'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎61v] (121/137)

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Chap. V.
FINANCIAL
REVIEW.
Beveuue.
Expendituro.
Eefsnds and
Drawbacks.
Bonding
transactions.
Customs offences.
Revenue.
Refunds and.
Drawbacks.
Expenditure.
Customs offences.
g2 Bombay administbation bepoet.
The revenue and expenditure in respect of the works for which neither capital nor reve l0e
accounts are kept were as follow :
( Direct
Gross Revenue ... | i n( ji rec t
Working Expenses
Total
Net Revenue
Works in Sind.
Works in the
Deccan and
Gujarat.
Total.
Rs.
16,969
9,56,019
Rs.
3,250
Rs.
0 20,219
9 >56,0]9
9,72,988
3,250
9 >76538^
14,43.242
1,13,483
l5 > 5 6^72r'
—4,70.254
—1,10,233
““5,80487^
6. Public Works Revenue.
The Public Works Eevenue falls under three heads ‘'Imperial Military", “ Imperial Civil 1 '
and “Provincial Civil”. The revenue under the first head, derived mainly from rents of build.’
insrs and miscellaneous sources, rose from Rs. 11515 to Rs. lh> 82 7, the increase being mainly
dim to a rise in the receipts under the head “ Miscellaneous 5 . The revenue under the head
“ Imperial Civil ”, which is also derived mainly from rents of buildings and miscellaneous sources,
fell from Rs. 31,384 to Rs. 26,428, the decrease being chiefly due to a falling off of receipts
from miscellaneous sources, sales of old materials and mterest on endowments for repairs of
monuments in Government Cemeteries. I he Provincial Civil lievenue, consisting chiefly of
tolls on roads and rents of buildings, rose from Rs. 7,29,924 to Rs. 7,98,941, the increase being
mainly due to a rise iu the receipts from tolls on roads, sales of old materials and miscellaneous
sources.
7. Customs.
For details see Annual Report on Sea-borne Trade and Customs Administration for 1907-1908-
1. —Sea Customs.
Port of Bombay.
1. Net receipts of the Bombay Custom House amounted to Rs. 2,24,88,933 against
Rs. 1,91,59,794 in 1906-1907. Import duties, which represent over 98 per cent, of the total
receipts, amounted to Rs. 2,21,54,071. Net export duties on rice and rice-flour declined from
Rs. 1,93,321 to Rs. 1,62,515.
2. The total expenditure v/as Rs. 7,99,924 representing 3-5 per cent, of the net collections.
3. Refunds aggregated Rs. 98,665 against Rs. 2,03,769 last year, and Drawbacks on
re-exportation Rs. 3,13,521 against Rs. 2,83,726.
4. The value of goods bonded increased from Rs. 13,21,816 to Rs. 14,50,432, but the
duty leviable declined from Rs. 3,72,530 to Rs. 3,52,673.
-i ota ! . numb8r ° f cases dis P osed o£ amounted to 1,170 against 1,051 in
lo06-1907. Penalties amounted to Rs. 10,773.
Continental Ports.
Rs 24 h 8 oi rade “ insignificant- Customs receipts amounted to Rs. 1,13,170, an increase oi
Ports in Sind.
1. Net receipts were Rs. 56,17,922 against Rs. 52,01,842.
DrawW'fs^Wwtl 0 f the h Q.j r 1 ?fi“ D am T ted t0 Rs - 48 > 949 > but the figures are incomplete.
KSr tfi.ia llS ' 83 ’ 165 t0 RS< 44 ’° 54 ' mai ^ to the ffliing-off in export
due to th^faeffhat the d l!r' e - 7 8 ^ 298 to Rs ‘ 2 > 1 b 831 - The increase is largely
wholly to Customs inst nrl 'c'vf ° . ! e Collector and Assistant Colleetor are now debited
wnony to customs, instead of being divided between Customs and Salt.
Undet- ti?e ff MantV h Markf 399 Penalties 'amounted to Rs. 2,224.
to Rs! 1,719 imposed Act 2/2 CaS6S were dis P os ^ of, and penalties amounting
2 . —Land Customs.
uncha^g^Recefpts 3 !^^ 1 Po7i-?J tati0 t S °? th ° “ d Portuguese frontiers ^
ea " Ce ' plS 0n the Port'rgoese frontiers rose from Rs. 78,766 to Rs. 1,75,060.. ©«