'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎124v] (110/132)

Land Eevenuo,
Opium.
Sait.
Stamps.
Excise,
Customs,
Assessed Taxes.
Forest.
Tributes.
Interest.
Mint.
Receipts in aid of
Superannuation.
Miscellaneous.
Land Revenue.
1. Financial Review, 1908-1909-
j. General Remarks.
In this review the receipts and expenditure of the Civil Department in the Bornha
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 ot' the preceding 1 year. The figures for 1907-1908 do m/
entirely agree with those shown in the 1 inancia! Review for that year owing to certain
corrective entries having been made subsequently, and the figures for 1908-1909 are similar]--
subject to alteration.
II.—Gross Reyenue.
The gross Imperial and Provincial Revenue amounted to^Rs. 10,42,96,40^ showino 1 an
increase of Rs. 89,09,535. There was an increase of Rs. /6,8o,019 under the head Imperial
and of Rs. 12,24,516 under the head Provincial. The chief variations are explained below ; .J ’
(1) Imperial Revenue.
1. The apparent decrease of Rs. 11,33,878 was due chiefly to larger grants from Imperial
to Provincial adjustable through the Land Revenue share. There was a real increase under
this head owing to better collections in certain districts.
2. The increase of Rs. 1,16,96,635 was due to competition on account of the limitation
of exports to China.
3. The increase of Rs. 2,07,957 was due chiefly to the adjustment of duty outstanding
under the credit-bond system and partly to increased consumption in consequence of the
reduction in duty.
4. The decrease of Rs. 11,820 was due to a falling-off in documents dealing with im
moveable property, partly counterbalanced by increased sales of 3 stamps for Probate duty and
for the debentures issued by the Port Trust, the City Improvement Trust and the Bombay
Municipality.
5. There was an increase of Rs. 2,29,377, partly due to license fees realized under the
auction-vend system and partly to an increase under transit duty on Excise Opium which
resulted from the low price and consequent larger purchases. There were also larger exports
of Ganja.
6. The increase of Rs. 4,87,605 was chiefly due to larger imports of spirits and liquors,,
petroleum, sugar, silver bullion, other metals and raw materials and to an increase in the excise
duty on cotton manufactures. There was a slight fall under Land Customs.
7. The decrease of Rs. 80,434,was due chiefly to a fall in the traffic earnings of the
B. B. & C. I. and the G. I. P. Railways and to the transfer of recoveries from the earnings of the
Southern Maratha Railway to the Madras 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. ; also to smaller recoveries of tax on
profits of the Mill Industry. It was partly counterbalanced by receipts derived from enhanced
salaries and increased investments.
8. The decrease of Rs. 29,410 was due to smaller sales of teak in the Thana District
under the new orders regarding its disposal and to the unfavourable prices obtained for harda
and shikakai in the Central Circle.
9. The decrease of Rs. 2,19,570 was due to adjustment on account of Government share
of the remissions of certain tributes in Kctthidwcir and to smaller recoveries of arrears from
the Baroda State.
^ ^^e decrease of Rs. 8,027 was due to smaller recoveries from certain iNative StaiCs
in Kathiawar owing to the unfavourable season.
H* There was an apparent decrease of Rs. 34,64,234, of which nearly one-third wih
disappear upon the adjustment of profit on the circulation of nickel coin. The net fall was
result of the stoppage of rupee coinage and of the smaller circulation of nickel, partly countei
balanced by increased seignorage on dollar comao-e.
n ^ eerease .°f Ts. 10,651 was under subscriptions to the Military Funds and to the
ombay and Bengal Civil Funds and was due to a reduction in membership.
13. There was an increase of Rs. 21,274, principally due to receipts under extraordh 121 .)
i ems, which were partly counterbalanced by a slack demand for Telegraphic transfers.
(5) Provincial Revenue.
1. The causes mentioned under this head of Imperial Revenue together with the
auction ot revised survey rates in some districts account for the increase of Rs. 12,40,Slo.