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The militia of tlie coast districts, drilled in time of peace witli the land forces, and 

 amounting to 26,000 men, might also be ranked with the marines in case of war. 

 The special naval school, reorganized at various times, is now at Stockholm. 



The fleet consisted, in 1880, of 14 monitors, 29 other steamers, 10 sailing 

 vessels, and 87 row-boats, maintained at a yearly cost of about £1,120,000. 



The national Budget is one of those which, rare in Europe, occasionally show 

 a balance to the credit side, which in 1874 amounted to £920,000. For 1880 



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: 1 : 140,000. 



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the Budget is balanced with £4,406,700, of which £1,200,000 are yielded by the 

 customs, and nearly £1,000,000 by the State railways, the excise on spirits, the 

 third important source of revenue, producing £720,000. The expenditure for 

 army and navy amounts, on the other hand, to £1,330,000. 



Before 1855 Sweden had contracted no foreign debt, and even at home owed 



