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PROBLEMS OF EMPIRE.

Table II.

Part II. Expenditure, 1900-01. (Exchequer Issues.)

[000's omitted.]

		On Imperial Services.	On English Services.	On Scottish Services.	On Irish Services.	Total.
		£	£	£	£	£
1.	Chargeable against exchequer revenue
	National debt charges	19,836,	—	—	—	19,836,
	Naval and military charges
	(a) Army	91,925,	—	—	—	91,925,
	(b) Navy	29,520,	—	—	—	29,520,
	Civil government charges
	(a) On consolidated fund	723,	322,	138,	171,	1,354,
	(b) Voted	3,690,	13,481,	1,955,	4,374,	23,500,
	Total civil government charges	4,413,	13,803,	2,093,	4,545,	24,854,
	Collection of taxes	—	2,199,	391,	244,	2,834,
	Post Office services	601,	10,457,	1,352,	1,061,	13,471,
	Payments of local taxation account	—	—	98,	1,054,	1,152,
	Total chargeable against exchequer revenue	146,295,	26,459,	3,934,	6,904,	183,592,
			$\underbrace{\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad}$ 37,297,
2.	Met out of local taxation revenue—
	Miscellaneous local charges	—	8,310,	1,027,	402,	9,739,
	Grand total	146,295,	34,769,	4,961,	7,306,	193,331,
			$\underbrace{\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad}$ 47,036,
Per cent., England, Scotland and Ireland		—	73·92	10·55	15·53	100·00
Per cent., total		75·67	17·98	2·57	3·78	100·00

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