'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [‎164v] (104/116)

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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chap. V.
FINANCIAL
REVIEW.
Revenue.
Country liquor.
Foreign liquor.
Intoxicating drugs.
Opium.
Offences.
Expenditure.
Number of mills.
Issues of cloth and
yarn.
Duty and drawback.
Exemptions.
Revenue.
X iXUlVXiXNXOXi^AlXUiN ItrirUiVl . .
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from Government treasuries was increased from Rs. 12 per pound in March 1904. f p
March 1905. The maximum rate for sale to the public was consequently raised fro ° p ^
Rs. 20 per pound. ' m ^ Si lo t 0
2 . The total realizations from all sources amounted to Rs. 13 66 672
Rs. 12_,53,985 in the preceding year. The total increase of Rs. 1,12,687 is made ^ ?•
of Ks. 74,583 under country liquor, of Rs. 31,523 under intoxicating drugs, and^Vp Creasss
under opium. ^ , ^ s ' 5,20a
general
. Consumption increased from 183,019 gallons to 201,992 gallons the *
—d throughout the province. Issues from the Kotri distillery amounted to iMOhT ^
as against 138,412. last year. The rate of consumption per head of population w \ l ^ 0Ds
compared with 2*6 drams, the average of the previous five years. The number of Tr ^ atnSaj
remained unchanged at 21, which produced 149,729 gallons of liquor as ao-ainsf
in 1903-04. The maximum retail price of the Kotri liquor was Rs. 2”8-0 per p
average incidence of ^bkari revenue per head of population increased from Ep n ^
to Re. 0-6-3. 111 ^03-§|
4. The total imports of foreign liquors amounted to 810,236 gallons as mr™ , .
601,173 last year. The sale of foreign liquors increased under all heads save
liquor especially seems to be increasing in popularity. nes ‘ Malt
5. License fees for the sale of intoxicating drugs fell from Rs. 1,45,420 to lb i
Sales of bh^ng increased, but those of charas and gania fell off. The total rcvp™!’ • ^
from Rs. 2,37,695 to Rs. 2,69,218. revenue lnc M
fi. The issues of opium from Government depots were 18108 Ihs r ,
Rs. 2,49,403, the net profit to Government being Rs. 38,014. The total con^nm f - leai ^'
18,559 lbs. as compared with 19,900 lbs. in 1903-04, the decrease being due to th/inY!!
selling price.. The consumption per head was *23 tolas as compared with ‘25 tolas W at
The total excise opium revenue fell from Rs. 1,15,540 to Rs. 1,08,272. ' 80 ^
7. During the year 14 eases relating to liquor 61 to intoxicatinp* drno *«5 onrl *7 •
were sent up for trial, with the result that 11, 51, and 2 convictions respectively were^eej"
the preceding year- eXpeDditm ' e ^ ^ ^ to Es. 35,202 as against E S . 3 5 ;w,
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Aden.
The total abkari receipts at Aden and Perim were Rs. 1,14 374 as against TL 199 fils
last year Duty on imported foreign liquors, still-head duty on country Co SdS!
weie aerected in all ol which the accused persons were convicted and fined.
11- Cotton Duties Act.
strodht mCw Dilu b t e<in bmn * d °T n ’ , the numb e r cotton mills in the Presifaff
as iast vearfdf In he number of hosiery factories remained the •
and thrleTntl ; mnnTu ° Ur mil ' S amed closed durin g the Nine mills ia Bo*,
three in the mofussil-all spinning mills - were closed for some part of the year.
provement of it-S nOT^nr ^ d fp l1 fr ?? weavin g mills rose to 130,998,242 lbs., an in'
increase which was however fl? .. ]' u U \ e6 0 A aS ^ y ear ‘ Bombay took the largest share of fc
in production was distributed ovw pracHcIl^aTek ^ tlle , P f esidenc y generally. The as
ease of “ Drills ”, “ Zanzibar cloth ” “ Printers^ 0 ° d /'f 5 “ oet „ ma ^. m *
"‘Jr* • *-/ “'»“&* .,*S
again! E^bS^riast yL^^Thed 01011 ! d " rin ".‘j 16 . y ear amounted to Rs. 20,48,831 »
an increase of Es. 6,798 ovlr that Jf lastyear?^ Pa ' d dUrmg the year amounted to Rs - 42 ' JJ; '
Along’wiri^tbis the oulnritv^ 1011 granted underseetion 18 rose from 3,5 19 to 4,601.
agaiit8,338,479 lbs last year P d r ° m ° n exportatioD amounted to 10,338,683lb*
Stamps.
Financial and C'omn 1 etckr4att 1 ti’c^,fBrifch Mia. Depai ' tment and tables under VU-Stamps-appended to‘ l(
fees Act rose'from Rs.4l^T^d,?*? 111 ' undet ’ p4le Indian Stamp Act and the Con*
Bombay City alone eontribuferl rY^u 07^1 ^ S ‘ an increase of Rs. 2,63,4 ■
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. . Receipts under the T* 3 ’ ' Y ^ 01 ! a ^ 0u ^ ^2 per cent, of the total receipts of ie
y ceipts under the Indian Stamp Act amounted to Rs. 28,30,473, an increase of