FINANCE
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The number of i)Oor relieved, either temporarily or continuously, during the year 1909 was 311,626 ; in asylums, 41,438 ; insane in hospitals, 10,152,
Finance.
The revenue and expenditure in hve years were (12 guilders = £1) : —
Revenue.
Year
Ordinary-
Extraord. (loans,
&c.)
Total
1907 1908 1909 1910 1911
Guilders
183,015,600 182,492,195 189,179,088 198,630,497 203,312,872
Guilders 519,533 998,738 2,123,600 1,461,827 1.01!>,954
Guilders
183,535,133 183,490,933 191,302,688 200,092,324 205.232,826
Expenditure.
Year
Defence
Debt
Public Works
General '
Total
Guilders
I Guilders
Guilders
Guilders
Guilders
1907
42,855,355
36,067,267
13,504,586
90,486,521
182,913,729
190S
46,301,529
36,003,151
13,650,431
98,082,242
194,037,353
1909
46,737,505
36,358,529
13,069,857
101,063,318
197,229,209
1910
47,572,752
36,579,047
13,082,779
106,712,519
203,947,097
1911
49,360,705
36,810,325
13,644,026
110,134,410
209,949,460
Budget estimates for the years 1912 and 1913, were as follows
Branches of Ex-
1912
1913
Sources of Revenue
1912
1913
penditure
Guilders
Guilders
Direct taxes : —
Guildei's
Guilders
Civil list
945,000
945,000
Land tax .
15,070,000
15,330,000
Legislative body
Personal .
12,135,000
12,635,000
and Royal cabinet
768,003
785,814
Tax on capital .
10,150,000
10,390,000
Department of Fo-
Tax on incomes
reign Affairs
1,264,648
1,376,688
fromtrades, pro-
Department of Jus-
fessions, &c. .
10,078,000
10,697,000
tice
10,963,524
11,292,070
Excise duties
59,630,000
60,260,000
Department of In-
Indirect taxes
29,500,000
30,075,000
terior .
37,137,311
38,822,481
Import duties
13,824,750
14,825,600
Department of Ma-
Tax on gold & silver
470,500
500,500
rine
20,364.010
20,129,704
Domains
1.652,000
1,471,000
Department of Fi-
Post office
16.688,000
17,535,000
nance .
29,080,714
30,670,858
Telegraph service .
4,573,000
5,237,000
Department of War
30,299,059
33,363,973
State lottery .
654,500
654,500
Department of Pub-
Pilot dues
3,300,000
3,450,000
lic Works, &c.
39,711,344
41,083,288
Dues on mines
8,500
20,000
Department of
State railways
4,188,140
4,188,140
Agriculture, etc.
10,876,419
11,992,064
Part paid by the
Department of Colo-
East Indies in the
nies
2,713,867
2,680,598
interest and sink-
Public Debt .
37,843,363
38,027,430
ing fund of public
Contingencies
50,000
50,000
debt . Share in the profits of the Bank of
3,863,000
3,860,000
the Netherlands
2,392,000
2,495,000
Miscellaneous re-
ceipts . Total revenue
13,890,825
15,907,519
Total expenditure
222,017,862
231,219,968
202,068,215
209,531,459
(18,501,488?.)
(10,268,331 ?.),f
(16,839,018/.
(17,460.955/.
