B. — Import and Export Statistics Year Imports Exports Balance (in Norwegian Crowns) 1922 ees nos BY, 313,900,000 787,400,000 — 526,500,000 1925. nh a] 347 800,000 830,900,000 — 511,900,000 1924, inti tL. YEN 547 800,000 1,063,700,000 — 484,100,000 1925 (Ist 5 months) .... 735,000,000 558,300,000 — 176,700.000 These figures must be supplemented by the receipts from Norwegian for- eign shipping which is the most important item for offsetting the unfavorable trade balance. The gross amount of freights in foreign shipping was for 1922, 463 million crowns; 1923, 483 million crowns; and for 1924 calculated to be 525,550 million crowns. Reference: Norges Statistische Centralbyra, Oslo. POLAND A. — Budgetary Situation Year Revenue Expenditure Balance (in zlotys) 1922.0 528,000,000 890,200,000 — 362,200,000 1928. i madara. 426,800,000 1,118,800,000 — 692,000,000 1924 (budget). ...... 1,703,037,000 1,553,325,000 1 +4 149,712,000 1925 (budget).......... 2,155,391,000 2,176,773,000 + 21,382,000 The budget for the fiscal year 1925 follows : A) Administration and undertakings : Revenue Expenditure President of the Republic, Diet and Senate, Council of Ministers, and State control.................... 1,045,000 18,000,000 Ministry of Foreign Affairs ............c.ccoeennn.. 8,785,000 20,814,000 War i LE es SO 16,189,000 727,100,000 » HF Eyre SU I SPE en 27,093,000 207,934,000 2 YE Rane a TE nt SE Le 1,337,768,000 332,914,000 » PI ustice ial RL ee J 36,193,000 91,921,000 i ” Industry and Trade .................... 127,556,000 115,073,000 § IR a TIWAS! thi lei is vis se feel area fel oe 90,962,000 93,680,000 ” MB Agriculture SLL LL LL ee 63,437,000 40,145,000 INE JiTCRRION. ofits nx al a nia stn totaled lel lta 8,814,000 323,685,000 be 7 ID Rbic VOTES 11 ov sain lan sls #8 m alulaieinime s 27,896,000 82,449,000 » » Labor and Public Welfare............... 1,019,000 34,411,000 SN and RefoTT Ly vse» sissies malststsitad es 11,022,000 43.852.000 B) Monopolies: Saccharine, salt, tobacco, alcohol, state lottery... ... 397,612,000 44,795,000 Grong total. i.e. de vis.. E 2.155.391,000 2,176,773,000 References: Republic of Poland, Statistical Bulletin of the Ministry of Finance, Ne 4, April, 1925; Report on financial conditions in Poland presenied to the Prime Minister of Poland by The Right Honourable E. Hilton Young on February 10th, 1924 (London, Waterlow & Sons, 1924). 1. To this sum should be added 73,892,693 zlotys which was not paid in until the first month of 1925 because of the postponement of expenditure. 276