PART 1. AREA, POPULATION, FISCAL AFFAIRS, AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, COMMER JE, SAIP. PING, RAILROADS, TELE IRAPHS, BANKING, AND MONEY. The area and the distribution of population of the United Kingdom were as follows at the England, 50,867 square miles; Wales, 7,442 square miles; Scotland, 29,785 square miles; Ireland, Population: England, 27,483,490; Wales, 1,519,033: Scotland, 4,025,647 ; Ireland, 4,704,750; Isle of Man, 56,608 ; Channel Islands, 92,234; military and naval abroad, 224,211. Total, 38,104,975. The estimated population at the end of June, 1898, was: England and Wales, 31,397,078; Scot- The population per square mile in 1891 was 498 ; in 1881 was 446: in 1871 was 390 : in 1861 was 345 ; 10,591,967 Mulhall states the ratios of occupation in the entire United Kingdom for the years 1841 and 1891 Year. 1893... 1894.. 1895..... 1896.... 1897...... Total, Including North America, United States. Australia. All Other. Immigrants. 50,381 213,212 11,412 307,633 141,054 23,633 185,799 175,674 159,913 213,450 Revenue and Expenditure. The following table shows the actual revenue and expenditure for the years ending March 3). They are revised so as to exclude, in accordance with the system now adopted, the army and navy extra receipts, and the contributions by India for military charges, formerly brought to account as revenue: Expend Expend- iture. 1884. £86,160,184 £85,954,564 1892 £90,994,786 £89,927,773 1885. 87,988, 110 89,037,883 1893. 90,395, 377 90,375,365 1886. 89,581,301 92,223,814 1894 91,133,410 91, 302,846 1887 90,772,758 89,996,752 1895. 94,683,762 93,918,421 1888 89,802,254 87,423,645 1896. 101,973,829 97,764,357 1889 88,472,812 87.683,830 1897 103,949,885 101,476,669 1890. 89,304,316 86,083,314 1898. 106,614,004 102,935,994 1891 89,489,112 87,732,855 SOURCES OF REVENUE, YEARS ENDING MARCH 31. (Net Receipts.) COSTOMS. Tobacco Other Mis- and Imp'td cellan's Coffee. D'd Fruits. Colonial. Tea. Snuff. Wine. Articles. Rec'ts. Totai. £170,0125 £396,602 £4,197,260 £3,587,632 £10,415,139 £1,143,698 £197,400 £31,193 £20,138,948 1895 1896. 1897. 1898.... 167,673 395,186 4,216,921 3,746,194 10,748,522 1,254,994 203,297 29,626 20,762,413 Excise. Other 4,015 26,826,755 10,901,094 16,103, 412 1,502 1,792 272,183 240,866 4,247 27,435,096 11,388,126 16,396,728 1.366 1,521 243,216 4,283 28,323,142 1895 1896 1897 1898 1895 Total Estate, ESTATES STAMPS ete. Insur'ces. Penny Stamps. Receipts. 4,643,822 798,363 211,321 1.261,301 426,424 Total Stamps. £5,833,341 7,339,231 7,311,446 7,5.98.245 1895 1896. 1897 1898. Land Tax. TAXES. Inhabited 1,486,948 Total. Property and 15,982,940 Crown Lands. 2410,000 415,000 415,000 415,000 1885 1896 1897 1898 Post Othce. 11,380,000 Telegraph Service. £2,580,000 2,840,000 Suez Canal MISCELLANEOUS. 1895. 1896 1897 1898 Fee and Patent Receipts by Civil ete. 7022,233 788,717 Total Miscellaneous. £1,865,786 1,533,301 2,096,809 1,737,107 EXPENDITURES, YEARS ENDING MARCH 31. 1897. National Debt Services Funded debt, interest.. deficiency annuity, Total.. 1895. 1898. 461,830 118,367 112.534 139,300 176,953 176,447 175,692 174,309 1,718,283 2,152,774 1,453,994 1,361,307 £25,000,000 £25,000,000 £25,000,000 £25,00X16M) |