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THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK, 1921

8econd Budget (July 1,

Third Budget (Jan. I,

to Dec. 31, 1920).

to Dec. 31, 1921).

Indirect expenses (over which the League

has control).

Gold francs

Gold francs

Communications and transit organisa-

—

50", 000

Permanent Court of Justine. . !

150,000

1,500,000

Financial and statistical organisation.

575,000

.(50,000

Repatriation and prisoners of war.

—

150,000

Various commissions and organisations

provided for in Articles 23 and 24 of

—

1,000,000

1,025,000

—

1,750,000

3,500,000

Reserve Fund for Working Capital 1.

1,725,000

2,350,000

13,950,000

To this amount must he added for the

International Labour Bureau, which the

League has to finance, but over the

expenses of which it has no direct

control

3,250,000

7,000,000

Grand Total ....

10,000,0 JO

20,650,000

' The fund of working capital is considered necessary in view of the inevitable delays i n the passing of votes of credit by Parliaments.

The expenses of the League are divided among the members according to the scale of the Universal Postal Union, which divides the members into seven classes as follows : —

I. — Ten countries, each paying -25 units 250 units

(Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, Australia, South Africa,

India, China, Poland.) II. — One country, paying 20 units 20 ,,

(Spain.) III.— 8even countries, each paying 15 units ....... Itt

(Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Holland, Rumania, Sweden,

Switzerland.) IV.— Four countries, each pa\ing 10 units 40

(Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Serb-Croat-Slovene State.) V. — Five countries, each paying 5 units 25 ,,

(The Argentine, Chile, Colombia, Greeee, Peru.) VI. — Twelve countries, each paying 3 units M

(Bolivia, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay,

Persia, Salvador, Sia n, Uruguay, Venezuela.)

VII. Two countries, each paying 1 unit I ,,

(Liberia, the Hed.jaz.)

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