. The earth and its inhabitants .. . objects, the profits on post and telegraph», and " matricular " contributions from the states.* * Total revenue, 1878-9 :—£22,467,562 (customs and excise, £ 1 '?,516,342 ; stamps, £332,650 ; post and telegraphs, £764,420 ; railways, £567,800 ; Imperial Bank, £100,500 ; income from " Fund for Invalids," £1,602,658 ; " matricular " contributions, £4,357,276). The principal branches of expenditure were—army, £17,494,841; navy, £2,934,534; pensions to invalids, £1,602,658; post and telegraphs, £664,968; railways, £505,117 ; coinage
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . objects, the profits on post and telegraph», and " matricular " contributions from the states.* * Total revenue, 1878-9 :—£22,467,562 (customs and excise, £ 1 '?,516,342 ; stamps, £332,650 ; post and telegraphs, £764,420 ; railways, £567,800 ; Imperial Bank, £100,500 ; income from " Fund for Invalids," £1,602,658 ; " matricular " contributions, £4,357,276). The principal branches of expenditure were—army, £17,494,841; navy, £2,934,534; pensions to invalids, £1,602,658; post and telegraphs, £664,968; railways, £505,117 ; coinage, £1,135,000: Chancellor's department, £329,330 ; general pensions, £877,660 The debt of the empire amounts to £3,886,566, but the funds invested or kept in the war chest reach a total of £43,184,607. Of the war indemnity paid by France (£222,975,000), nearly one-half was divided amongst the states, £13,000,000 were returned to France for the Alsace-Lorraine railways, £6,345,000 were paid in compensation for damages sustained during the war, £4,3)0,000 were expended during the occupation of France, £6,000,000 were allotted for the construction of fortresses in Alsace-Lorraine, £4,725,000 spent in military stores and German fortresses, £4,050,000 were set aside as a fund for invalids, £3,079,345 expended on rolling stock, £6,000,000 placed in a " war chest," £600,000 were presented to generals, &c.
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