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URUGUAY

In 1873 the number of immigrants was 243,391. arrivals and departures at Montevideo were : —

For five years the

Immigrants. Emigrants

1893

1S94

1895

189G

1897

9,543 6,339

11,875 6,106

9,158 6,387

10,505 5,918

9,140

Of the immigrants landing at Montevideo in 1897, 3,651 were Italian ; 2,552 Spanish; 672 Brazilian; 483 French; 287 German; and 226 English.

^ Religion and Instruction.

The Roman Catholic is the State religion, but there is complete tolera- tion. In November, 1889 (census), there were in the Department of Monte- video 179,468 Catholics, 10,982 Protestants, and 23,911 not declared, &c.

Primary education is obligatory. There were in 1896 533 public ele- mentary schools, with 1,041 teachers, of whom 783 were female, and 51,312 enrolled pupils. The number of private schools was 379, with 949 teachers and 22,689 pupils. The cost of primary education defrayed by the State is about 677,000 dollars. The statistics show that there was 1 school, public or private, for every 897 inhabitants, 1 teacher for every 411 inhabitants, and 1 pupil for every 11 inhabitants. There are at Montevideo a university and other establishments for secondary and higher education. In 1896 the university had 87 professors and 587 students. There are normal schools for males and for females. There is a school of arts and trades supported by the State where 198 pupils receive instruction gratuitously. At the military college, with 8 professors, there are 41 pupils. There are also many religious seminaries throughout the Republic with a considerable number of pupils.

The national library contains over 27,000 volumes and more than 2,500 manuscripts, maps, &c. There is also a national museum, with more than 33,490 objects. There are over 126 periodicals published in the Republic, 120 in Spanish, 2 in English, and 2 in Italian.

In 1896, 162 criminals were conveyed to the Penitentiary and 966 to the Correctional Prison at Montevideo

Finance.

The revenue for five years is stated as follows

1893-94 1894-95 1895-96

There is 1898-99 the estimates : —

Dollars 15,376,614 15,120,941 16,052,133

1896-97 1897-98

Dollars 14,257,723 14,257,722 (approx.)

no authoritative statement of expenditure, executive has signed and promulgated

For the year the following