904
GERMAN EMPIRE: — BADEN
Finance.
for 1912 :—
-The Budget is voted for a period of two years. Estimates
Revenue Direct taxes Indirect taxes . Domains (Crown land) and salt
works .... Justice and Police Railways (net) . Ministry of the Grand-ducal
House, of Justice and Foreign
Affairs
Ministry of Ecclesiastical
Affairs and Instruction Ministry of Interior . ,, ,, Finance .
Chamber of Accounts
Marks 35,887,150 20,701,150
13,281,980
9,219,170
29,860,590
1,375,885
4,918,400
9,242,245
8,812,110
260
Total revenue
134,198,940 (6,70fl,947Z.)
Expenditure Marks
General debt \ Interest and „„ w^/, (..(.
Railway debt J amortisation *5s,/ud,u4j Estimate of building exjienses
for railways .... 35,000,000
Civil list and appanages . . 1,811,983
Ministry of State . . . 689,151
,, ,, the Grand-ducal
House, of Justice and Foreign
Affairs 12,029,510
Ministry of Ecclesiastical
Affairs, and Instruction . 19,925 543
Ministry of Interior . . . 29,551,890
,, ,, Finance . . . 1,127,990
Cli amber of Accounts . . 131,000
Charges of collection of revenue 21,413,490
Pensions 9,754,750
Contributions to German
Empire 7,011,316
Total expenditure . . 172,352,732 (8,617,037/.)
Direct taxes are on property and income ; indirect taxes chiefly on wine, beer, and meat, registry, duties on succession, on change of possession. There was only a railway debt of 27,143,225/. in 1912.
Production and Industry.— Of the area 55-6 per cent, is under cul- tivation, 39 "2 per cent, forests, 5 '2 per cent, uncultivated (houses, roads, water, &c.). Arable land 1,389,820 acres, vineyards 39,192, chestnut plan- tations 1,284, meadows 526,110, pastures 103,938, and forests 1,460,709 acres (of which 251,150 belong to the State, 651,586 to the communes, 50,363 to other bodies, and 507,610 to jirivate persons).
Area in acres and yield in metric tons (2,204 lbs.) in 1911 : —
Crops
Area
Yield
Crops
Area
Yield
Acres
Tons
Acres
Tons
Wheat .
108,430
80,550
Spelt .
97,020
74,080
Rye
119,450
78,530
Potatoes
217,530
671,760
Summer barley.
133,630
102,030 ,
Hay .
836,100
1,292,690
Oats
188,360
128,820
Tobacco
19,320
10,310
Hops .
2,570
360
Vines 38,530 acres, yield 8,028,020 gallons of wine; beetroot, turnips, hemp, and chicory are also grown. Mineral produce almost solely salt and building-stone.
Principal manufactures : Tiles, jewellery, machinery, clocks, musical instruments, chemicals, silk ribbons, cotton tissues, felt and straw hats, paper and cardboard, leather, wood- work, brushes, and cigars.
In 1911 there were 852 strikes and lock-outs, affecting 31,353 working men ; the highest number of strikers at the same time, 13,511 ; 9 strikes were completely, and 19 partially, successful.
Communications- — Mannheim is at the head of regular Rhine naviga- tion ; 1911, arrival 4,335,734 tons, departure 632,223 tons. The capital
