'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎196r] (123/148)

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CHAPTER Y.—FINANCIAL REVIEW.
^ P r oposed l
■ ^^ance and a °
rk ed under ^
Ktti4 wi ,
reactions.
Working
expenses.
' '
Percent.
a ?eof
expenses
to earn,
“gs.
Rs.
Rs,
16.16,337
53'56
2,58,930
54-88 !
37,063
43-61
37,261
57‘44
38 as
in tlie
to 32,210,468.
6 in the last
nereased from
easion of the
aken ia hand
507 less than
been effected.
Kaira and in
Road Station
1. Financial Review, 1909-1910.
I.»—General Remarks.
In this review, the receipts and expenditure of the Civil Department in 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. are compared with those of the preceding year. The figures for 1908-1909 do not
ntirely agree with those shown in the Financial Review for that year owing to certain
corrective entries having been made subsequently.
II.—Gross Revenue.
The gross Imperial and Provincial Revenue amounted to Rs. 15,50,75,111, showino- a
decrease of Rs. 3,25,487. There was a decrease of Rs. 60,11,507 under the head Imperial and
an increase of Rs. 56,86,020 under the head Provincial. The chief variations are explained
1 below:—
(1) Imperial Revenue.
1 . The increase of Rs. 32,08,013 was due to larger collections on account of the favour
able season and to special receipts on account of premia paid for the conversion of certain lands
from sanadi to quit rents tenure.
2. The decrease of Rs. 1,01,24,290 is explained by the fact that the previous year's
receipts were swollen by advance payments of pass fees to obtain priority of export in
1909-1910.
3 . The increase of Rs. 4,20,978 was mainly in excise duty on salt owing to increased
consumption, in customs duty on larger imports of Goa salt and in proceeds of sale of Govern
ment salt.
4 . The increase of Rs. 4,14,699 was mainly due (1) to larger sales of General Stamps due
to the development of insurance business and increase in the number of transactions involving
the sale and purchase of immoveable properties and ( 2 ) to the receipts from Court Fee Stamps
having been increased by large receipts of probate duty.
5 . The increase of Rs. 3,50,727 was mainly due to larger receipts of still-head duty, to
improvements in administration, to a generally prosperous year and to the celebration of a con
siderable number of Hindu marriages.
6 . The decrease of Rs. 9,32,815 was due to less imports of petroleum, articles of food and
drink, metals, cotton manufactures and other manufactured articles, though receipts under
Sugar (ordinary duties), chemicals, and silver bullion improved. There was a slight increase
in sea customs exports, but the receipts from land customs decreased, owing to less imports of
machinery and cocoanuts from Goa and less exports of rice to Goa.
7. The decrease ofRs. 19,503 was chiefly under Profits of Companies/' in consequence
ni the cotton mills having earned smaller profits, partly counterbalanced by increases under
‘Tax on other sources of income" and “Tax on salaries and pensions."
8 - The increase of Rs. 85,151 was due to larger receipts from fellings, larger collections
of mhowra seed and myrabolams, increased supply of fuel to steamers, and to increased prices tor
coupes of teak trees owing to keen competition amongst contractors.
, ih The increase of Rs. 1,15,215 was the result of an adjustment in the previous year
^ remissions to Native States in Kathiawar and the adjustment of a refund to the Uutch
hnrbdr in the current year of excess recoveries made in previous years towards the cost or
hoops at Bhuj.
10 - The increase of Rs. 3,995 was due to the favourable season.
1 1 - . The increase of Rs. 3,71,987 was mainly due to the profit on the circulation of
lC 'el coins for which there was a large demand.
The increase o£ 3,615 was due to payments made in India by subscribers
iwi r£ ^ e f ncr ease of Rs. 90 426 was due to larger receipts on aGC0u ^ centasre charo-eable
finder “ Extraordinary items " comprising sale-proceeds of lands, etc., percentage char a
Ur epe Stores for Provincial Establishments, Local Funds, etc.
Land Revenue,
Opiim.
Salt.
Stamps.
Excise.
Customs.
Assessed Taxes.
Forests.
Tributes.
Interest.
Mint.
Receipts in aid of
superannuation.
Miscellaneous.