'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1903' [‎49v] (92/106)

Chap. V. GS
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
FINANCIAL
KEVIEW.
Prices of opium.
[1902-
■190S
average
prices of opium in the Bombay market during the eight months
1,206 per chest for new and Rs. 1,274 per chest for old opium,
under
Issues and
consumption.
-Revenue and
expenditure.
The
report were Es. , - -- - - - - „ F1UU1) a -
Rs. 1,256 and Rs. 1,304 per chest of new and old opium, respectively, in the corresprf r
portion of the previous year. The prices include the duty fixed for exports by sea to fit.; ^
other foreign countries. “ a ^
The issues from Government depots during the eight months were 11,300 lbs. of Ia
3,194 lbs. were supplied to British licensed retailers, 32 lbs. to the Commissariat Denart 10
and 8,074 lbs. sold to Native Chiefs. A further quantity of 40,017 lbs. was purchased inq?
Bombay market and of 8,711 lbs. at the scales in Malwa for consumption in British Distr' f
The total licit sales in British Districts amounted to 50,125 lbs. for the eight months
report against 46,113 lbs. in the corresponding portion of the previous year. All distri^
excepting Ahmedabad, showed increases, the most noticeable being Ahmedna^ar fl 223 ip?
Poona (835 lbs.), Khandesh (782 lbs.), Sholapur (464 lbs.), N^sik (343 lbs.) Sdtdra ($1
Jbs.), Dharwdr (92 lbs.), Surat (90 lbs.), and Bombay (89 lbs.). Ahmedabad showed a decre
of 469 lbs., partly owing to the bad quality of opium supplied by the farmer. Ip the Nat ' 86
States (excluding Baroda) 32,459 lbs. were sold and consumed during the eight months ^
against 50,499 in the preceding year. Rewa KAntha, Mahi Kantha and the other mtt
States showed increases in sales amounting to 308 lbs., 100 lbs. and 10 lbs. respective/
whereas Cutch, Kathiawdr and Palanpur showed decreases of 518 lbs., 766 lbs. and 337 n/’
respectively. The production and purchase of opium in the Baroda State* for the m Jl’
months was 200,754 lbs. and the disposal 48,079 lbs. °
The total Imperial Revenue from opium for the eight months under report amountpH l
R s. / 6,00,092, being an increase of Rs. 14,26,544 on the eight months' proportionate revenw
the preceding year. The Provincial share Rs. 1,07,252 together with Rs. 2,000, beino- the eiot
months proportion of Rs. 3,000 sanctioned by Government of India to recoup the loss of a
part of the Excise Revenue on account of confiscated opium supplied to the Patna and Gamni-
® s 1 °“ de ? tIle average share of the eight months of the previous year U
Ks.4416. 1 he total Excise opium receipts were Rs. 4,29,007 against Es. 4 , 19 , 345 . Theei.
penditure on account of a portion of the establishment employed in the Bombav fitv
and at tne Ahmedabad Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. (debited to the Imperial head Opium ") was Rs. 17 878 fnr fi
eight months against Rs. 26,296 during the previous year. The Excise Preventive Establish
Se S s 0f I s - 8 f 6 - new 0 P km Preventive eISSS
P*, 7 > 920 5““? th e eight months under report, to meet which cost Rs. 64,800 were
system^ aS eontnbutlons fronl the °P Ium farmers, who obtained their farms on the selection
Opium offences.
Issues from
3 ffe T S ! lumbered f?!, involving 173 persons, of whom 149 were convicted,
contiaband. opium were seized.
Sind.
163 lbs. of
Government depots. ^/O^Tbr^were^sunnhedTo rTk l d l p6tS Ei, t h e eigh 5 , m0nths Were 12)362 lbs -> of wUcl1
State. PP d to B tlsh heensed dealers and 160 lbs - were sold to the Khairpur
Consumption.
Receipts and
expenditure.
Offences.
Baragra salt.
iture^on'The 6 ^t^bl" t ®®*re s poiiding period 11 in the^re^eding ^y ea^ S whde n th * expS-
i.tne on the establishment amounted to Rs 8 492 of wRir-R "Re } ^
the opium farmer. S ’ which Rs. 8,448 were recovered from
Seven persons were sent up for trial and 5 were convicted.
9* Sait*
~.ti .»d (Si) Salt mainly hom P<,,tAit7?adi, fiatw t T” °"t“'
three sources together decreased by 357,343 maunds to 9,485,432 maunds ^ fr ° m ^
The opening balance of stock in hand amounted to 8 4 R 9 vesy , , . ,
duce of 2,801,779 maunds made a teM ef * 3,462,/58 maunds which, with a pro-
The removals amounted to*2 091 508 mlnud ’ 26 ^ 37 malinds f a S a A lnst 5 y670,821 in 1901-1902.
figures. There was an iWe in tb^l ’ f i m PI ovement ° f . 70) 788 maunds OT er last year's
Mahi Kantha and Eewa Kantha A^eneie. C 0 “ sum P tlon ‘o Ahmedabad, Kaira, the
Ealanpur, the Gaekwar’s Territory and r,irnlv. F ! nba ^’ bat a marked decline in the issues to
the issues to the United Provinces from 854^694 m^undfto SSm's^Tl^T WaSan iCereaSei l”
to P^lanpur is traceable to emio'rnfinr. nn c xu a l t0 . -^ lie decrease m removals
of 5,930 maunds is attributed to illicit manufacture d am ! ne ; and tbe ^avy decrease in Barods
age of loss and wastage fell from 3-3 to 28 TW + i contraband trade « salt. The percent-
season by 464 278 maunds and the elnsin'o- 6 0 a el ’°P was less than that of the previous
The cost price at the Pritchard Work! w f - t0ek to 4,155,420 Lunds-
was paid tl the Agrias SSn avelrn LLTR % ^ maUnd - Ks - 1)73 ’ 3 ^
about 6 months. A new agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. wos nr>PTiPr! f ^°mi^ er ^ ea( ^ ^ or a working season of
agencies was 339,411 maunds, 7 P d at m ° lk ^ The quantity of salt sold at all the