CONDITION OF EUROPE. 



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THE MILITARY EXPENDITURE. 



The public income and expenditure in recent years have mostly 

 been balanced with an occasional surplus, and for 1890-1 there was 

 an estimated surplus of ;!f329,24o. The National Debt mainly 

 represents the share which Belgium had to take in the national 

 liabilities of the United Netherlands, after separating from that 

 kingdom in 1834. The remainder of the debt was raised for, and 

 devoted to, works of public utility, particularly the construction of 

 state railways. It may be stated that ^3,223 i8s. 6d. per annum 

 is regularly paid to the heirs and assigns of the Duke of Wellington, 

 for meritorious services rendered to Belgium by the victory at 

 Waterloo. 



Annual 



Expenditure, 



1890. 



^13,312,562. 



Army, 

 1890. 



;^2, 042,266. 



Interest of the 



National Debt, 



1890. 



;^4,oo2,624. 



National Debt, 

 1890. 



^89,263,311. 



DENMARK. 



THE ARMY AND NAVY. 



The Army and Navy of Dentiiark consists, according to a law of 

 re-organisation passed by the Rigsdad, 6th July, 1867, and supple- 

 mented the 2Sth July, 1880, of all the able-bodied men of the' 

 kingdom who have reached the age of 22 years, and their time of 

 service is 8 years in the regular army, and 8 years in the Reserves. 



The Navy is recruited by conscription from the coast population. 



1,318. 



68. 



