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There are besides three superior training colleges, with 19 instructors and an attendance of 98 males and 93 females ; ami an institute for abnormal children. There are also 1,199 private schools, with 1,671 male and 276 female instructors, and 35,948 male and 28,702 female pupils.

Private schools are supported by religious communities, societies, and by missionaries.

In 1910, of the population over 7 years of age, 42*6 per cent, could neither read nor write, and in 1912, 3 per cent, of the army recruits could neither read nor write.

Justice.

The lowest Court is that of the Justices of the Peace, who possess juris- diction in minor civil and criminal cases. The Departmental Court, or Court of First Instance, is competent to pronounce sentence of death and penal servitude, and also acts as a Court of Appeal. Above these are three Courts of Appeal, sitting at Sofia, Philippopolis and Ruschuk. The highest tribunal is the Court of Cassation, sitting at Sofia, and composed of 12 judges.

Finance. The estimated revenue and expenditure of Bulgaria for 6 years were as follows (25 leva = £1 ; the average rate during 1920 was about 280 levas) : —

— 1914 1915ftl916J 19171 191S1 ; 1919-20 * 1920-21 1

Revenue. ! 10,279,800 ! 11,027,195 ' 17,519,134 ' 19,244,000 j 33,605,900 Expenditure • 10,270,504 11,014,648 j 17,519,134 19,176,560 | —

104,541, 2G«» 1 58,187, S<>7

i Estimates

Revenue and expenditure for 1920-21

Revenue

Levas

Direct taxes.

270,800,000

Indirect taxes

907,000,000

State monopolies.

22S,000,000

Duties.

95,650,000

Fines and requisitions.

12,100,000

Railways. harbours.

post, teleeraphs.

and

telrphones.

400,260,000

State property

27. 770,000

Various.

419,950,000

Expenditure

Civil List Audit Office. Public Debt Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ry of Interior .. Education .. Finance ., Justice ., War. ,, ., Commerce

.. Agriculture

„ ,. Public Wks.

,, ,, Railways,

Post and

Telegraphs

Miscellaneous

Leva>

2-2,595,014

3,353,430

858,198,701

47,158,365 .4,470 5,200 136,7 H

67,140,630

537,153.15-2

236,077,902

72,731,390

172,624.230

380,770,885 50,000,000

Iota)

2,613,530,000

Total

2,954,687,440

On December 31, 1919, the total debt of Bulgaria was given as 7,420,005,833 levas, being 560,007, 61 5 levas consolidated preference debt and 1,755,715.380 lavas non-consolidated (total internal debt, 2,315,722,995