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There are besides three superior training colleges, with 19 instructors and an attendance of 98 males and 93 females ; ami an institute for abnormal children. There are also 1,199 private schools, with 1,671 male and 276 female instructors, and 35,948 male and 28,702 female pupils.
Private schools are supported by religious communities, societies, and by missionaries.
In 1910, of the population over 7 years of age, 42*6 per cent, could neither read nor write, and in 1912, 3 per cent, of the army recruits could neither read nor write.
Justice.
The lowest Court is that of the Justices of the Peace, who possess juris- diction in minor civil and criminal cases. The Departmental Court, or Court of First Instance, is competent to pronounce sentence of death and penal servitude, and also acts as a Court of Appeal. Above these are three Courts of Appeal, sitting at Sofia, Philippopolis and Ruschuk. The highest tribunal is the Court of Cassation, sitting at Sofia, and composed of 12 judges.
Finance. The estimated revenue and expenditure of Bulgaria for 6 years were as follows (25 leva = £1 ; the average rate during 1920 was about 280 levas) : —
— 1914 1915ftl916J 19171 191S1 ; 1919-20 * 1920-21 1
Revenue . ! 10,279,800 ! 11,027,195 ' 17,519,134 ' 19,244,000 j 33,605,900 Expenditure • 10,270,504 11,014,648 j 17,519,134 19,176,560 | —
104,541, 2G«» 1 58,187, S<>7
i Estimates
Revenue and expenditure for 1920-21
Revenue
Levas
Direct taxes .
270,800,000
Indirect taxes
907,000,000
State monopolies .
22S,000,000
Duties .
95,650,000
Fines and requisitions .
12,100,000
Railways. harbours.
post, teleeraphs.
and
telrphones .
400,260,000
State property
27. 770,000
Various.
419,950,000
Expenditure
Civil List Audit Office . Public Debt Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ry of Interior .. Education .. Finance ., Justice ., War . ,, ., Commerce
.. Agriculture
„ ,. Public Wks.
,, ,, Railways,
Post and
Telegraphs
Miscellaneous
Leva>
2-2,595,014
3,353,430
858,198,701
47,158,365 .4,470 5,200 136,7 H
67,140,630
537,153.15-2
236,077,902
72,731,390
172,624.230
380,770,885 50,000,000
Iota)
2,613,530,000
Total
2,954,687,440
On December 31, 1919, the total debt of Bulgaria was given as 7,420,005,833 levas, being 560,007, 61 5 levas consolidated preference debt and 1,755,715.380 lavas non-consolidated (total internal debt, 2,315,722,995
