RUSSIAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
In the first week of 1916 tbe degMtt* ; received at the Russian savings tanks-«»■, sideratily exceeded the total amount «f,**sv-: deposits during the whole year of l**vreaching a sum of 600,000,000 rouble*. Direct taxation yielded during the>«l»* quarter of 191 C more than 103,0ti<M!<* roubles, which is over 30,500,000 . H>«*J**-i :• in excess of the yield In 1915. ' li»<U»<* taxation yielded over 174,500,000 rojW*. whici is 78,500,000 roubles more tibial* 1915. Tie returns from ' donvainsr.V ,4 secnrltiee owned toy the financial adinliu> tration rose to 266,000,000 rooblee, wUe*;C is 65,000,000 roubles more than In Altogetiier the ordinery revenue eneefflj-.:'-';-' to 741,444,000 roubles, which is 33WeS«? roobles more than In 1915. ~ ?"^'v In the course of the firet flre Tnontti of 1916 the total value o£ goods ' from '.Russia reached the agore;-*' ■ 151,766,000 roubles, which Is eO.OMMWC; xoDbles more than last year. The s§§|l ▼alne of goods imported In the same P** 4 of lSie, amounted to 641,000,000 rouWee, or more than 410,000,000 roubles in exett* of the figures for 1915. On July v, 1916, the gold reserve W •• State Bank ampuuted to 1,543,000,W> iwubles, as compared with 1,540,000,0W roubles in ISIS, and the gold reserr*abroad to 1,683,000,000 roubles, as <!«!»* ■pared with l,4»i,00O,00O roubles In : s? s '" The total anronnt of the metal rceer»e s of the State Is therefore 200,000,000 larger than it was a year ago.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 258, 28 October 1916, Page 16
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