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'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [164r] (103/116)
The record is made up of 1 item (58 folios). It was created in 1905. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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3.904-1905.]
EXCISE.
79
Chap. V.
FINANCIAL
£ -n n-. ncn • REVIEW.
4. There was an increase or Ks. bl^yoy m the proceeds from license fees chiefly in Bom- . t—
Pay and Poona. There was a decrease of Rs. 54,906 in duly collections due to considerably i n Xn mSIctnred
smaller issues of rum distilled near Poona. Only 555 gallons excised at tariff rates were issued liquors excised at
as compared with 10 ; 711 gallons in the previous year. The decrease was due to the fact of tariff rates.
country spirits being sold at considerably lower rates in the year under report. Imports of
foreign fermented liquors by sea into Bombay show an increase of 363,096 gallons as against a
decrease of 87,464 gallons in the previous year. Imports of denaturalised spirits amounted to
33,993 gallons as against 20,088 gallons, the increase being consequent on the development of
industries in which such spirit is used. The number of hotels, refreshment rooms and shops
licensed for the sale of imported foreign liquors and Indian manufactured liquors excised at tariff
rates during the year under report was 426 against 420 in the previous year.
5. There was a decline in the warehoused stock of gdnja, bhdng and charas. Sales of ganja Intoxicating drugs
and bhdng increased^ while those of charas decreased. The increased duty on charas caused the other than opium,
realizations on that drug to exceed those of the previous year in spite of smaller sales. 569 shops
were licensed for the sale of these drugs- as against 540 in the previous year. Revenue from
license fees and duty amounted to Rs. 1,57,883 and Rs. 3,38,284 as against Rs. 1,16,768 and
Rs 1 39,412 in the previous year. The number of licenses for tbe sale of cocaine increased
from 163 to 231.
6 . Total purchases for home consumption amounted to 1,193| chests as against 1,161 in Opium,
the previous year, and the duty realized Rs. 7,93,800 as against Rs. 7,61,250. Purchases for
the selection districts declined, but increased for supply to Cxovernment depots owing to the
supplies for the City of Bombay and the district of Khandesh being obtained from the
Collector of Customs instead of by purchase in the open market or direct from Malwa. The
net profit to Government was Rs. 47,310 in the year under report as against Rs. 8,272 in the
previous year. Issues from Government depdts rose from 19,259 lbs. to 39,536 chiefly owing to
the introduction of the separate shop system in KMndesh and the City of Bombay. Native
Chiefs took 15,177 lbs. as against 14,068 lbs. in the previous year. The total licit sales of opium
in the British Districts were 74,373 lbs. as compared with 81,616 lbs. in the preceding year. In the
nine monopoly districts Panch Mahdls (196 lbs.), Nasik (10 lbs.) and Poona (497 lbs.) show in
creased sales, while there were large decreases in Kaira (629 lbs.), Ahmednagar (496 lbs.) and
S hoi a pur (666 lbs.). The decreased sales are attributed to the high retail selling price and increased
sales to better management and absence of famine conditions. Of the districts worked under
the single shop system, Khdndesh and the City of Bombay where the system was introduced for
the first time during the year under report show noticeable decreases of 3,295 lbs. and 2,o82 lbs.
due to the non-imposition of a maximum selling price. There were 803 opium shops against
808 in the previous year. Tbe total quantity of opium supplied’to Native States was 58,325
lbs. as against 58,031 lbs. in the previous year. Of this quantity, 50,226 lbs. were duty-paid,
and 8,099 lbs. duty-free against 48,231 lbs. and 9,800 lbs. in tbe previous year. The total
licit sales of opium in the Baroda State amounted to 23,654 lbs. against 23,302 lbs. in the
previous year.
7. The total realizations in the year under report amounted to Rs. 1,23,84,833 as against Excise revenue.
Rs. 1,06,40,934 in the previous year. The chief increases were under “ country spirits ” 11|
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
,
intoxicating drugs ” 2J
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
and opium 2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, but all heads show an increase. The receipts
exceeded those of the previous year by nearly 17|
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
.
8 . The average incidence of A'bkari taxation per head of population for the year under Incidence of taxation
report was 11 annas and 9 pies as compared with 9 annas, the average for the preceding five years. A bk ^ n avenue.
As usual, it was highest in Bombay, being Rs. 5-1-11 against Rs. 3-13-3, tbe average of the
preceding five years, and lowest in Kaira where it amounted to 10 pies against an average of 9
pies. The average incidence rose in Surat and Thdna to Rs. 1-14-10 and Rs. 1-4-10.
9. The total expenditure (exclusive of refunds and drawbacks) was Rs. 5,04,040 against Expenditure.
Rs. 4,64,322 in tbe previous year. The increase is chiefly due to necessary incieases m tbe
establishment. The expenditure is exclusive of the cost of Police establishment employ ed on
aokari and opium duties, and compensation paid to Bombay Municipality and Native States.
10. The total number of cases detected was 2,260 as against 3,141 in the previous year, offences against
the percentage of convictions falling however from 91*8 to 90 3. Of the number detected, 1,757
related to liquor and 503 to hemp drugs against 2,630 and 511 under these respective heads m
the preceding year. Cases of illicit distillation decreased by 407, and other offences pertaining
to liquor and toddy by 474. There were marked decreases in detected eases of iUicit distillation
in Tirana, Khandesh and Panch Mahals while KMndesh shows the largest decrease in miscellaneous
offences relating to liquor.
11. In British Districts 174 opium cases came up for trial and in Native States 71 against Offences against
200 and 58 in the preceding year. In only 36 cases was there a failure to secure conviction. J?
Pines amounting to Rs. 1,949 in British Districts and Rs. 664 in Native States were recovered.
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Sind.
1. The only important change made during the year was the enhancement of the duty, on Changes,
-charas from Rs. 2 to Rs. 6 per seer with effect from 1st April 190 k The issue rate of opium
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Annual administration report 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. , providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. during the financial year 1904-05. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai] in 1905.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I contains a report ‘SUMMARY’ (ff 116-124). Part II comprises chapters I-IX (ff 69-112).
PART II comprises the following:
- ‘CHAPTER I. TRIBUTARY STATES’ (ff 125-132), consisting of: I. North Gujarát; II. South Gujarát; III. North Konkan; IV. South Konkan; V. The Deccan; VI. Southern Mahratta Country States; VII. Sind [Sindh]; VIII. Aden
- ‘CHAPTER II. ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND’ (ff 132-135), consisting of: 1. Realization of Land Revenue; 2. Surveys; 3. Settlements; 4. Waste Lands; 5. Wards and Other Estates; 6. Revenue and Rent-paying Classes
- ‘CHAPTER III. PROTECTION’ (ff 135-142), consisting of: 1. Course of Legislation; 2. Police; 3. Wild Animals and Venomous Snakes; 4. Chemical Analysis; 5. Criminal Justice; 6. Prisons – Civil and Criminal; 7. Civil Justice; 8. Registration; 9. Local Board Administration; 10. Municipal Administration; 11. Military (Volunteering); 12. Marine; 13 Co-operative Credit Societies
- ‘CHAPTER IV. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 142-159), consisting of: 1. Agriculture; 2. Weather and Crops; 3. Horticulture; 4. Forests; 5. Mines and Quarries; 6. Manufactures and Industries; 7. Trade; 8. Public Works; 9. Irrigation; 10. Railways; 11. Tramways
- ‘CHAPTER V. FINANCIAL REVIEW’ (ff 159-165), consisting of: 1. Financial Review, 1904-05; 2. Mint; 3. Currency; 4. Land Revenue; 5. Irrigation Revenue; 6. Public Works Revenue; 7. Customs; 8. Opium; 9. Salt; 10. Excise; 11. Cotton Duties Act; 12. Stamps; 13. Income Tax; 14. Forests; 15. Local Funds; 16. Municipal Revenue
- ‘CHAPTER VI. VITAL STATISITICS AND MEDICAL RELIEF’ (ff 166-167), consisting of: 1. Births and Deaths; 2. Emigration and Immigration; 3. Medical Relief; 4. Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; 5. Sanitation; 6. Vaccination; 7. Veterinary
- ‘CHAPTER VII. INSTRUCTION’ (ff 168-169), consisting of: 1. Education; 2. Literature and the Press; 3. Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. ARCHAEOLOGY’ (f 170)
- ‘CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS’ (f 170), consisting of: 1. Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; 2. Stationery; 3. General Miscellaneous.
A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 115. In a small number of instances, there are discrepancies in the spelling, phrasing or inclusion of sub-headings between the table of contents and the body of the report. In these cases, the sub-heading as it appears in the body of the report is included above.
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