THE NATIONAL DEBT

Marlborough Express, Volume LIIII, Issue 81, 7 April 1920, Page 7

THE NATIONAL DEBT

DOMINION'S BURDEN. •

£132 PER HEIAD OF POPULATION

Two years ago the net indebtedness or New Zealand, per head of the population, was £132 0s 8d; - that of France was £94 3s 4d; of the United S?^ 01?/ 81 9s and of Australia £57 Os Bd. A statement of the Dominion's indebtedness, compared with that of other countries, has been prepared as follows:—

In 1917-18 the total imports into .New Zealand were valued at £19 Os 8d per head of the population, .while the imports into Australia amounted to only £12 6s 6d per head. And, whereas the exports from Australia amounted to £15 4s Id per head of population, the value of New Zealand exports was almost double that figure per inhabitant.

v i>ebt per xear. Country. head 1917-8 New Zealand... ... 132 0*8 1917-8 Commonwealth of Australia 57 0 8 1917 United Kingdom... 81 9 2 1917 United States ... 8 9 4 1917 France 93 3 4 1917 Italy 29 11 8 1917 Russia ... 13 10 10 1917 Germany 51 5 0