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FRANCE

Branches of expenditure.

1899.

ISOS.

! Ministries {contimted) :

Fi-ancs.

Francs.

Marine ......

304,078,400

286,956,946

Instruction and Fine Arts.

217,405,043

214,359,464

Worship ......

43,065,553

43,065,553 j

Commerce, Industry, Posts, Telegraphs

218,006,188

213,822,081 !

Colonies ......

85,957,600

91,633,540

Agriculture .....

44,512,348

43,839,103

Public Works

191,438,894

183,484,494

Regie, collection of taxes, &c.

204,921,715

194,107,918

Repayments, &c. .....

Total, France .....

32,444,000

32,219,900

3,400,724,730

3,359,679,433

Total, Algeria ..... Grand total .....

73,370,449

73,738,962

3,474,095,179

3,433,418,395

The following figure.s, published by the Direction Generale cle la Comptabilite Publique in April, 1897, do not include the revenue (inclusive of loans) and expenditure for 12 years : —
 * budget sur ressources speciales,' and represent the actual verified

Revenue

Years

Total Expenditure

Ordinary

Extraordinary

Total

Francs

Francs

Francs

Francs

1884

3,032,014,444

416,781,288

3,448,795,732

3,538,714,027

1885

3,056,635,831

263,626,782

3,320,262,613

3,466,923,058

1886

2,940,291,981

229,133,507

3,169,425,488

3,293,561,815

1887

2,968,477,833

275,405,732

3,243,883,565

3,260,964,639

1888

3,107,534,722

160,256,078

3,267,790,800

3,220,594,184

1889

3,108,072,541

163,253,131

3,271,325,672

3,247,131,879

1890

3,229,372,253

146,389,175

3,375,761,428

3,287,908,973

1891

3,364,014,678

—

3,364,014,678

3,258,171,024

1892

3,370,415,415

—

3,370,41.5,415

3,380,355,174

1893

3,366,409,499

—

3,366,409,499

3,450,920,595

1 1894

3,458,320,575

—

3,458,320,575

3,479,975,191

1895 'I'otal.

3,416,117,018

—

3,416,117,018

3,434,020,477

38,417,676,790

1,654,845,693

40,070,522,483

40,319,241,036

Borrowed

Nett(

from preceding )tals

judgets.

63,294,667

—

40,009,227,816

40,319,241,036

The accounts of revenue and expenditure ore examined by an administrative tribunal {Cour des Comjytes).

Since 1869 the budget has more than doubled. To the budget of 1899 is annexed a statement, showing of the deficits the