520
FRANCE
Branches of expenditure.
1899.
ISOS.
! Ministries {contimted) :
Fi-ancs.
Francs.
Marine ......
304,078,400
286,956,946
Instruction and Fine Arts .
217,405,043
214,359,464
Worship ......
43,065,553
43,065,553 j
Commerce, Industry, Posts, Telegraphs
218,006,188
213,822,081 !
Colonies ......
85,957,600
91,633,540
Agriculture .....
44,512,348
43,839,103
Public Works
191,438,894
183,484,494
Regie, collection of taxes, &c.
204,921,715
194,107,918
Repayments, &c. .....
Total, France .....
32,444,000
32,219,900
3,400,724,730
3,359,679,433
Total, Algeria ..... Grand total .....
73,370,449
73,738,962
3,474,095,179
3,433,418,395
The following figure.s, published by the Direction Generale cle la Comptabilite Publique in April, 1897, do not include the
- budget sur ressources speciales,' and represent the actual verified
revenue (inclusive of loans) and expenditure for 12 years : —
Revenue
Years
Total Expenditure
Ordinary
Extraordinary
Total
Francs
Francs
Francs
Francs
1884
3,032,014,444
416,781,288
3,448,795,732
3,538,714,027
1885
3,056,635,831
263,626,782
3,320,262,613
3,466,923,058
1886
2,940,291,981
229,133,507
3,169,425,488
3,293,561,815
1887
2,968,477,833
275,405,732
3,243,883,565
3,260,964,639
1888
3,107,534,722
160,256,078
3,267,790,800
3,220,594,184
1889
3,108,072,541
163,253,131
3,271,325,672
3,247,131,879
1890
3,229,372,253
146,389,175
3,375,761,428
3,287,908,973
1891
3,364,014,678
—
3,364,014,678
3,258,171,024
1892
3,370,415,415
—
3,370,41.5,415
3,380,355,174
1893
3,366,409,499
—
3,366,409,499
3,450,920,595
1 1894
3,458,320,575
—
3,458,320,575
3,479,975,191
1895 'I'otal .
3,416,117,018
—
3,416,117,018
3,434,020,477
38,417,676,790
1,654,845,693
40,070,522,483
40,319,241,036
Borrowed
Nett(
from preceding )tals
judgets .
63,294,667
—
40,009,227,816
40,319,241,036
The accounts of revenue and expenditure ore examined by an administrative tribunal {Cour des Comjytes).
Since 1869 the budget has more than doubled. To the budget of 1899 is annexed a statement, showing of the deficits the
