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AUSTRIA

of assigning the poor— in respect of board an<i lodging— to each of t^ie resident householders in fixed succession (Einlegesystcin).

In some provinces unions (Yerbande) have been formed by statute to undertake certain burdens as to poor relief. In Lower Austria the caie of the poor is incumbent partly on the ••omniuues and partlv on the District Unions (Be/cirksarnienvorbiinde). By the erection of houses for forwarding vagrants to their proper communes (Schubstationen), a great step was taken towards the suppression of begging and vagrancy.

Finance.

Expenditure and revenue (24 crowns = £l) in 1,000 crowns: —

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

Expenditure . 2,153,874 2,470,229 2,796,924 j 2,406,o.J4 2,(391,490 '■ " 881 758 Revenue . 2,303,028 2,354,862 , 2,760,330 , 2,404,647 2,019,456 2',SS1,'709

Revenue and expenditure estimates for 1912 and 1913

—

Sources of Revenue

1912

I9u; 1

Crowns

Crowns

Council of Ministers

3,lit3,300

3,447,1(10

Ministry of Interior

2,228,548

2,401,010

Ministry of Defence

1,547,501

1,713,511

Ministrv of Worship and Instruction

17,229,662

18,323,490

Ministry of Finnnce

1,759,133,648

1,895,327,151

Ministry of Conimerce ....

223,623,870

236,585,970

Ministry of Railways ....

822,584,010

887,714,040

Ministry of Agriculture ....

23,309,546

24,587,976

Ministry of Justice

4,625.096

4,753.138

Ministry of Public Works.

47,453,101

50,657,631

Adiuinistrdtion of Domains

720,006

829,3iU

New Buildings, &c

468,822

487,422

Pensions

10,802,434

10,802,827

Total

2,016,090,M44

3,187,481, .'j.^O

'

(121,541.:<G42).

^3o,72^:i07/.)

Branches of expenditure

1912

lOl.S 1

Crowns

Crowns

Imperial household

n,. 800,000

11,300,000

Imperial Cabinet Chancery

101,6.50

193,519

Reichsrath

4,140,.'i4.1

4,181,7rxJ

Imperial Tribunal

08,965

71,195

Council of Ministers ....

5,46',»,254

5,873,0S8

Contribution to cmmon expenditure

346,187,937

427,631,787

Ministry of Interior

56,187.270

.59,219,655

Ministry of Defence

101,607,310

1(18.040,196

Ministry of Worship and Instruction Ministry of Finance

113,313,687

121,677,948

866,')27.0(>5

882,794,067

Ministry of Commerce ....

283,684, .^142

2I4,596,.')7(>

Ministry of Railway

762,184,710

840,724,220

Ministry of AKricnlturc ....

61,467,807 89,888,280

62,714.731

Ministry of .Justice

90,667,541

Ministry of Public Works.

118,225,250

117,014,281

Administr.ition of Domains

4,500,089

4,873,914

New BuildinuR, *c. .....

26,201,864

20,076,840

Board of Control

720,400

719,i»0O

Pensions

120,520,044

127,018.08.1

Total

2,916,685,268

8,187.202.566

n21,528,5.'.2J.)

( 130,71 i', 770/.)

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