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45,990,018/., thus giving a small surplus, doubtful, however, of realisation.

In the financial estimates of recent years the revenue calculated upon almost invariably proved above the actual receipts, while the estimated expenditure was exceeded by the actual disbursements. The chief branches of public income and expenditure are shown in the following tables, giving an abstract of the official budget for the year ending December 31, 18G8 : —

Estimates of Eevextie for 1868.

Land and house taxes

Income tax

Assessed taxes

Succession and registration duties

Customs

Consumption duties

Monopolies

Lottery

State property

Post Office and other public services

Eepayments and other receipts.

Ordinary revenue Extraordinary receipts

Total estimated revenue.

Total actual receipts

Estimates of Expenditure for 1868

Lire

158,622,295 72,843,771 3,567,000 81,777,770 77,660,000 62,868,526

162,800,000 60,000,000 19.073.836 31.(379,562 35,701,554

766,591,315 13,293,706

779.888,020

31,155,521

£ 29,320,000

Ordinary

Extraordinary

Total

Lire

Lire

Lire

Interest of debt, pensions, gua-

rantees, civil list, Parliament

520,672,720

14,931,389

535,604,109

Collection of revenue, manage-

ment of debt

99,876,127

5,000,807

105.876,934

Justice and Public Worship

j 29,612,036

1,815,129

31.427,165

Foreign Affairs

4,717,310

105,972

4,823,2S2

Public Instruction

15,250.992

276,401

15,527,393

Interior

43,145,238

2,584.785

45,730.023

Public Works.

38,213.200

18,783,704

56,996.904

War ....

147,316,360

14,885,740

162,202,100

Marine ....

27,853,421

7,274,767

35,128,189

Agriculture, Industry, and Com

merce .... Total estimated expenditure

4,006,794

1,642,248

5,649,043

930,664,501

67,300,946

997,965,447

£ 37,226,580

2,692,038

39,918,618