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The number of i)Oor relieved, either temporarily or continuously, during the year 1909 was 311,626 ; in asylums, 41,438 ; insane in hospitals, 10,152,

Finance.

The revenue and expenditure in hve years were (12 guilders = £1) : —

Revenue.

Year

Ordinary-

Extraord. (loans,

&c.)

Total

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

Guilders

183,015,600 182,492,195 189,179,088 198,630,497 203,312,872

Guilders 519,533 998,738 2,123,600 1,461,827 1.01!>,954

Guilders

183,535,133 183,490,933 191,302,688 200,092,324 205.232,826

Expenditure.

Year

Defence

Debt

Public Works

General '

Total

Guilders

I Guilders

Guilders

Guilders

Guilders

1907

42,855,355

36,067,267

13,504,586

90,486,521

182,913,729

190S

46,301,529

36,003,151

13,650,431

98,082,242

194,037,353

1909

46,737,505

36,358,529

13,069,857

101,063,318

197,229,209

1910

47,572,752

36,579,047

13,082,779

106,712,519

203,947,097

1911

49,360,705

36,810,325

13,644,026

110,134,410

209,949,460

Budget estimates for the years 1912 and 1913, were as follows

Branches of Ex-

1912

1913

Sources of Revenue

1912

1913

penditure

Guilders

Guilders

Direct taxes : —

Guildei's

Guilders

Civil list

945,000

945,000

Land tax.

15,070,000

15,330,000

Legislative body

Personal.

12,135,000

12,635,000

and Royal cabinet

768,003

785,814

Tax on capital.

10,150,000

10,390,000

Department of Fo-

Tax on incomes

reign Affairs

1,264,648

1,376,688

fromtrades, pro-

Department of Jus-

fessions, &c. .

10,078,000

10,697,000

tice

10,963,524

11,292,070

Excise duties

59,630,000

60,260,000

Department of In-

Indirect taxes

29,500,000

30,075,000

terior.

37,137,311

38,822,481

Import duties

13,824,750

14,825,600

Department of Ma-

Tax on gold & silver

470,500

500,500

rine

20,364.010

20,129,704

Domains

1.652,000

1,471,000

Department of Fi-

Post office

16.688,000

17,535,000

nance.

29,080,714

30,670,858

Telegraph service.

4,573,000

5,237,000

Department of War

30,299,059

33,363,973

State lottery.

654,500

654,500

Department of Pub-

Pilot dues

3,300,000

3,450,000

lic Works, &c.

39,711,344

41,083,288

Dues on mines

8,500

20,000

Department of

State railways

4,188,140

4,188,140

Agriculture, etc.

10,876,419

11,992,064

Part paid by the

Department of Colo-

East Indies in the

nies

2,713,867

2,680,598

interest and sink-

Public Debt.

37,843,363

38,027,430

ing fund of public

Contingencies

50,000

50,000

debt. Share in the profits of the Bank of

3,863,000

3,860,000

the Netherlands

2,392,000

2,495,000

Miscellaneous re-

ceipts. Total revenue

13,890,825

15,907,519

Total expenditure

222,017,862

231,219,968

202,068,215

209,531,459

(18,501,488?.)

(10,268,331 ?.),f

(16,839,018/.

(17,460.955/.