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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47

Statistical Abstract of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Statistical Abstract of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

This table is compiled from the authorised statistical returns of the Government of Great Britain, and is calculated to give a general Idea of the various subjects therein.

1878—Total Population (exclusive of Army, Navy, and Merchant Service).

England and Wales 24,854,397
Scotland 3,593,029
Ireland 5,350,950
Total 33,799,276
1878—Gross public revenue £79,763,298
Gross public expenditure £ 82,403,495
1878—Total amount of National Debt £777, 781, 596
1878—Balance in the Exchequer. £6, 243, 389

1876—Gross Amount of the Annual Value of Property and Profits, Assessed to the Income Tax.

Under Schedule A 164,816,587
Under Schedule B 66,806,095
Under Schedule C 41,765,002
Under Schedule D 271,865,316
Under Schedule E 34,014,347
Total value assessed £579,297,317
1877—Value of Total Imports £394,119,682
Value of Total Exports £252,348,020
Total Imports and Exports. £646,765,702

1877—Number and Amount of Money Orders issued.

Number 18,890,692
Amount £28,474,607

1877—Value of the Registered Imports of Gold and Silver Bullion and Specie into the United Kingdom.

Gold £15,441,985
Silver 21,710,814
£37,152,799

1877—Value of the Registered Exports of Gold and Silver Bullion and Specie.

Gold £20,361,386
Silver 19,436,733
£39,798,119

1877—Amount of Gold, Silver and Copper (Bronze) Monies Coined at the Royal Mint.

Gold £981,468
Silver 420,948
Copper (bronze) 51,146
£1,453,562

1877—Total Amount Received from and paid to Depositors in the Post Office Savings Banks, and of the computed capital of those Savings Banks at the end of the year.

Received (including interest) £10,009,378
Paid 8,265,171
Computed capital 28,740,757

1877—Total Amount Received and Paid by Trustees of Savings Banks from and to Depositors, and the computed capital at the end of the year.

Received £9,363,631
Interest credited 1,246,732
Paid 9,655,135
Computed capital 44,238,686
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1878—Number of Letters, Newspapers, Book Packets, and Post Cards delivered by the Post office for the year ending 31st March.

Number of letters 1,058,000,000
Number of letters Newspapers and book packets 318,000,000
Number of letters Post cards 102,000,000

1877—Number of Telegraphic Messages (exclusive of Press service and News Messages) forwarded from

Postal Telegraph Stations 21,977,084

1877—Total Length, Capital, Passengers Conveyed, Receipts and Working Expenses in United Kingdom.

Length of lines miles 17,092
Total capital paid up £673,759,000
No. of passengers conveyed (excluding season tickets) 551,533,000
No. per mile 32,268
Total traffic receipts £60,642,000
Per mile £3,518
Total of working expenses £ 33,837,000
Net traffic receipts of passengers and books £29,135,000

1876—Mines—Quantity and Value of Coal and Metals produced In United Kingdom.

Tons. Value at place of production.
Coal 188,344,766 £46,670,668
Pig Iron 6,555,997 16,062,193
Copper 4,694 392,300
Metallic lead 58,667 1,270,415
White tin 8,000 675,750
Zinc 6,641 158,011
Silver from lead oz. 483,422 106,222
Other metals 483,422 3,928
£65,339,486

1877—Number of Criminal Offenders Committed for Trial, Committed and Acquitted.

England and Wales 15,890 11,942 3,903
Scotland 2,677 2,010 638
Ireland 3,871 2,303 1,558
Total 22, 438 16,255 6,099
1877—Number of Emigrants of British origin only 95,195
Number of Immigrants do 81,848

1878—Total amount of Poor Rates received including Receipts in aid of

Poor Rates £12.948,174
Expended in actualreher of poor £7,400,034
Expended for other purposes, County and Police rates 5,598,203 £12,998,237
1878—Number of Paupers in receipt of relief—E & W 742,703
Number of Paupers in receipt of relief—E & W Scotland 96,404
Number of Paupers in receipt of relief—E & W Ireland 85,530
924,637

1877 Births, Deaths and Marriages.

B. D. M.
England and Wales 887,055 500,348 194,343
Scotland 126,824 73,946 25,790
Ireland 139,498 93,509 25,078
1,153,377 667,803 215,211