DEFENCE

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The following were the estimates for 1912-13

Revenue Milreis

Direct taxes . . . . . 17,125,250

Registration and Stamps . . 8,153,000

Indirect taxes 22,279,750

Port dues 39,580

National property .... 8,427,923 Income on investments . . 5,968,303 Revenue Earning, administra- tion, &c 10,435,587

Total ordinary Extraordinary

Grand Total .

72,429,393 3,185,050

75,614.443 (17,013,249L)

Expenditure

Public Debt .

Ministry of Finance „ ,, Interior „ ,, Justice

„ War . . ,, ,, Marine ,, ,, Colonies „ ,, Foreign Affairs ,, ,, Public Works .

General Treasury of deposits

Total ordinary Extraordinary

Grand Total .

Milreis

35,184,125

4,889,076

5,967,670

1,253,409

10,252,158

4,548,496

359,082

552,346

10,639,075

690,913

74.337,355 5,110,967

. 79,447,322 (17,875,6471.)

On September 31, 1912, the outstanding nominal debt of Portugal was as follows : —

External 3 per cent.

4 per cent. Municipal Loan

4i per cent. Tobacco Loan .

Total external

Internal 3 per cent, (consolidated) 3 per cent, (of 1905) ,, 4 per cent. , , ^ per cent. ,, 5 per cent.

Total internal

Total . .

Total outstanding

milreis

139,016,970

10,577,610

27,971,100

177,565,680

In possession of Government

milreis

6,806,822 368,260

7,175,092

1) .

554,996,076

2,654,040

5,418,607

23,813,190

4,561,190

236,262,788

190

24,547

4,050

.

591,443,103

236,291,575

769,008,783

243,466,667

The floating debt on August 31, 1912, was 87,427,012 milreis.

Defence.

The Army of Portugal is a militia raised by conscription. It is in three categories, the active army, the reserve and the territorial army. All adult males are liable to be called out from the age of 17 to 45, but, practically, service only begins at the age of 20. 10 years are passed in the active army,

10 in the reserve, and 5 in the territorial army, which latter also includes surplus men from other categories. In the active army, recruits undergo from 15 to 30 weeks' preliminary training, according to the arm of the service ; afterwards there is a fortnight's training during the annual mobili- sation. The country is divided into 3 territorial districts, each supposed to produce a division. The active army consists of 35 regiments of 3 battalions,

11 cavalry regiments of 4 squadronsj" 8 field artillery regiments, comprising 63 batteries, 2 horn batteries, 2 horse batteries, 9 mountain batteries, 20 garrison batteries, and engineer units. Batteries have 4 guns.

The peace establishment of the active army has been fixed of late

years at 30,000 men. There are about 2,800 officers, all told.