'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎130r] (121/132)

INCOME TAX-
FINANCIAL
REVIEW.
T, 0 921 to Rs. 2,34,172 on account of larger refunds. The percentage of
• teasel ^ . t !L S 4'4 under the Stamp Act and 4*8 under the Court Fees Act. Owing
f^es to rece ^;- T1 tra de the revenue from Hundis and from Foreign Bill Stamps decreased
^Licenses for the sale of stamps were reduced by 31 to 1,014. Discount amounted to stamp vendor
' 7 ’ J ., m t,pr of impounded documents again increased from 2,259 to 2,533 but the Impounded
3; tted“eeveased from Rs. 38,455 to Rs. 35,601. documents.
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penalties realized deer--- ■ t n, ■ th ■ o-
4 There were 14 prosecutions against 5 in the previous year. Six convictions were Prosecutions.
obtained
e The number of applications
[4 Inquiries were instituted m
of applications for Probate and Letters of Administration rose from 697
re instituted in 311 cases. The additional court-fees which were charged
Estates duties.
2. Karachi.
The gross receipts amounted to Us. 7,35,599, showing an increase of Rs. 25,232 Revenue and
• u wp< 1 under the Court Fees Act and was due to increased litigation arising out of the char S es ‘
nureof several firms. The total charges increased by Rs. 6,375 to Rs. 29,271 owing to
refunds.
2 The number of stamp vendors was 303, an increase of 5. Discount amounted to Stamp vendors.
Rs, 14,722 against Rs. 14,132 in the previous year.
q rru p number of impounded documents was 165 against 161 in the previous year and Impounded
the penalties realized amounted to Rs. 4,718 against Rs. 2,277. ocuments.
4 There was one prosecution which resulted in a conviction. Prosecutions.
5 Inquiries were instituted in one out of 13 reported cases, and Rs. 1,000 were charged Estate duties,
as additional court-fee duty.
13. Income Tax.
For details see the Annual Report on Income Tax and tables under Income Tax,
printed in Part IV (b) of the Statistics of British India.
The final demand, including penalties and arrears, amounted in all to Rs. 47,70,838 against
Rs. 49,17,005 in the previous year. Collections, including realizations from the tax on salaries
and pensions, fell to Rs. 47,35,609.
14. Forests.
The total income from forests for the financial year decreased from Rs. 37,33,704 to
Rs, 85,54,860 while the expenditure increased from Rs. 10,58,284 to Rs. 20,60,025.
15. Local Funds.
1. District Funds.
General.
1. Information regarding District Local Boards^ Funds will be found in Chapter III#
2. The opening balance was Rs. 32,09,474. Receipts amounted to Rs. 63,98 554 and Receipts and
charges to Rs. 66,69,291, showing increases of Rs. 12,488 and Rs. 4,27,764 respective y. e
closing balance was Rs. 29,38,736.
3. The accounts of all the 25 District Funds for the year 1907-1908 have b 6811 aadlted > Audi “
p 1 ! ] 1:116 audits of the accounts of the Thana, Poona, Hyderabad, West Khdndesh an ar an
arkar District Local Boards for the vear 1908-1909 have also been completed. All me lunas
ar e solvent.
2. Other Funds.
balance o£iRs - 1,41,431. The balances of the Ahmednagar and Loralai Tuns
id p C ^ 2,694 and Rs. 2,981 respectively, while those of the Aden, A QQg
7 an d Qtuetta Funds showed respective decreases of Rs. ^ , >
' Bs. 13,454, R S . 3,840 and Rs. 16,590.
2. -
The
opening balance was Rs. 62,056 and the closing balance Rs, 52,796.
Mounted Police
Eunds.
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3. Thn• , _ , ^ 7 qQ 9£1 The balance was Port and Marine
151 8 -in reCe . 1IltS were Tts. 5,96,587 and the chargee Rs. 7,83,2 • u ecreag ed by P"' 1 '! 3 .
agMnst 3,38,014: The balance of the Aden Port Trust Fund decreased ny