The kingdom of . n all cases poor owing tounskilful methods, and, as a consequence, the pricesobtained are very low compared with those of othersilk-producing countries. This defect it will be theendeavor of the sericultural department to remedy,and if the scheme proves successful it should not belong before Siamese silk takes its proper place as animportant and profitable article of export. Ministry of Picblie Works.—The sum shown againstthis head includes the Provincial Buildings and Roadsbranch (1,269,000 ticals), and the Department ofPosts and Telegraphs (914,000 ticals), but not Ra
The kingdom of . n all cases poor owing tounskilful methods, and, as a consequence, the pricesobtained are very low compared with those of othersilk-producing countries. This defect it will be theendeavor of the sericultural department to remedy,and if the scheme proves successful it should not belong before Siamese silk takes its proper place as animportant and profitable article of export. Ministry of Picblie Works.—The sum shown againstthis head includes the Provincial Buildings and Roadsbranch (1,269,000 ticals), and the Department ofPosts and Telegraphs (914,000 ticals), but not Rail-ways, which are separately shown in the accounts,though under the control of the same ministry. The sum allotted for road construction in thisyears budget is chiefly for the province of Puket,on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, and thecontinued opening up of this part of the country byimproved means of communications should assistin still further developing the flourishing tin-miningindustry carried on z < ?J< O u Q <s Finance 139 Railway Construction.— The policy hithertoadopted by the Government has been to constructits railways entirely out of revenue, and up to theend of the year 121 (1892-93) a sum of over thirtymillion ticals had been so expended. The currentyears allotment of 1,500,000 ticals is considerablyless than the average of the last few years, but it isproposed to supplement this to the extent of about4,500,000 ticals from the accumulated cash reserveof the Government, in order to provide funds forthe further extension of the northern line. This isto be pushed on as rapidly as possible to ChiengMai, a town in the extreme north of Siam, and it isestimated that the work will be completed in aboutsix years at a cost of thirty-six million ticals. Miscellaneous.—The items included in this headare principally large sums of a special nature, suchas 1,600,000 ticals for non-recurring expenditure inthe northern province of Payap, which was
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