792
FRANCE
Branches of expenditure
Finance: — Public debt
President Chamber, Senate Finances . Justice
Foreign Affairs . Interior
War .... Marine Instruction. Fine Arts .
Commerce and Industry Labour, &c. Posts and Telegraplis Colonies Agriculture Public Works .
Total
1912
Francs
1,286,084,002
19,972,948
346,488,073
57,831,407
19,811,825
141,431,043
920,498,638
423,278,924
297,742,024
21,214,683
53,856,627
98,160,048
342,331,406
103,399,329
54,190,262
311.672,400
4,497,963,139 (179,818,525r)
1913
Francs
1,290,418,422
19,973,488
356,555,368
59,354,357
19,951,325
141,639,526
957,157,901
461,288,219
304,404,834
21,346,625
54,081,457
118,406.838
350,735,567
104,964,905
56,652,078
347,709,470
4,664,640,380 (186,585,6151.)
The following figures do not include the huclgei sur 7'csources sp^cicdes, and represent the actual verified revenue (inclusive of loans) and expenditure for 10 years : —
Years
Receipts
Expenditure
Surplus
Deficit
Francs
Francs
Francs
Francs
1902
3,582,492,120
3,699,327,593
—
116,835,473
1903
3,667,558,780
3,597,228,320
70,330,460
—
1904
3,739,049,691
3,638,527,481
100,522,210
—
1905
3,766,346,808
3,706,835,853
59,507,955
—
1906
3,837,000,187
3,852,009,439
—
15,009,252
1907
3,968,367,131
3,880,240,263
88,126,868
1908
3,966,405,128
4,020,549,697
—
54,144,569
1909
4,140,912,961
4,186,090,463
—
45,177,502
1910
4,273,890,789
4,321,918,609
—
48,027,820
1911
4,689,045,845
4,547,915,740
—
141,130,105
The accounts of revenue and expenditure of the Government oflEicials are examined by a special administrative tribunal {Hour des Comptes), instituted in 1807.
The French National debt has grown from 28 "5 millions sterling in 1800 to 50-9 millions in 1815, 236-5 millions in 1848, 498 millions in 1871, 1,302 millions in 1912, (32,557,899,787 francs) and the interest from 1-5 millions in 1800 to 51*4 millions in 1912,
On January 1, 1911, the capital of the debt of France stood provisionally as follows : —
Capital
Francs Ministry of Finance : —
Rentes, 3 per cent., not redeemable .... 21,922,217,434
Rentes, 3 per cent., redeemable by annuities . . 3,438,174,000
Treasury debt 491,300,000
•Annuities to railways 1,180,254,589
Roads and school buildings 24,619,035
Short-dated Treasury bills 221,220,000
