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HUNGARY
Justice and Crime.
In Hungary the ordinary judicial authorities are : —
The Royal Court (kir. kuria) in Budapest and the Supreme Court of Justice (Table of Septemvirs) in Zagrab (Agram), of the highest instance in all civil and criminal matters ; 12 Royal Tables (kiralyi tablak) of second instance. As courts of first instance, 76 courts (torvenyszekek) with collegiaate judge- ships ; 456 county courts (jarasbirosagok) with single judges ; 15 jury courts (sajtobirosagok) for press offences, besides an army special court.
Convictions
1894
1895
1896
1897
Of crimes ....
13,148
13,072
13,283
13,128
Of less serious offences
76,048
75,750
78,963
82,532
Of misdemeanours .
336,389
344,376
378,542
385,194
Numljer of prisoners in penal es-
tablishments at end of year :
Males ....
5,097
5,005
4,863
4,780
Females ....
426
475
456
458
There are 10 penal establishments in Hungary for males, and 1 for females.
Pauperism.
In Hungary poor relief is attached to the Ministry of the Interior, but in the main is left to communal administration. In the smaller communes orphans and the indigent are cared for by official almoners, Avhile in the larger there are poor-houses, the funds being mostly derived from fines and taxes. The Church and-- charitable societies also render assistance, and several millions of florins are annually bestowed in legacies and gifts towards beuevo- lent purposes.
Finance.
The following table shows the expenditure and revenue of Hungary in thousands of florins : —
1880
272,981 7,551 6,508
2,609 289,649
1890
189-4
1895
1896
1897
Expenditure : — Ordinary Transitory Investments . Extraordinary expenditure
Total .
323,796 39,789 18,629
4,688
435,867
547,0791
36,141
6,543
929,092 37,694 31,109
6,623
445,967 15,795 47,261
6,920
455,492 13,228 70,019
9,392
386,902 1,025,630
504,513
515,943
548,131
j Revenue: — Ordinary Transitory Extraordinary
214,822
17,529
84
262,435
373,223
\ 43,950 1
420,173
475,235 558,951^
477,408 53,702
531,110
500,514 511,082
17,939 45,882
i
Total .
1,034,186
518,453 556,964 '
I Increase due to special financial operations.
