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Rh According to the constitution of 1850, all persons are at liberty to teach, or to form establishments for instruction, provided they can prove to the authorities their moral, scientific, and technical qualifications. But every private as well as public establishment for education is placed under the superintendence of the Minister of Public Instruction, while all public teachers are considered servants of the State.

Revenue and Expenditure.

The total estimates of revenue and expenditure of Prussia, according to the budget accounts, were as follows, in thaler and pounds sterling, during each of the five years 1866 to 1870: —

Years

Revenue

Expenditure

Thaler

£

Thaler

£

1866

173,934,739

26,090,210

169,243,365

25,386,504

1867

168,929,873

25,339,480

168,929,873

25,339,480

1868

159,757,064

23,963,559

159,757,064

23,963,559

1869

167,536,494

25,130,474

167,536,494

25,130,474

1870

168,251,372

25,237,705

168,101,372

25,215,205

The estimates for the years 1866 and 1867 did not include the revenue and expenditure of the annexed provinces, which were entered for the first time in the budget for 1868. Nevertheless the accounts of the latter year, as well as of 1869 and 1870, show a diminution of both receipts and disbursements, owing to the transference of many sources of income, such as customs duties, and profits of Post Office and Telegraphs, and of some branches of expenditure, such as for army and navy, to the budget of the North German Confederation.

In the estimates for 1870, the sources of revenue are classed under eight ministerial departments, as follows: —

Revenue fob the Year 1870.

1. Ministry of Finance: —

Income from crown lands

Sale of lands Direct taxes : —

Land tax (Grundsteuer) House tax .... Income tax .... Class tax (Klassensteuer) Trade tax (Gewerbesteuer). Railway dues Miscellaneous

Total

13,094,400 4,581,000 5,180,000

13,070,000

5,237,000

1,653,000

73,600

42,889,000,