'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [‎230r] (129/150)

CUSTOMS—SALT.
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Chapter V.
FINANCIAL.
Rs. 79,768 over the previous year. Clearances for home consumption amounted to
Rs. 6,58,811 in value, yielding Rs. 6,65,128 in duty: clearances in the preceding year were
valued at Rs. 8,98,934- I he transactions at the P. & O. Co.'s private warehouse, which
have no commercial significance, were yalued at Rs. 5,50,557. The value of the goods bonded
by Messrs. Phipson & Co. at their private licensed warehouse was Rs. 4,36,415 on which
duty amounting to Rs. 2,69,652 was leviable. I he yalue of the kerosene oil bonded by the
Asiatic Petroleum Co., the Standard Oil Co. and Messrs. Shaw, Wallace & Co. was
Rs. 51,29,419 on which the duty leviable amounted to Rs. 10,34,217.
5. I he total number of cases adjudicated under the Sea Customs Act was 2 417 as Customs offences,
against 2,675 in the previous year. Of these, 454 related to offences under the Merchandise
Marks Act and of the remaining 1,963 cases no penalty was imposed in 416 cases. The fines
and penalties imposed fell from Rs. 16,376 to Rs. 14,392. Two seizures of cocaine were
made, involving the capture of about 5! lbs. valued at Rs. 7,920. In one case the importer
was an Italian stesvard on the S.S. Firenzi belonging to the Marittima Italiana Steam
Navigation Co., and in the other case a Pathan fireman on the S.S. Morea belonging to the
P. & O. Steam Navigation Co. The former was sentenced to four months’ and the latter
to eight months’ rigorous imprisonment. Seven cases of illicit importations of arms and
ammunition were detected, convictions being obtained in six cases.
Continental Ports.
The net receipts of the continental ports rose by Rs. 7,914 to Rs. 1,43,762. The number
of cases adjudicated under the Sea Customs Act was 451, in 443 of which property valued at
Rs. 7,010 was confiscated and fines amounting to Rs. 1,902 imposed.
Ports in Sind.
1. The net receipts, after deducting drawbacks and refunds, fell from Rs. 91,91,972 Revenue,
to Rs. 68,11,448. The gross receipts from import and export duties showed decreases of
Rs. 22,68,355 and Rs. 73,123 respectively.
2. The expenditure fell from Rs. 3,40,389 to Rs. 3,25,055. Expenditure.
3. Refunds to the Kashmir Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). amounted to Rs. 1,08,966, but further debits against Refunds and
the year are expected through the exchange account. Drawbacks paid on re-exports rose drawbacks,
from Rs. 42,857 to Rs. 1,77,599, chiefly owing to re-export of sugar to the United Kingdom.
4. The number of cases adjudicated was 760, including 174 under the Merchandise Customs offences.
Marks Act. The fees realized amounted to Rs. 4,561.
2.—Land Customs
The number of duty-collecting stations on the Portuguese and Kathiawar frontiers
remained unchanged. Receipts on the Portuguese frontier rose from Rs. 1,45,131 to
Rs. 1,60,837, owing chiefly to large importations of electrical appliances for the Mysore
State, and to unusually large imports of cocoanuts at the Land Customs stations on the Goa
frontier due partly to a good crop in Goa and partly to the risks believed to be attended on
transport of goods by sea consequent on the activities of the Emden. The duty collected
on salt at the Portuguese frontier is credited to “salt” and not to “customs.” The quantity
of petroleum imported at Castle Rock fell from 4,604,731 to 3,865,436 gallons. Duty-free
rice amounting to 18,349 maunds was exported to Goa via the Diggi and Kundal Custom
Houses, the amount of duty thereby foregone being .Rs. 3,440. The decrease in the
Kathiawar frontier receipts from Rs. 1,44,264 to Rs. 1,33,369 was chiefly due to a decline
in the imports of ghee, dry chillies, wearing apparel and dates. The number of cases
adjudicated under the Land Customs Act rose from 1,031 to 1,044.
8.—Salt.
For details see the Reports on the Administration of the Salt Department of the Bombay 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. and in
Sind for the year 1914-15 and tables under Salt printed in Part IV [b) of the Statistics of British India.
1.—Presidency proper.
1. The salt with which the Bombay 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. Salt Department has to deal may be General sources of
classified under three heads (1) Baragra or Runn salt made from brine-wells on the edge supp y '
of the lesser Runn of Cutch, known as the Pritchard Salt-works ; (2) sea salt made at works
on the coast, most of which are within 30 miles of Bombay City ; (3) imported salt, mostly
from works in Goa territory.
2. The quantity of Baragra salt in stock at the beginning of the year was 22 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of Baragra salt,
maunds as against 20^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds at the beginning of the previous year. Unfavourable
weather affected the production which fell off by if lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds. Twenty-eight and a
quarter lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds were issued during the year as against 29^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in the previous
year. There was ah increase in removals to most places in the 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. . The increase
in the case of Ahmedabad, Kaira and Panch Mahals districts and the Gaikwar’s territory is
mainly due to large purchases made by the public through fear of a rise in the rate of duty.
The increase in the Ahmedabad district is also partly due to the demand for salt for sizing