'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎58v] (115/137)

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CHAPTER Y.—FINANCIAL REVIEW.
Financial lie view, 1907-1908.
I. —General Remarks.
In this review the receipts and expenditure of the Civil Department in the EomW
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. are compared with those of the preceding year. The figures or 1906-1907 do r lci [
entirely agree with those shown in the Financial Review for that year owing cor-
rections having been made after submission of the review. The figures for 1907-1908 are
similarly subject to alteration.
II. —Gross Revenue.
The gross Imperial, Provincial and Local Receipts for the year 1907-1908 amounted to
Rs. 15,27,35,278, an increase of Rs. 5,32,750. There was a decrease of Rs. 1,81,467 under
the head Imperial, and increases of Rs. 6,37,209 and Rs. 77,008 under the heads Provincial
and Local, respectively. The chief variations in the Imperial and Provincial Departments are
explained below :—
(1) Imperial Civil Revenue.
1. There was a decrease of Rs. 21,07,790 principally due to the unfavourable season and
consequent suspensions and remissions of revenue.
2. There was an increase of Rs. 10,38,618 due to larger exports of Malwa opium to
China.
3. There was a decrease of Rs. 42,33,791 mainly due to the reduction of duty from
Rs. 1-8-0 to Re. 1.
4.. The increase of Rs. 91,620 is due to two large items of probate duty and increased
litigation, and also to a large number of forms of receipts and cheques having been stamped
during the year and to an increase in the amount of debentures issued by the Port Trusts of
Bombay and Karachi, the City Improvement Trust and the Bombay Municipality.
.-^. ere was an increase of Rs. 7,75,137 due to the enhancement of still-head duty in
“ cll ® tricts and an increase in consumption; to advance recoveries of license fees for 1908-
tion of oji m ai ^ G ex l )or ^ s £> an j a and the low selling price and consequent increased consump-
bnllinn WaS ? n j ncrease 41,73,496, chiefly due to large importations of silver
rrmtpn’nlc ^ 10 eu ^ clj articles of food and drink, metals, manufactured articles and raw
Customs ■ ,,,aD t0 lrn P rovec ^ lece ipl ;s under “Excise duty on cotton manufactures v and “Land
enhaiLd^akiSff^ ° f - Es ' b0?,602 was due to an improvement in Railway earnings, to
trade to larger invp 1 ^ er . ease P 1 nur uber of employes in consequence of expansion in
ment ° esfcments ln P ubllG securities, and to a more careful and searching assess-
better priltVbtefned 1,1 b 8 * 8 . wa t s m the Northern Cirele, and was due to
and heavier fines recovered fTforest !ffe e n t ces rodUOe ’ lnCrea3ed com P' n sation paid by contractors,
States.
9. The increase of Rs. 36,333 was chiefly due to arrear collections from certain Native
Land Revenue.
Stamps, Excise,
Assessed Taxes a :d
Forests,
States in the KdSwdrXeneyowingA^f fed season dUe t0 Smal!er recoveries from Natiw
large credit on aecouat'of 3 Asslv'' hp 9 ’''f ^^ r? 8 dU8 c5l ‘ e ® y to se >gnorage on dollar coinage, a
coinage. 0t Assa ? benefit on Government coinage, and profits on the Nickel
principally exceptdonid reeweriesfoom W? 1,687, due t .° the abs8nee of the extraordinary items,
P onal recoveries from railway companies, which swelled last year's figures.
(2J Provincial Civil Revenue.
Re. 10>S\lnIphf^trfmorfvr 7^ A m P erial ECTena8 a «oo™ts for a decrease of
to Provincial Revenues. P ment ° £ E ' s ' 4 ’ 68 ^ 0()0 iu the assignments from Imperial
heads StampVKckefALasseddkxes and 7 / 5 ’ 1 f 6,Il3 ' :I,0() ’ 887 ’ and Rs - bn,849 under
’ ^ ldXes and F °rests, respectively, are due to the causes mentii
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mentioned