'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎62v] (123/137)

Chap. V.
T’lNANCIAL
[REVIEW.
Cousmnption.
K( venue and expen^
diture.
Fish-curing yards.
Offences.
Miscellaneous.
Sources o£ supply.
Production, &c.
Consumption.
Bcvenue and expen
diture.
Offences.
Changes during the
year.
Country spirit.
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5 . The total quantity issued for ^ the T»
8,206,101 maunds, or iS'OS ^s. per r ead^ ieduction in p Tice since 1904-1905, whenthea?/
prices show that in 13 out ot 20 dist t U _ ^ jn5 more dlsfcrlo ts the dxfferenee betwlf
was Es. 2 , has exceeded ^on in duty does not exceed 1 anna. We <*
the reduction in price an e * e ™ ^ and showed a decrease of Rs. 4 ] 0 s B?n
6 . Revenue amounted to ^.l^f/^owed an increase of Rs. 13,318.
Expenditure amounted o .. , J , m t, er 31. The net profit was R s . 5 ; ?8
7 . One new yard was opened malnn the to 5g6 ^ g2 ,m.
a n’l.prp was a further reduction m the numoei ol oh,. , . , , ,
8 . Iheiewa » , ■ f T? s . 1-8-0 to Re. 1, which took place a £
9. The effects of the reduction o . ^ ] ar ^ e increase of removals both ^
days before the close of last year, aie per head of population, and i n t i°
srs rau o— *».% .,;s
the plans and estimates for the new Bhandup Sa oi
Sind.
1 . The sources of supply are, as before, (1) The Maurypur Salt Works, (2) the Saran,
( 3 ) the Dilyar salt deposits.
2 The opening balance was 110,998 maunds. The quantity produced was 400,78&
mannds against 321,424 last year, 387,537 maunds were sold as against 358,041 and 18,144
maunds issued to the Mir of Khairpur against 17,472 Loss and wastage increased from 17,650
to 56,949 maunds. The stock in hand at the end of the year was 46,953 maunds.
3 . The total consumption amounted to 399,202 maunds, the average rate P er ^ ea( J heing
10-23*11)8. against 9*23 lbs. last year. The price per maund fell from Rs. 2-3- to Rs. 1-15-5.
4. Gross receipts amounted to Rs. 486,592 and expenditure to Rs. 143,820 compared
with Rs. 603,172 and Rs. 134,017 in 1906-1907.
5 , The number of offences against the salt laws increased from 40 to /1.
Aden.
There was an increase of Rs. 1,949 in the gross receipts, which amounted to Rs. 17,991,
The quantity manufactured was 89,940 maunds against 80,049 last year. There was an
increase in the exports to Arabia from 59,383 to 69,612 maunds, while consumption in
British limits dropped slightly from 20,666 to 20,328 maunds. The Italian Salt Works at
Sheikh Othman exported 87,079 tons against 60,905 tons in 1906-1907.
10. Excise.
For details see the Annual Report of the Excise Department for 1907-1908 and Tables under
Excise, printed in Part IV (b) of the Statistics of British India.
1. The principal event of the year was the re-organization of the Department in accordance'
with the Excise Committee's report and the orders of the Government of India thereon. The
new system came into operation from the 1st October 1907. The Department has now 7 full*
time Assistant Collectors, and the status of Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors has been much
improved. The peon A low-ranking infantryman, orderly or assistant (South Asian context). establishment, hitherto maintained chiefly by deputation of constables
from the police, has been made a purely departmental force. Other changes effected during the
year were as follows :—(1) The bonded warehouse for g&nja at Belapur in Ahmednagar was
closed from the 1st April 1907. (2) The rates of still-head duty on country spirit were raised
by amounts varying from annas 2 to annas 12 per gallon of 25° U. P. and from 1 to 6 annas
per gallon of 60 U. P. in the districts of Ahmedabad, Surat, Shol&pur (except the city and
10 miles round), Dharwdr (except Hubli and 10 miles round), West and East Khdndesh, and
in parts of Thana, Koldba and Ndsik. On the other hand, in Peint the duty was lowered by
one rupee per gallon of 25° XL P. and 8 annas per gallon of 60° U. P. (3) The tax on toddy
^ees tapped by the Kaliparaj in three talukas of Surat was raised from 10 annas to one rnpe 6 -
( ) e duty on^ ale, beer, porter, cider and other fermented liquors manufactured 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. was raised from one to two annas per gallon. (5) The duty on charas was raised
trom Rs. 6 to Rs. 8 per seer. (6) The price per pound for opium issued from Government
depotswas lowered trom Rs 13-8 to Rs. 12-8 in Aden, Rajkot, Palanpur, Sddra, Barodj
Cantonment Smd, Ahmedabad, ha.ra, Ranch Mahdls, Broach, Surat and Bombay City, ^
irom Rs. 12 to Rs. 11 in the rest of 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. .
n™. f* f EeCeipt m, fr0m stlll ' head amounted to Rs. 97,74,630, an increase of 9*2 la& 8
T | le ^ erease ^ to whmhevery district contributes except Kanara (above gbM
d ]lj - due the nuinerous weddmg's consequent on the approach of a Sinhvast ye al ;
- e ciencits in the guarantees had to be made good bv the farmers under the district
monopoly system. In the auction districts the revenue from fees amounted Jo
in Bombav reaW^s 7 26 rs7 3j31j2 f 4 ^ las ft t r - Lic ense fees for the sale of country sp lflt
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