'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎59r] (116/137)

GROSS EXPENDITURE.
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1Q07 .1908.1 UKU&3 JSArJsNDITURE. Chapt y
^ financial
the same heads of Imperial Revenue, with the exception that improved Railway earnings VMV ^ W -
^ve not contributed to the increase under Provincial Assessed Taxes.
3 . The increase of Rs. 39 952 was due to the expansion of the department, to the Transfer Registration,
f Property (Amendment) Act v I or liH)^ and to trade activity.
° 4 . There was an increase of Rs. 2,67,035, chiefly due to an extension of the Tagai system interest
4 to the recovery of arrears from the Hubli Municipality.
aU 5 . There was an increase of Rs. 22,045 under head A (Courts of Law) chiefl v in magis- Law and Justice
, iai fines and miscellaneous fees and fines, and a decrease of Rs. 6,607 under head B (Jails)
due to a decline in the jail population and in the number of prisoners employed on remunera
tive work.
6. There was a small increase of Rs. 2,080, in spite of the transfer of receipts on account Police,
of music licenses and fees under the Motor Vehicles Act to the Bombay Municipality.
7. The increase of Rs. 9,583 was due to higher fee receipts in the Shipping Offices for Ports and Pilotage,
engaging an( ^ discharging crews outside office hours.
8 . The increase of Rs. 5,004 was due to improved receipts from Government Schools and Education,
from School Final Examination fees.
9. The falling o££ in attendance at the college, and the decline under Contributions^, Medical,
were partly counterbalanced by improvement in hospital and asylum receipts, but there was a
net decrease of Ks. 3,624.
10. The increase of Rs. 12,663 was chiefly due to extension of the areas of certain farms. Scientific and other
Minor Departments.
11. The increase of Rs. 3,478 was in the contributions received from Incorporated Local Receipts in aid of
Furd Officers in foreign service. Superannuation,
x Retired and Com
passionate Allow
ances.
12. There was an increase of Rs. 9,470 due to larger sales at the Government Central Stationery and
Press and the High Court Press, Bombay. Printing.
13. There was an increase of Rs. b7,493, chiefly due to lapses of Revenue and Civil Courts Miscellaneous.
Deposits in the East Kh indesh and Surat Districts and to transfers to Government of lapsed
property and assets by the Bombay Small Causes Court and the Administrator General.
14. The increase of Rs. 10,912 was due to increased grants by Local Boards towards the Adjusting Heads
construction and repair of chawdis.
Contributions from
Local to Provincial.
III.— Gross Expenditure.
The gross Imperial, Provincial and Local expenditure amounted to Rs. 7,54,38,107, an
increase of Bs. 82,99,715. There was a decrease of Rs. 4,32,894 under Imperial, and increases
of Rs. 28,48,026 and Rs. 8,84,583 under Provincial and Local, respectively. The chief varia
tions are explained below:—
(1) hr*pei iai Civil Expenditure.
1. The decrease of Rs. 52,638 was due to the reduction of the salt duty, and the absence
of the special items which contributed to last year’s total.
2. The saving of Rs. 30,219 was chiefly due to lapses under u Pensions in lieu of Resumed
Lands ” and to certain Native States not having preferred their claims under u Excise Com
pensations.”
3. The increase of Rs. 21,010 was due to expenses in connection with the new Shewa
Preventive Station and larger expenditure on salt purchase and freight, partly counterbalanced
by smaller grain compensation charges.
4. The increase of Rs. 5,095 was due to expenditure in connection with the removal of
the office of the Assistant Superintendent of Stamps, Bombay, to the Town Hall.
5. There was an increase of Rs» 56,532 due to departmental reorganization both in 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. and Sind.
6. Revision of establishments and increased expenditure on overtime and plague allow
ances account for an increase of Rs. 28,001, in spite of a large decrease in outlay on boats and
motor-launches.
7. The decrease of Rs. 17,662 was chiefly due to smaller payments to land-owners on
account of teak trees on private land, partly counterbalanced by larger expenditure entailed bj
the new system of time-scale of pay to Assistant and Deputy Conservators.
8. There was a decrease of Rs. 71,750, last year’s figures being inflated by special causes
which did not recur.
9. The decrease of Rs. 1,23,990 was owing to smaller coinage operations in silver.
19* The decrease of Rs. 3,254 was chiefly due to the absence of expenditure under
Payments to officers of other Provinces.’"’
U. The decrease of Rs. 34,272 was in salaries and allowances, owing to a large number
of absentees, and in payments to officers of other Provinces.
B 999—20
Refunds and
Drawbacks.
Assignments and
Compensations.
Salt.
Stamps.
Excise.
Customs.
Forests.
Interest on other
obligations.
Mint.
General Administra
tion.
Ecclesiastical.