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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,

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,

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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