GOVERNMENr OF URUGUAY. 343 



Central and South American States, the charier of rights is a document for the 

 most part pigeon-holed, while the country is torn by rival factions resorting, not 

 to constitutional methods, but to force, intrigue, bribery, at times even foreign aid, 

 in support of their claims. Frequently the public revenues have been employed 

 for party purposes rather than for the public good, while future receipts have 

 been discounted by burdensome loans, the interest on which has remained unpaid. 

 Between 1880 and 1890 the yearly revenue has averaged £2,300,000 and the 

 expenditure £3,500,000, about half of the former being derived from Customs, 

 The army, which costs from £600,000 to £800,000, comprises about 4,000 of all 

 arms, 



Uruguay is administratively divided into nineteen departments, which with 

 their areas and populations are tabulated in the appendix. 



