Revenue and Expenditure. The following table shows the actual revenue and expenditure for the years ending March 31. 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 The following statement shows the oscillations of the national debt of the kingdom from 1748: At the commencement of the Seven Years' War, 1756. Increase during the war. At the Peace of Paris, 1763.. Decrease during twelve years' peace.. 5,873,238 329,214 At the commencement of the American War, 1775. Increase during the war.. 116,220,334 4,837,737 At the end of the American War, 1784. 243,063,145 9,514,256 Decrease during the peace. At the commencement of the French War, 1792.. 239,663,421 9,432,179 Increase during the war... At the Peace of Amiens, 1802.... Increase during war with Napoleon. At the Peace of Paris, 1815.. Decrease during forty years. At commencement of Crimean War, 1854.. Increase during the war........ Debt in 1857.... Decrease since the Crimean War.. Debt on March 31, 1895. Debt on March 31, 1896.. Debt on March 31, 1897. Debt on March 31, 1898. 297,989,587 10,836,372 537,653,008 20,268,551 The statement following shows the acreage in cereals and green crops in Great Britain and Ireland respectively: IMPORTS, EXPORTS, CONSUMPTION, AND STOCK OF COTTON. The following shows the quantities of each description of cotton for 1898, in thousands of pounds, and the corresponding totals of previous years: AVERAGE PRICE OF COTTON. Ellison & Co., of Liverpool, give the following estimate of the average price of cotton at that port for a series of years: Alpaca, and Helmuth, Swartze & Co., London, give the following statements of the supply, export, and consumption of wool in the United Kingdom: Domestic Imports of Wool, Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. 1895. 135,000,000 801,000,000 936,000,000 426,000,000 510,000,000 1896. 136,000,000 736,000,000 872,000,000 352,000,000 520,000,000 The imports of these articles into the United Kingdom were as follows: The quantity and value of fish, excluding shell fish, landed on the coast of the United Kingdom for the year 1898 were as follows England and Wales, 404,002 tons, value £5,756,205: Scotland, 327,261 tons, value £1,876,495; Ireland, 46,653 tons, value £303,317; total United Kingdom, 777,916 tons, value £7,936,017; including shell fish, £8,493,498. The merchandise imports and exports of Great Britain have been as follows for a series of years Total Imports and Exports. Exports British Produce. Total £64,721,533 £263,530,585 £328,252.118 £748,944,115 61,878,568 247,235,150 1892 423,793,882 64,423,787 227,138,270 18:3. 404,688,178 58,878.552 218,259.718 |