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A tyrannical autocracy, led by the Great Elector, Frederick the Great, and Bismarck, produced from this welter of discord the astonishing results of to-day. We have to-day, in an area of 208,780 square miles, 5,604 square miles representing the lately conquered territory of Alsace-Lorraine, a population of 64,903,423, of whom 1,028,560 are subjects of foreign powers.
From the accountant's department we learn that 2,643,128 rations were being daily issued, which it was hoped would be the maximum relief that the Commissioners would be called on to administer; 79,636 of these were sold. This shows an increase of daily rations from last report of 291,028. The fall in provisions had reduced the price of each ration from 2-1/2d. to 2d.
| | | | | |Tonnage Dues,| | | Duties on | Duties on |Duties on | Duties on |Store Rents, | | Years. | Importation.|Exportation.|Re-export-| Slaves. | and other | | | | | ation. | | incidental | | | | | | | Receipts. | | | | | | | | | | Mil. reis.| Mil. reis.|Mil. reis.| Mil. reis.| Mil. reis.| | 1818-19 | 573 876 | ... | .... |137,320 800 | 148,608 661 | | 1823-24 | 3,490 752 | 460 420 | .... |120,843 000 | 133,446 892 | | 1828-29 | 4,700 684 | 800 280 | .... |125,330 000 | 139,981 364 | | 1833-34 | 7,490 000 | 1,590 000 | .... |139,280 000 | 158,978 640 | | 1838-39 | 25,800 590 | 2,720 000 | .... |135,470 320 | 173,710 910 | | 1843-44 | 53,240 000 | 4,320 000 | .... | 72,195 230 | 138,255 230 | | 1844-45 | 99,380 264 | 6,995 095 | .... | 17,676 000 | 134,941 359 | | 1845-46 | 150,233 789 | 9,610 735 | .... | 5,116 500 | 181,423 550 | | 1846-47 | 122,501 186 | 8,605 821 | .... | 549 000 | 114,599 235 | | 1847-48 | 119,246 826 | 9,718 676 | 4097 868 | 1,231 200 | 146,321 476 | | 1848-49 | 131,105 453 | 9,969 960 | 1164 309 | 1,183 500 | 157,152 400 | | | | | | | | | | 717,763 420*| 54,790 987 | |756,195 550 | | | | = L.102,680 | = L.7827 | |= L.108,028 | | * This figure was originally miscalculated as 718,763 420, which probably affected its conversion into Pounds.
"There are 121 colleges in the States; with a total of 950 instructors; 50,115 alumni; 9,028 ministers; and 11,565 students; and having 769,079 volumes in their libraries. "This country, then, possesses all the elements which are usually considered as contributing to civilization and to power.
For the military establishment, including river and harbor improvements and arsenals 48,911,382.93 For the naval establishment, including vessels, machinery, and improvements at navy-yards 15,283,437.17 For miscellaneous expenditures, including public buildings, light-houses, and collecting the revenue 40,098,432.73 For expenditures on account of the District of Columbia 3,817,028.48
They were learning their business, Friedrich Wilhelm knew; but also were fighting for the Kaiser, that was what the Kaiser knew about them. He at once paid the little Bill, with only this observation: "Heartily glad that I can help the Imperial AERARIUM with that 1,028 pounds 8 shillings.
The number of post-offices on that day was 12,780 and on the 30th ultimo 13,028. The revenue of the Post-Office Department for the year ending with the 30th of June last was $4,476,638, exhibiting an increase over the preceding year of $241,560. The engagements and liabilities of the Department for the same period are $4,624,117.
The following statistics of the annual consumption of meat by Paris will give some idea of the difficulty of revictualling it: oxen, 156,680; bulls, 66,028; cows, 31,095; calves, 120,275; sheep, 916,388. Meat is now distributed every three days. I hear that on the present scale of rationing there is enough for five more distributions.
Income from personal service; salaries, wages; commission, bonuses, director's fees, etc $ 3,648,437,902 30.21 Income from business; business, trade, commerce, partnership, farming, and profits from sales of real estate, stocks, bonds, and other property 3,958,670,028 32.77
The expenditures during two years are detailed thus in the same report: For Civil List . . . . . . . . $50,000.00 " Permanent Settlements . . . . 18,000.00 " Legislature and Privy Council . . 15,281.63 " Department of Judiciary . . . . 73,562.61 " " Foreign Affairs and War 98,028.24 " " Interior . . . . 396,806.41 " " Finance . . . . 141,345.29 " " Attorney-general . 88,412.17 " Bureau of Public Instruction . . 88,347.79 $969,784.14 Balance on hand March 31, 1872 . . . . . . . $56,752.41 $1,026,536.55
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