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GERMAN EMPIRE: — BADEN

Finance.

for 1912 :—

-The Budget is voted for a period of two years. Estimates

Revenue Direct taxes Indirect taxes. Domains (Crown land) and salt

works .... Justice and Police Railways (net). Ministry of the Grand-ducal

House, of Justice and Foreign

Affairs

Ministry of Ecclesiastical

Affairs and Instruction Ministry of Interior. ,, ,, Finance.

Chamber of Accounts

Marks 35,887,150 20,701,150

13,281,980

9,219,170

29,860,590

1,375,885

4,918,400

9,242,245

8,812,110

260

Total revenue

134,198,940 (6,70fl,947Z.)

Expenditure Marks

General debt \ Interest and „„ w^/, (..(.

Railway debt J amortisation *5s,/ud,u4j Estimate of building exjienses

for railways .... 35,000,000

Civil list and appanages. . 1,811,983

Ministry of State. . . 689,151

,, ,, the Grand-ducal

House, of Justice and Foreign

Affairs 12,029,510

Ministry of Ecclesiastical

Affairs, and Instruction. 19,925 543

Ministry of Interior. . . 29,551,890

,, ,, Finance. . . 1,127,990

Cli amber of Accounts. . 131,000

Charges of collection of revenue 21,413,490

Pensions 9,754,750

Contributions to German

Empire 7,011,316

Total expenditure. . 172,352,732 (8,617,037/.)

Direct taxes are on property and income ; indirect taxes chiefly on wine, beer, and meat, registry, duties on succession, on change of possession. There was only a railway debt of 27,143,225/. in 1912.

Production and Industry.— Of the area 55-6 per cent, is under cul- tivation, 39 "2 per cent, forests, 5 '2 per cent, uncultivated (houses, roads, water, &c.). Arable land 1,389,820 acres, vineyards 39,192, chestnut plan- tations 1,284, meadows 526,110, pastures 103,938, and forests 1,460,709 acres (of which 251,150 belong to the State, 651,586 to the communes, 50,363 to other bodies, and 507,610 to jirivate persons).

Area in acres and yield in metric tons (2,204 lbs.) in 1911 : —

Crops

Area

Yield

Crops

Area

Yield

Acres

Tons

Acres

Tons

Wheat.

108,430

80,550

Spelt.

97,020

74,080

Rye

119,450

78,530

Potatoes

217,530

671,760

Summer barley.

133,630

102,030 ,

Hay.

836,100

1,292,690

Oats

188,360

128,820

Tobacco

19,320

10,310

Hops.

2,570

360

Vines 38,530 acres, yield 8,028,020 gallons of wine; beetroot, turnips, hemp, and chicory are also grown. Mineral produce almost solely salt and building-stone.

Principal manufactures : Tiles, jewellery, machinery, clocks, musical instruments, chemicals, silk ribbons, cotton tissues, felt and straw hats, paper and cardboard, leather, wood- work, brushes, and cigars.

In 1911 there were 852 strikes and lock-outs, affecting 31,353 working men ; the highest number of strikers at the same time, 13,511 ; 9 strikes were completely, and 19 partially, successful.

Communications- — Mannheim is at the head of regular Rhine naviga- tion ; 1911, arrival 4,335,734 tons, departure 632,223 tons. The capital