| Branches of expenditure. | 1899. | 1898. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministries (continued): | Francs. | 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 | 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. | 32,444,000 | 32,219,900 | Total, France | 3,400,724,730 | 3,359,679,433 | Total, Algeria | 73,370,449 | 73,738,962 | Grand total | 3,474,095,179 | 3,433,418,395 |
The following figure.s, published by the Direction Generale de 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 : —
Years
Revenue
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
1894 3,458,320,575 — 3,458,320,575 3,479,975,191
1895 3,416,117,018 — 3,416,117,018 3,434,020,477
Total . 38,417,676,790 1,654,845,693 40,070,522,483 40,319,241,036
Borrowed from preceding budgets . 63,294,667
— Net totals 40,009,227,816 40,319,241,036
The accounts of revenue and expenditure ore examined by an administrative tribunal {Cour des Comptes).
Since 1869 the budget has more than doubled. To the budget of 1899 is annexed a statement, showing of the deficits the
