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books, and 24,048 manuscripts. Other educational iustitutions are the Paedagogic Institute, the National Conservatory of Music, the National Observatory, School of Arts and Trades, Institute for Deaf Mutes, and public museums. In 1897 the cost of higher instruction to the State was 2,000,000 pesos ; the cost of maintaining the elementary schools was 1,920,200 pesos ; and the total cost of instruction supplied by the State, including buildings, pensions, books, &c., in 1897, was 5,633,021 pesos.
Justice and Crime.
There are, in addition to a High Court of Justice in the capital, six Courts of Appeal, Courts of First Instance in the departmental capitals, and subordinate courts in the districts. The total number of offenders sent to prison in 1896 was 33,338. Of this total, 13,998 were imprisoned from 1 to 60 days; more serious ollenders were 10,474, guilty of otfences against pro- perty ; 5,419 guilty of offences against persons ; and 5,363 of offences against order.
Finance.
The public revenue is mainly derived from customs duties, while the chief branches of expenditure are for the national debt and public works and salaries.
According to ofhcial statement, the ordinary income and ex- penditure of Chile have been : —
Year
Revenue
Expenditure
Pesos
Pesos
1889
62,457,934
61,247,783
1890
59,255,783
75,063,376
1892
62,400,000
60,900,000
1893
73,443,000
62,692,500
. 1894
83,436,000
78,482,000
1896
81,328,638
83,610,839 1
1897
85,439,021
84,614,284 I
For 1898 the expenditure was estimated at 79,931,452 pesos. The estimated revenue and ex],enditure for 1899 were : —
Sources of Revenue
Pesos
Branches of Expenditure
Pesos
Import duties
Export duties on nitrate
Export duties on iodine
Surcliarges .
Railways
Post-Oilice & Telegraphs
Stamps
Total ordinary . Total extraordinary .
Total revenue
22,000,000
42,000,000
317,500
380,857
13,500,000
1,200,000
5,000,000
Interior
Foreign Affairs .
Worship
Colonisation
Justice
Instruction . ' Finance
1 War .... j Marine 1 Industry
Public Works
Total (budget) . Tarapaca bank .
Total .
8,213,190
1,261,073
441,728
515,790
3,778,120
4,594,941
17,634,197
13,800,791
9,608,273
595,183
15,906,075
76,349,361 4,444,444
84,398,357 9,446,4424
93,844,799
80,793,805
