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B. — Import and Export Statistics 
Year Imports Exports Balance 
- (in florins) 
1922...... «cine. 0R2.034,740.769 1,256,710,483 — 778,030,286 
1923... .....°9 2,024,808,485 1,315,484,414 — 709,324,071 
1924........... 70002 378 100,500 1,802,233,707 - 575,867,093 
1925 (Ist quarter) .... 627,053,941 435,705,849 — 191.348,092 
Reference: La Statistique du Commerce des Pays-Bas avec les Pays étrangers publiée 
par le Bureau Central de Statistique & la Haye. 
NORWAY 
A. — Budgetary Situation 
The Norwegian fiscal year runs from July Ist-June 30th. Until this 
fiscal year the budget consisted of two parts, an ordinary and an extraordinary 
budget. This form is now replaced by a budget which distinguishes between 
expenditures and receipts connected with arrangement and administration of 
state stitutions and those connected with the national capital. 
Year Revenue Expenditure Balance 
(in Norwegian crowns) 
1922.§923. . ....... 0 ee 362,922,900 453,810,300 — 90,887,400 
1923-1924 (budget)....... 551,580,000 551,580,000 —_ 
1924-1925 (budget)...... .... 631,380,000 631,380,000 —_— 
1925-1926 (budget proposal)..... 427,600,000 427,600,000 — 
BUDGET Project for 1925-1926 
I. Administration Revenue I. Administration Expenditure 
A) Ordinary Revenue : A) Ordinary Expenditure : 
rl Taxes and dues ............ 328,186,115 1. The Royal House .......... 858,000 
z Dues and fees ............. 6,682,050 2. The Government and the State 
3. Reimbursements ............ 5,417,706 Secretariat... vr hoe 641,398 
4. Receipts from state establish- 3. The Parliament (Stortinget 
ments .............c..... 17,872,928 and State auditing dept.) 3,017,125 
5. Miscellaneous receipts ...... 7,437,898 4. §Supreme Court ............ 424,000 
6. Interest and profit on stocks. . 7,910,150 5. Dept. of Foreign Affairs...... 4,334,920 
So — 6. Church and Public Instruc- 
Total.......... 373,506,837 pon I 59,337,454 
; 7. ept. of Justice............. 17,202,500 
Rupe on State works and funds 8. Dept. of Public Welfare. . ... 38,492,165 
7: exrallways |... 0000 8,822,400 Dept. of Comm Navica. 
8.8 Postal Service .,.......... °° 1,560,000 9- pt. ere B20 
: 1 tion, Industry and Fisheries 15,956,625 
9. Telegraph Service ........ iv 2,889,000 Dept. of Agricult 13.18 
10. State Power Works, etc. ... 1,830,100 33 Dey. > Pub, Ne IS gd 
11. Silver mines at Kougsberg. . . . 278,500 5 Do y Fi < d ‘Customs 3,720,003 
12. The mint-works at Kougsberg 5,081,800 Ya or 3.3 hance ne fstomse 
’ (whereof 100,647,038 for 
13.108tate forests ............... 536,541 the National Debt) 26,352,60 
14. Various other state properties 18,600 13 Dens. of A rm 2 Bg 
1s. Funds of the Church Dept. _ 1.485,400 14. Miscellaneous .............. 19,367,126 
TOLAL (vice eve weeny 396,000,188 : Total......... Bh368,032,502 
II. Revenue from Capital . ! 
I. Contributions, repayments, etc. 1,699,600 11+ Capital Expenditure 
2. Receipts derived from State 1. For state establishments (new 
loans ....... Cet niu 15,000,000 construction, etc...) ...... 29,370,000 
3. Balance on hand in Treasury 14,801,212 2. Redemption of national debt 30,197,498 
Grand ‘total... .... .+ 427,600,000 Grand total... ..u... 427,600,000 
Reference: Finans-og Tolldepartementet: Si. prp.nr. 1 (1925) om kongeriket Norges 
statsbudgelt for budgetiaret 1ste juli 1925 til 30te juni 1926. 
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