The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-09
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BERLIN, March 8, 1874.
Inc Federal Council has ordered to be distributed
TO the States OF the Empire further instament Of
2ooo,o 600 thalers OF the French indemnity.
Prince Bismarck's Report OF tho French
Paymcnts-What the Prussians Have
DOno with the Cash.
An 0f1cial statement distributed among the
members Of the German Parliament by order Of
Prince Bismarck, during the month of February
Just past. shows the French indemnity, amounting
originally to five mliards Of francs, to have been
largely swollen by payments of interest-altO-
gerher Dol 191, $50 francs-as well as by contrbu-
tons imposed and surplus OF taxation and other
revenue levied In the occupied districts beyond the
administrative requirements. The sums are stated
in thaiers and are affirmed to be correct. The
63ol 1850 francs Of indemnity and interest cor
respond to 1413. 561 lS9 thalers The contribution
levied upon the city Of Paris adds another 49, s85
thalers. Other contributions-with the exception
OF such levied for special military objects and so
employed at the ttIne-mount up, together with
the excess OF revenue, to 1884 22O thalers. Thus
government was raised to the monstrous sum Of
LAB. 65l, 274 thaers,
The first deduction to he made from this Is the
value Of the coded railways in Alsace-LOrraine,
amounting TO 325 francs, equal to go $685. 866
taasss there are VARIETY q yo YES
indemnity-for instance, the fund for invalid pen.
sions, compensation to Germans expelled from
France, compensation to the German shipping In
terest working capital allowed to the railways in
tho coded provinces, votes for fertilization works.
grants to meritorous generals and statesmen, &c.
Up to July /, 1871, 37,700,0O0 thaIers have been
allowed to sufferers by the war, $500, 600 to Ger
man shippers, 100000 have been spent upon
medals, I8,0S9, TIA have gone towards invalids
pensions, $3.50, 600 have been added, beyond this,
TO the invalid fund. 8,S47, 1877 have been required
for dismantling French fOrtresses, 9,S94,S2l
represent the cost OF the siege material.
$3.50 512 have been restored TO the Naval Ministry
for war expenses, 9S0,S13 Tor fOrtl6catiOns on
the cOast, 1856 have been absorbed by the
reconstruction OF destroyed railways, 2O2 791 have
been expended In constructing telegraph lines IN
France. The civil administration In the occupied
French provinces has entaied an expenditure OF
3,7bS ia thalers. The sums betrayed alter July
l. 1871, are these :225.O0 COO thaers Tor the postal
service 100000 thalers for telegraphs, p 100000
ton. The sum total of these deductions amounts
to 600, 1885, 627 thalers, which, in addition to the
value Of coded railways bring down the indemnity
sum remaining over for distribution to 1911 981
thalers. small balance Is for the present re-
served for unforeseen expenses, and only
793 0000 900 thalers to be actually distributed
among the participants IN the war, after deduc-
ton OF further ia, 1850 thalers previously
spent IN the general service.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SPOIL
The portion OF the North German Confederation
amounts to 53o1ld053 thalers, that Of Bavaria
to Q02OO,411 thalers, that OF Wurtemburg to
2a5O0,s70 thalers, that Of Baden to 20, 1873, 1872
rhalers and that Of Hesse to ,674 thalers.