5,166,702 



KoTE.— The above statement relates to conditions at the close of the fiscal year which ends March 31, 



