URUGUAY'S BUDGET. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE AMONG THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
| Budget of | Budget of | |||||
| 1908-9. | 1910-11. | |||||
| Dollars | Cents | £ | Dollars | Cents | £ | |
| Legislature | 541,476 | 61 | 115,208 | 558,864 | 33 | 118,907 |
| Presidency of the Republic | 77,938 | 21 | 16,582 | 76,471 | 40 | 16,270 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 473,280 | 50 | 100,698 | 534,898 | 37 | 113,808 |
| Ministry of Interior | 2,997,013 | 36 | 637,662 | 3,412,250 | 88 | 726,011 |
| Ministry of Finance | 1,371,455 | 84 | 291,799 | 1,523,842 | 57 | 324,222 |
| Industry, labour, and public construction | 1,572,257 | 46 | 334,523 | 2,308,793 | 75 | 491,232 |
| Ministry of Public Works | 283,887 | 20 | 60,401 | 374,321 | 91 | 79,643 |
| Ministry of War and Marine | 3,057,377 | 67 | 650,506 | 3,580,739 | 89 | 761,859 |
| Administration of justice | 445,286 | 54 | 94,742 | 323,353 | 80 | 68,800 |
| National obligations | 10,255,357 | 35 | 2,181,991 | 10,639,723 | 80 | 2,263,771 |
| ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | |
| Total | 21,075,330 | 74 | 4,484,113 | 23,333,260 | 70 | 4,964,523 |
SERVICES PROVIDED FOR BY SPECIAL REVENUES
| $ | |
| Municipal Budget} | 1,520,000 |
| Montevideo } | |
| Interior | 930,000 |
| National Commission of Charity | 1,850,000 |
| University, application of special revenue | 140,000 |
| Port works, application of additional duty | 1,400,000 |
| National Council of Hygiene | 33,000 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,200,000 |
| ————— | |
| Total | 7,073,000 |
PRINCIPAL SOURCES FROM WHICH THE REVENUES ARE DERIVED
| $ | £ | |
| Customs Revenue | 13,620,000 | 2,897,872 |
| Property tax— | ||
| Montevideo | 1,090,000 | 231,915 |
| Provinces | 1,720,000 | 365,957 |
| Licensing taxes— | ||
| Montevideo | 783,000 | 166,595 |
| Provinces | 571,000 | 121,489 |
| Profits of the Bank of the Republic | 770,000 | 163,829 |
| Internal taxes on home manufactures—i.e., alcohol, | ||
| matches, beer, artificial wines, tobacco, &c. | 1,408,000 | 299,574 |
| Stamps and stamped paper | 830,000 | 176,596 |
| Post and telegraphs | 570,000 | 121,276 |
| Consumption tax on imported produce | 380,000 | 80,851 |
| Consular fees | 233,000 | 47,449 |
| Lighthouse dues | 85,000 | 18,085 |
TABLE SHOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE BANK DURING THE YEARS 1897-1909