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Existing Rules of Business in
which alterations have been
proposed.
1. The business of the Government of
India shall be classified and distributed
among the different Departments under
the following heads, and each of the
subjects hereinafter indicated shall, for
the purposes of these rules be deemed
to belong to the Department to which it
is allotted in the annexed list:—
(^4) Home Department.
(7i) Department of Revenue and
Agriculture.
(0 Public Works Department.
(2)) Foreign Department.
(0 Finance Department.
All business throughout British
India and in all places in Native
States administered by the Governor
General in Council connected with
the administration of
(i.) General Finance, that is to
say—
(a) the Public Accounts and
Estimates ;
(fe) the Public Expenditure.
(r) the Public Ways and Means
including Loans to and
from the Public Treasury.
(2) the Management of the
Public Funds.
(e) Taxation.
(/) Provincial and Local
Finance.
(y) the Borrowing of Public
Bodies; and
(A) Alienations of Revenue
and of Land.
(if.) Separate Revenue, that is to
say—
(a) Opium.
(A) Salt.
(c) Stamps.
(<f) Excise ; and
(e) Assessed Taxes.
(Hi.) Currency and Banking, that is
to say—
(a) the Mints.
(A) Coinage.
(c) Paper Currency and
(77) Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. Banks.
(if.) Salaries and allowances, that is
to say—
(a) the Pay and Allowances of
Public Officers.
(A) Leave to Public Officers
and
(c) Pensions and Gratuities ;
and
(r.) the Civil Account Department
including Treasuries.
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No. 4.
Draft Rules of Business proposed
by the G-overnment of India in
their telegram of the 23rd Jan
uary, 1906.
1. The business of the Government of
India shall be classified and distributed
among the different Departments under
the following h^ads, and each of the
subjects hereinafter indicated shall, for
the purposes of these rules, be deemed
to belong to the Department to which it
is allotted in the annexed list:—
(J) Home Department.
(It) Department of Revenue and
Agriculture
(0 Public Works Department.
(D) Foreign Department.
(A) Finance Department.
All business throughout British
India and in all places in Native
States administered by the Governor
General in Council connected with
the administration of
(i) General Finance, that is to
say—
(a) the Public Accounts and
Estimates ;
(A) the Public Expenditure.
(c) the Public Ways and Means
including Loans to and
from the Public Treasury.
(d) the Management of the
Public Funds.
(e) Taxation.
(/) Provincial and Local
Finance.
(y) the Borrowing of Public
Bodies ; and
(A) Alienations of Revenue
and of Land.
(ii.) Separate Revenue, that is to
say—
(a) Opium.
(A) Salt.
(c) Stamps.
(d) Excise ; and
(e) Assessed Taxes
(Hi.) Currency and Banking, that is
to say—
(a) the Mints.
(A) Coinage.
(c) Paper Currency and
(d) Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. Banks.
(iv.) Salaries and allowances, that is
to say—
(a) the Pay and Allowances of
Public Officers.
(A) Leave to Public Officers
and
(«) Pensions and Gratuities;
and
(r.) the Civil Account Department
including Treasuries ;
(ri.) Army Finance ; and
(vii.) the Military Accounts Depart
ment.
Rules of Business as approved
by the Secretary of State in
Council in his despatch, dated
9th February, 1906.
1. The business cf the Government of
India shall be classified and distributed
among the different Departments under
the following heads, and each of the
subjects hereinafter indicated shall, for
the purposes of these rules, be deemed
to belong to the Department to which it
is allotted in the annexed list :—
(A) Home Department.
(It) Department of Revenue and
Agriculture.
(6) Public Works Department.
(D) Foreign Department.
(U) Finance Department.
All business throughout British
India and in all places in Native,
States administered by the Governor
General in Council connected with
the administration of
(i.) General Finance, that is to
say—
(a) the Public Accounts and
Estimates;
(A) the Public Expenditure.
, (c) the Public Ways and Means
including Loans to and
from the Public Treasury.
(d) the Management of the
Public Funds.
(e) Taxation.
(/) Provincial and Local
Finance.
(y) the Borrowing of Public
Bodies ; and
(/i) Alienaticns of Revenue
and of Land.
(ii.) Separate Revenue, that is to
say—
(a) Opium.
(A) Salt.
(c) Stamps.
(d) Excise ; and
(e) Assessed Taxes.
I (Hi.) Currency and Banking, that is
to say—
(«) the Mints.
(A) Coinage.
(e) Paper Currency and
(d) Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. Banks.
(ir.) Salaries and allowances, that
is to say—
(//) the Pay and Allowances of
Public Officers.
(A) Leave to Public Officers
and
(<•) Pensions and Gratuities;
: and
(r.) the Civil Account Department
including Treasuries ;
(ri.) Army Finance ; and
(rii.) the Military Accounts Depart
ment.