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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Public Works Kevenue.
[1908.19 09<
The Public Works Revenue falls under three heads “ Imperial Military,” “ Imperial C 1, -i
and “ Provincial Civil.” The revenue under the first head, derived mainly f rom
building's and miscellaneous sources, rose from Rs. 15,827 to Rs. 17,180, the increase }?•
mainly due to a rise in the receipts under the head “ Miscellaneous.” The revenue under
head “ Imperial Civil,” which is also derived mainly from rents of buildings and miscellan
sources, rose from Rs. 26,428 to Rs. 26,697. The Provincial Civil Revenue consisting S 8
of tolls on roads and rents of buildings fell from Rs. 7,98,941 to Rs. 7,49,092, the decrease Kpi’ ^
due to the abolition by Government of tolls yielding an annual revenue of Rs. 50,256. g
Revenue.
E xpenditure.
Refunds and
drawbacks.
Bonding
transactions.
Customs offences.
7. Customs.
For details see the Annual Report on the Sea-borne Trade and Customs Administration of the Bombav
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 the Report on the Maritime Trade of the Province of feind for the year 1908-1909
1,—Sea Customs.
Port of Bombay,
1 . The net receipts of the Bombay Custom House amounted to Rs. 2,23,06,299 aa- a j ns i
Es. 2,24,88,933 during the previous year. Import duties, representing 96*2 per cent, of the
total receipts, amounted to Rs. 2,19,13,497. The net export receipts, derived from the dufv
on rice and rice-flour, rose from Rs. 1,62,515 to Rs. 2,39,416. ^
2. The total expenditure was Rs. 8,60,570 and represented B’SS per cent, of the net
collections against 3-55 per cent, in the preceding year.
3. Refunds of import duties rose from Rs. 96,089 to Rs. 1,21,100 and drawback refunds
granted on re-exportation from Rs. 3^13,521 to Rs. 3,36,537.
4. The value of goods bonded amounted to Rs. 12,70,445, on which duty amounting to
Rs. 4,68,442 was leviable. The corresponding figures of the previous year were Rs. 14,50,432
and Rs. 3,52,673 respectively.
5. The number of cases adjudicated fell from 1,170 to 981. The fines and penalties
imposed amounted to Rs. 11,736.
R venue.
R undsand
drawbacks.
Expend ture.
Customs ofiences,
Continental Ports,
The customs receipts were Rs. 1,87,431, an increase of Rs. 24,261. The cases adjudicated
fell from 724 to 548 and the penalties awarded from Rs. 2,108 to Rs. 1,882.
Ports in Sind,
1 . The net receipts were Rs. 61,88,377 against Rs. 55,50,071 in the previous year.
2 . Payments to the Kashmir Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). on account of goods sent in bond amounted to
Rs. 46,863, but the figures are incomplete. Drawbacks fell from Rs. 44,054 to Rs. 43,852.
3. The total expenditure decreased from Rs. 2,17,831 to Rs. 2,10,390.
4. Under the Merchandise Marks Act 224 cases were dealt with and penalties of.
Rs. 946 imposed. Offences under the Customs Act numbered 524 and the fines realized
were Rs. 2,786.
2.—Land Customs.
The number of duty-coliecting stations on the Kathidwdr and Portuguese Frontiers
remained unchanged. The customs receipts on the Portuguese Frontiers fell from Rs. 1,75,060
to Rs. 1,3/,292, the decrease being partly due to reduced imports of electrical appliances for
the Cauvery Works in Mysore and partly to smaller exports of rice owing to an unfavourable
rice crop above ghdts. Receipts on the Kdthiawdr Frontier fell from Rs. 81,693 to Rs. 78,643.
Imports of petroleum at Castle Rock amounted to 2,879,429 gallons, an increase of 53^,216
over the figures of the previous year. The quantity of rice and paddy exported from Supa
i etna to G oa free of duty via the Digi and Kandal Custom Houses amounted to 19,211
maunds, upon which the duty foregone was Kg. 3,602. The number of cases adjudicated under
the Land Customs Act fell from 899 to 875.
8> Opium.
Genera
Exports from s ales
to Bombay.
For details see the Annual Report on the Administration of the Opium Department for the year 1908-1203
and tables Opium, pr nted in Part IV (J) of the Statistics of British India.
1. ^ The following information relates to opium as a source of Imperial Revenue only
As a subject of local excise t will be found dealt with under that head.
. ' ie duty-paid consignments to Bombay for exportation by sea and for 1
ion amoun ed to 34,419 chests against 18,349 chests during the preceding year.