'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎128r] (117/132)

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SALT * 83 Chap.
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ration to secure priority of right of export during 1909 and 1910 in view of BE I^
g due to com r ced by Government upon exports to China.
^strictions p ,. o A i , .
Chap. V.
FINANCIAL
REVIEW.
^' aS “’frictions r -
tb0re orts to China amounting to 20,694 chests showed an increase of 3,837 which
3 . Th , e eX Li v to the expectation of a rise of prices in China and partly to anxiety on
is to ship their chests before the
prices m umna and partly to anxiety on
completion of the maximum limit of
Exports to China.
^^Txed by Government for the year 1909.
1 ^ 60 ° ^ prices per chest in the Bombay market were Es. 1,186 for one-year old
^ 05 for two-year old opium, against Rs. 1,271 and Rs. 1,357 respectively during
d Es - 1 > 6 rnu e f a p in price was due to the limitation imposed upon exports,
ii p previous year.
n 1 mi vmmher of chests imported and lodged in the Bombay Opium Warehouses was
o904 5 6 JaW i?550 dario g the previous yea,
, rea under poppy cultivation decreased from 10,898 acres to 2,765 acres owing
6 - -y 6 al il ges Imports of Baroda opium into Bombay lor exportation amounted to
f 0 seasonal ea • durins; the preceding year. The stocks held in the Baroda State were
8 40 chests against x y j |
250,736 lbs. against 142,21^ lbs.
7.
rrho total Imperial Revenue was Rs. 2,10,42,44)0 against Rs. 93,45,440 in the
.. • Res 1 1AQ7 flOn Poinnp rlno to tPa oancoa mAntinwarl
preceding y ear
the increase of Rs. 1,16,97,000 being due to the causes mentioned in para
ec. j uiy y-g o£ this summary. The expenditure, which is incurred only in respect of the
graphs 2 an ^ -g omba y City and the Ahmedabad Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , amounted to Rs. 35,245
Rs a 34,992:
9- Salt.
Prices.
Bombay Warehouse
accounts.
Opium transactions
of the Baroda
State.
Total Imperial
Revenue and
Expenditure.
j i -i oo flip Annual Reports on the Administration of the Salt Department of the Bombay 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.
Jor dctai ^ and tables under Salt, printed in Part IV (5) of the Statistics of British India.
1. 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. Proper.
1 The salt with which the Bombay 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. Salt Department has to deal falls under General sources
three heads(1) Baragra salt manufactured from salt brine at the Government Salt- 0 supp y *
works on the Runn, known as the Pritchard Salt-works; (2) sea salt produced at works on
the coast; ( 3 ) imported salt produced mainly at salt-works in Goa territory.
2 . The quantity in stock at the beginning of the year was 2,460,555 maunds against B&r&gra salt.
3039,992 at the beginning of the previous year. The produce amounted to 2,668,101 maunds
bracing the total stock to 5,128,656 maunds. Removals during the year accounted for 2,724,480
against 2,742,639 maunds. There was an increase in removals beyond 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. , chiefly
to the United Provinces, which is attributed to the increased popularity of Baragra salt on
account of its uniformity of price and quality and the convenience of the through-traffic system.
B,emovals for local consumption showed a decrease to all places except Broach and East
Khindesh, which was due to the merchants withholding removals to guard against loss in case
the duty were farther reduced. Although, however, there was a decrease compared with the
previous year the removals exceeded those of any of the preceding eight years. Loss and
wastage increased from 205,218 to 270,986 maunds owing to exposure to the rains, the
percentage being 5*28 against o*79 in the previous year. The closing balance in stock at
Kh&raghoda, including stores brought to account after the end of the year, was 4,750,/93
maunds, falling considerably behind the adopted standard of the average annual demand plus
two years’ reserve, in spite of the opening of 39 new pans. More pans are to be opened in the
ensuing season. The cost price remained at Re. 0-2-3 per Indian maund. The pans worked
during the year numbered 509 against 470 and the average yield per pan fell from 5,635 to
^,138 maunds. The rate of payment having been raised by o pies to Re. 0 - 1-6 per maund, the
1,527 dgrias received an average of Rs. 153 per head.
3. The quantity of salt manufactured was 10,171,841 maunds, the increase of 1,203,488
waunds as compared with the previous year being due to the favourable season and ear |y
cessation of the rains. Removals amounted to 9,208,168 against 9,290,359 maunds. t
the^Government Salt-work at Dharasna the quantity manufactured increased by 68,167 o
jh,356 maunds, and the balance at the close of the year was 58,998 maunds against
d'diO in the previous year. In the other salt-works, private and leased, the produce
increased by 1,135,311 to 9 , 784,485 maunds owing to the efforts made to encourage
increased, production. The closing balance, which had fallen as low as 752,055 maunds in
e previous year, could therefore be increased by 194,182 maunds. Removals lorn sa^
Bombay for consumption within and without 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. showed a ne. eciease
<lu b,b53 ma ninds in spite of an increase of 122,072 maunds in the removals of nominal duty
Pm '^ ore ig‘ a Malabar. Removals to Calcutta and 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. ecreasu y
of k i an( ^ 121,349 maunds respectively, in the former case owing to excessive rep enis men
W 9 «f 0C S ^ le y ear before and in the latter to an increase in transport charge^. oss. an
astage at Dhardsna fell from 24,510 to 18,420 maunds and at otner works from 7*3 per cent.
0 ' cent.
355 so* Tlle fl uan lity of Goa salt imported during the year decreased from 364,843 to Imported salt,
maunds.