'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎202r] (135/148)

o total realizations
4^0 154 in the preceding j
Bs. Ih™'
EXCISE—COTTON DUTIES ACT— STAMPS.
91
eating drugs
from all sources amounted to Rs lS 07 ziQO • ±nr
year. The increase occurs ehie % under' Opiu^and E Be re n 0 e
Chap. V.
PIWAN CIALt
REVIEW.
ng UiV *®
a The consumption of country liquor decreased from 245 72,S n>r.n j 0
,t The decrease is noticeable only in the Karachi and the Thar and p L^r^t 1 ’- 470 Co ™‘ ryIi, " or '
fie of liquor from the Kotri Distillery amounted to 189 142 Pa ^r Drstriets.
i&ofiiquor&omtheKotri Distillery amounted tolstu^lUs ^tst^l
R r^t ^ ° £ Wi --
4 . The total imports of foreign liquor amounted to 806,948 o-allons no-ain.f qqqq.i w
gallons in the preceding year. The slight increase in the import of ale, porter and ofe ^
fermented liquors is more than , counterbalanced by the decrease in the mports of brandt
ffhisky, and sparkling wines. P Dlanil y.
5. The license fees for the retail vend of intoxicating drugs increased from Its 17751firt • +•
in 1308-1919 to Rs. 1,85,761 in the year under report The total revenueTndei-'tlfs^e d S " 6S
rose from Rs. 4,00,316 to Rs. 4,31,376.
6. The issues of opium from Government Depdts amounted to 20,529 lbs. compared Orinm
with 20,571 lbs. in the preceding year, and the amount realized thereon was Rs 2 55 Tfin
against Rs. 2,56,741 in 1908-1909. The tofcil consumption was 20,155 lbs compared
With 29,113 lbs. m the preceding year. The total Excise Opium Revenue increased from
gs. 1,66,526 in the preceding year to Rs. 1,68,622 in the year under report.
7. During the year 97 cases under the Abkdri laws (25 relating to liquor and 72 to Offences,
intoxicating drugs) and 20 under the Opium Act were sent up for trial, in which 82 and 19
convictions respectively were secured.
8 . The total expenditure for the year amounted to Rs. 57,108 against Rs. 75,230
jding year.
3. Aden.
The gross receipts increased from Rs. 93,566 in the preceding year to Rs. 1,08,667, the Excise Revenue,
increase being chiefly under the head of duty on imported foreign liquors. The expenditure
was Rs. 10,598, an increase of Rs. 578. There were two offences against the A'bkdri law, in
both of which the accused were convicted. The gross receipts on account of opium increased
from Rs. 2,350 to Rs. 2,575.
11. Cofcton Duties Act
1. The number of mills producing goods taxable under the Act was 90, a decrease of 1. Number of mills.
Thirteen of these were solely weaving mills, the remainder being both spinning and weavino 1
mills,
2. The total production increased by 28,711,643 lbs. to 183,395,688 lbs., the increase being Production of woven
most marked in ail kinds of grey (unbleached) and coloured goods. goods.
3. The total receipts from duty were Rs. 33,88,659 against Rs. 29,51,858 in the Revenue under the
preceding year. After the deduction of expenditure the net revenue was Rs. 33,54,971 Act ’
against Rs. 29,13,71 7 in 1908-1909.
12. Stamps.
For details the Annual Report of the Stamp Departments and tables under Stamps printed in Part 17 {b) of the
statistics of British India.
1.—Presidency Proper.
h Receipts under the Stamp Act and Court Fees Act shew a substantial increase. The Revenue and
R J ealizations wer e Rs. 61,26,866 against Rs. 53,55,598 last year. Of the amount realized, char S es -
s - 0,81,981 were under the Stamp Act and Rs. 35,44,885 under the Court Fees Act.
e coverieg in Bombay City represent a percentage of 52*2 on the total Stamp receipts of the
residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . They amount to Rs. 32,01,910, an increase of Rs. 7,10,977. Charges have
f inished b y Rs. 3,742 to Rs. 2,30,430, the decrease being due mainly to smaller repayments
Percentage of charges to receipts is 4‘6 in the case of the Stamp Act
than i m case Court Fees Act. From imndis the revenue was f of a lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees better
11 ias t year and exceeded the record year by nearly £ a lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
ales °f Foreign Bill Stamps brought in a revenue of Rs. 1 } lo,845, an mcrease of
* n 011 tlie figures for last year. Share Transfer Stamps shew a total ot Pis. 1,05,,50,
Rs. 3,915.