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FRANCE

Branches of expenditure

Finance: — Public debt

President Chamber, Senate Finances. Justice

Foreign Affairs. Interior

War .... Marine Instruction. Fine Arts.

Commerce and Industry Labour, &c. Posts and Telegraplis Colonies Agriculture Public Works.

Total

1912

Francs

1,286,084,002

19,972,948

346,488,073

57,831,407

19,811,825

141,431,043

920,498,638

423,278,924

297,742,024

21,214,683

53,856,627

98,160,048

342,331,406

103,399,329

54,190,262

311.672,400

4,497,963,139 (179,818,525r)

1913

Francs

1,290,418,422

19,973,488

356,555,368

59,354,357

19,951,325

141,639,526

957,157,901

461,288,219

304,404,834

21,346,625

54,081,457

118,406.838

350,735,567

104,964,905

56,652,078

347,709,470

4,664,640,380 (186,585,6151.)

The following figures do not include the huclgei sur 7'csources sp^cicdes, and represent the actual verified revenue (inclusive of loans) and expenditure for 10 years : —

Years

Receipts

Expenditure

Surplus

Deficit

Francs

Francs

Francs

Francs

1902

3,582,492,120

3,699,327,593

—

116,835,473

1903

3,667,558,780

3,597,228,320

70,330,460

—

1904

3,739,049,691

3,638,527,481

100,522,210

—

1905

3,766,346,808

3,706,835,853

59,507,955

—

1906

3,837,000,187

3,852,009,439

—

15,009,252

1907

3,968,367,131

3,880,240,263

88,126,868

1908

3,966,405,128

4,020,549,697

—

54,144,569

1909

4,140,912,961

4,186,090,463

—

45,177,502

1910

4,273,890,789

4,321,918,609

—

48,027,820

1911

4,689,045,845

4,547,915,740

—

141,130,105

The accounts of revenue and expenditure of the Government oflEicials are examined by a special administrative tribunal {Hour des Comptes), instituted in 1807.

The French National debt has grown from 28 "5 millions sterling in 1800 to 50-9 millions in 1815, 236-5 millions in 1848, 498 millions in 1871, 1,302 millions in 1912, (32,557,899,787 francs) and the interest from 1-5 millions in 1800 to 51*4 millions in 1912,

On January 1, 1911, the capital of the debt of France stood provisionally as follows : —

Capital

Francs Ministry of Finance : —

Rentes, 3 per cent., not redeemable .... 21,922,217,434

Rentes, 3 per cent., redeemable by annuities. . 3,438,174,000

Treasury debt 491,300,000

•Annuities to railways 1,180,254,589

Roads and school buildings 24,619,035

Short-dated Treasury bills 221,220,000