814
NETHERLANDS
Finance. The revenue and expenditure in the last five years were
Revenue.
Year
Ordinary
Exti-aord. (loans, &c.)
Total
Guilders
Guilders
Guilders
1893
126,527,164
290,000
126,827,164
1894
131,517,521
1,385,552
132,903,073
1895
132,257,968
200,000
132,457,968
1896
135,175,567
180,000
135,355,567
1897
135,408,474
260,000
135,668,474
Expenditure.
Year
Defence
Debt
Public Works
General
Total
1
Guilders
Guilders
Guilders
Guilders
Guilders
1893
38,171,279
36,649,430
12,465,307
48,157,077
135,443,093
1894
36,584,712
34,419,145
11,120,181
49,367,844
131,491,882
1895
38,005,542
34,777,269
9,988,970
50,364,108
133,135,889
1896
39,295,234
32,137,346
10,223,130
51,829,158
133,448,868
1897
39,312,394
32,643,746
11,596,285
55,674,733
139,227,158
The budget estimates of revenue and expenditure for the years 1898 (October) and 1899 (October) were as follows : —
Branches of Ex-
penditure
1 189S
1899
Sources of Revenue
1898
1899
1
1 Guilders
Guilders
Direct taxes : —
Guilders
Guilders
Civillist
800,000
800,000
Land tax .
12,309,000
12,490,000
Legislative body
Personal .
8,700,000
8,675,000
and Royal cabinet
701,681
084,707
Tax on capital .
7,000,000
7,000,000
, Department of Fo-
Tax on incomes
reign Affairs
S38,43G
849,134
from trades, pro-
! Department of Jus-
fessions, &c. .
4,620,000
5,044,000
tice
5,643,437
5,841,167
Excise duties
44,400,000
45,600,000
Department of In-
Indirect taxes
20,385,000
20,732,000
terior .
14,455,836
15,067,028
Import duties
8,716,500
8,816,950
Department of Ma-
Tax on gold & silver
240,900
300,900
rine
15,533,996
15,890,424
Domains
2,450,000
2,350,000
Department of Fi-
Post office
8,976,000
9,447,000
nance .
23,452,348
25,081,465
Telegraph service .
1,403,000
1,795,000
Department of War
22,333,006
22,585,901
State lottery .
659,000
659,000
Department of Pub-
Shooting and fish-
lic Works, &c.
24,055,195
26,633,231
ing licences
130,000
130,000
Department of Colo-
i
Pilot dues
1,850,000
1,950,000
nies
1,388,716
1,300,696
Dues on mines
5,980
7,245
Public Debt .
32,491,093
37,830,205
State railways
3,885,000
4,162,990
Contingencies
50,000
50,000
Part paid by the East Indies ill the interest and sink- ii)g fund of public
debt .
—
3,847 250
Miscellaneous re-
Total expenditure
1
ceipts . Total revenue
8,641,970 134,432,350
7,789,565
141,743,746 152,613,959
140,796,900
The share of the direct taxes, excise, indirect taxes and cus- toms duties in the revenue for five years 1893-97 was : —
