Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year ...D. Appleton & Company, 1901 |
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Page 4
... expenditure was £ 8,431,398 , of which £ 1,248,700 went for interest and sinking fund of the public debt , £ 2,058,587 for railroads , £ 435,338 for de- fense , £ 534,896 for police and jails , £ 176,210 for the civil establishment ...
... expenditure was £ 8,431,398 , of which £ 1,248,700 went for interest and sinking fund of the public debt , £ 2,058,587 for railroads , £ 435,338 for de- fense , £ 534,896 for police and jails , £ 176,210 for the civil establishment ...
Page 7
... expenditure , £ 1,812,318 . The chief items of revenue £ 1,000,323 from railroads , £ 383,813 from customs , £ 21,893 from excise duties , £ 39,094 from sales of land , £ 25,625 from telegraphs , £ 32,428 from stamps and licenses , and ...
... expenditure , £ 1,812,318 . The chief items of revenue £ 1,000,323 from railroads , £ 383,813 from customs , £ 21,893 from excise duties , £ 39,094 from sales of land , £ 25,625 from telegraphs , £ 32,428 from stamps and licenses , and ...
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... expenditures , including supplementary estimates , £ 793,066 . The charter of the British South Africa Com- pany ... expenditure , £ 65,715 . A Sikh force of 215 men and a native force of 1,070 men trained by Sikh drill sergeants ...
... expenditures , including supplementary estimates , £ 793,066 . The charter of the British South Africa Com- pany ... expenditure , £ 65,715 . A Sikh force of 215 men and a native force of 1,070 men trained by Sikh drill sergeants ...
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... expenditure at 2,013,671 milreis . The imports in 1897 were valued at 6,380,368 milreis ; the exports , chiefly coffee and rubber , at 6,577,791 milreis . Wax , oils , cocoanuts , and ivory are minor exports . Sugar is grown for the ...
... expenditure at 2,013,671 milreis . The imports in 1897 were valued at 6,380,368 milreis ; the exports , chiefly coffee and rubber , at 6,577,791 milreis . Wax , oils , cocoanuts , and ivory are minor exports . Sugar is grown for the ...
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... expenditures . The Synod of the Episcopal Church in Ireland was held in Dublin in April . The primate , in his ... expenditure of £ 14,840 , and adding about 2,000,000 seats , three fourths of which were free . The year's income ...
... expenditures . The Synod of the Episcopal Church in Ireland was held in Dublin in April . The primate , in his ... expenditure of £ 14,840 , and adding about 2,000,000 seats , three fourths of which were free . The year's income ...
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Page 143 - The citizens or subjects of each of the high contracting parties shall receive, in the territories of the other, the most constant protection and security for their persons and property, and shall enjoy In this respect the same rights and privileges as are or may be granted to native citizens or subjects, on their submitting themselves to the conditions imposed upon the native citizens or subjects.
Page 148 - Nothing contained in this convention shall be so construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions or policy or internal administration of any foreign State; nor shall anything contained in the said convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of America of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions.
Page 170 - ... 3. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not revictual nor take any stores in the canal except so far as may be strictly necessary ; and the transit of such vessels through the canal shall be effected with the least possible delay in accordance with the regulations in force, and with only such intermission as may result from the necessities of the service.
Page 137 - ... the parity In value of the coins of the two metals, and the equal power of every dollar at all times in the markets, and in the payment of debts.
Page 147 - Convention for the adaptation to maritime warfare of the principles of the Geneva Convention of August 22, 1864.
Page 167 - That there shall be levied, collected, and paid upon all articles coming into the United States from the Philippine Islands the rates of duty which are required to be levied, collected, and paid upon like articles imported from foreign countries...
Page 170 - The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise.
Page 170 - In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Washington the eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.
Page 170 - ... 5. The provisions of this Article shall apply to waters adjacent to the canal, within 3 marine miles of either end. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not remain in such waters longer than twenty-four hours at any one time, except in case of distress, and in such case, shall depart as soon as possible ; but a vessel of war of one belligerent shall not depart within twenty-four hours from the departure of a vessel of war of the other belligerent.
Page 170 - ... the canal may be constructed under the auspices of the Government of the United States, either directly at its own cost, or by gift or loan of money to individuals or Corporations, or through subscription to or purchase of stock or shares, and that subject to the provisions of the present...