'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1903' [‎50r] (93/106)

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FITTAlNrCIAL
REVIEW.
The quantity of Sea Salt manufactured at the Government Salt Work at Dharasna and Coast works',
private works elsewhere on the coast rose from 7,062,604 to 7,584,973 maunds owing to the
lateness of the rains in June 1902. The removals on the whole showed a decrease of 446,958
maunds to 7 121 109. There was a decrease of 532,914 maunds in removals from salt works
near Bombay to' Calcutta, British Malabar and within 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. , while the increase in
removals to the Central Provinces, Central India, the Nizam's Territory, the Madras 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 Mysore amounted to 207,407 maunds. Removals to Foreign Malab&r showed a
decrease of 104 056 maunds. The issues from Cmbargaon, Shiroda and Sanikatta were practi
cally all for local consumption. The total loss and wastage was 713,465 maunds, giving a per
centage of 8-06 against 8*8 in the previous year. The average prices in the North and Middle
Konkan were 1 anna 7 pies, at Shiroda 4 annas 1 pie, and at Sanikatta 1 anna 5 pies. The
closing balance in stock was 1,304,688 maunds as compared with the previous year's balance
of 1,554,289 maunds.
Importation by land and sea combined amounted to 272,815 mannds. Importations from Imported salt.
Goa improved by 21,064 maunds due largely to arrangements made by the Southern IMalnatta
Railway Company for payment of duty on behalf of traders. Bombay Salt imported vid
Castle Rook fell from 66,732 to 2,808 maunds, the freight rates vid Poona being specially
favourable.
The total quantity of salt issued for consumption in 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. amounted to Consumption.
2,647,471 maunds, giving an average of 10*38 lbs. per head as against 10 71 lbs. in the pre
vious year. The average for Gujarat alone was 8*99 lbs. against 8*91 and for the rest of 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. 10*9 against’ 11*4. The average market price varied from Rs. 4-1-8 in Bombay to
Rs. 2-15-5 in Ahmedabad.
The revenue from salt, including Rs. 90,126 on account of Provincial receipts, reached a Revenue and
total of Rs. 2,33,39,633, a net increase of Rs. 7,50,489 over the previous years figures. Import expenditure,
duty on salt by land increased by Rs. 51,477,Proceeds of sale of Baragra Salt by Rs. 24,687
and “ Excise Duty" by Rs. 6,95,133. The total expenditure decreased by Rs. 11,422 to
Rs. 16,89,057, the largest decrease being under the head “ Grain Compensation ’' owing to the
disappearance of famine-
At the 27 fish-curing yards (13 in Ratnagiri and 14 in Kanara) 113,806 mannds of fish FisL-curing yards,
were cured as against 252,126, and 36,941 maunds of salt issued as against /3,719 in 1901-1902.
The fishing season was not favourable. Removals consequently fed from 188,259 to 87,832
maunds. The financial results showed a net profit of Rs. 2,173 only as compared with
Rs. 14,509 in the previous year, the profit of the Kanara yards alone dropping from Rs. 9,798
to Rs. 794.
Offences against the Salt law fell to 1,428. Out of this number there were 837 eases of Offences,
clandestine removal of natural salt, 656 in the Northern Division and 181 in the Southern.
Smuggling and theft cases numbered 213 and 30 respectively as against 251 and 36 in the
preceding year. The percentage of convictions rose slightly from 95*9 to 96*1.
No claims were received for compensation under the awards of the Mixed Commissions. Compensation.
The chief event of the year was the reduction of the duty per maund from Rs. 2-8-0 to Conclusion.
Rs. 2 on March 18th, 1903, causing a loss of revenue amounting roughly to Rs. 1,90,000.
Sind.
The sources of supply are the Maurypur Salt Works, and the Saran and Dilyar Salt sources of supply.
Deposits. The entire stock of salt at Maurypur was destroyed by a tidal wave in June and
temporary depots were opened at Hyderabad and Karficbi.
The opening stock in hand was 288,991 maunds. 291,699 maunds were manufactured Production and
during the year, of which 276,955 were removed and 14,540 issued to the Mir of Khairpur duty sales ’
free. Loss and wastage amounted to 241,019 maunds, of which 235,509 were destroyed by the
cyclone at Maurypur and the closing balance was 56,176 maunds. Sales increased by 7,079
mamids in spite of a decrease of 29,840 mannds at Maurypur. The average wholesale price of
salt rose slightly from Rs. 3-6-10 to Rs. 3-7-0.
Including 1,635 mannds of table and 10,517 of rock salt imported by private agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. from imports and con-
Europe and the Punjab, 288,383 maunds were consumed, giving an average per head of sumption.
7*39 lbs. against 7*13 in 1901-1902.
At the Shamspir Yard 1,205 maunds were issued, at Re. 1 per maund, for curing 9,295 Fish-curing,
mannds of fish, against 720 maunds for curing 3,960 mannds of fish in 1901-1902.
The gross receipts from excise duty and other charges totalled Rs. 7,79,608 and the expen- Revenue and
diture Rs. 1,40,231 against Rs. 7,50,308 and Rs. 1,34,873, respectively, in 1901-1902. expenditure.
The number of offences against the Salt law increased from 185 to 202. Offences.
Aden.
The quantity of salt manufactured increased by 333 maunds, the total rising from
83,886 to 84,219 mannds. Of this 22,379 maands were consumed in British limits. The
receipts amounted to Rs. 16,824 and the expenditure to Rs. 1,925. The exports from the
Jtalian Salt Works at Sheikh Otbman decreased from 87,468 tons to 55,664 tons.
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