'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎273r] (129/150)

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1910 '9 1
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LAND REVENUE—IRRIGATION REVENUE.
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„, s show an. increase in the value of ten and fiftv-rupee notes outstanding and a decrease
fi ^ e value of notes of R f'5 ^ Rs- 100 . Encashments of foreign circle notes amounted
iD fo 66 , 05,205 c T, P , are l W ‘ RS ' I,2 4 , 74, 110 m 1909 - 1910 . Although there was a decrease
10 1 ,,,' of Rs- 59 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees > tllere "' as a ver 7 Iar g e increase in the number of notes oresented
i 11 va the universalization of ten and fifty-rupee notes. • P
No shroff-marked coins were received. Uncurrent coins to the value of Rs 8 471
^ withdrawn from circulation Light-weight coins of the value of Rs. 169 were cut and
'tthdrawn, while reduced coins of the value of Rs. 277 were cut and returned to the tenderers.
" - Receiptsof small silver rose from Rs 11,437 to Rs. 15 , 072 , while issues rose from
Rs 1 , 45,775 » R 3 ' ^he increased issues were taken up partly by merchants to pay
daily wages to cotton pickers and partly by the Sind and Frontier Treasuries. ^
4 A total amount of Rs. 2,300 was paid during the year on bonds of indemnitv on
account of lost and mutilated notes, compared with Rs. 4,975 in the previous year.
5 No fraud or forgery was detected during the year.
5 Remittances of silver from Bombay and other centres amounted to Rs 1 40 7 ^ 000
gainst Rs. 75 > 9 8 > 000 received in the previous year. Issues amounted to Rs. 34,62 000 com
!red with Rs. 3 8 , 2 4 ,ooo in 1909 - 1910 . ’
Chap. V.
FINANCIAL
-REVIEW.
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7. Gold coin of the value of Rs. 37*50 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees was received from the Bombay Currencv
against Rs. 6 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees received in the previous year. Remittances to Sind and Frontier
rVipcts amounted to Rs. lo-sn -lakk^ Rp^«,*^fo i-
Coins withdrawn.
Exchange of small
silver.
Lost and mutilated
notes.
Frauds.
Remittances cf
silver.
Gold transactions.
Currency Chests amounted to Rs. 10*50 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Receipts from the public amounted "to
Rs. 1,76,79° an( ^ issues tho pubhc amounted to Rs. 21 , 74 , 250 , compared with Rs 48700
and Rs. 2,71,080 respectively in 1909 - 1910 . ^
8. Telegraphic transfers granted during the year amounted to Rs. 47-37 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees avainst
gs. 6o*io lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in the previous year. The amount of transfers paid rose from Rs 72-30 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
to Rs. 218*85 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , out of which payments on account of Bombay amounted to Rs 1 7 q- 6 <
lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees against Rs. 49*55 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in 1909 - 1910 . * /y 5
telegraphic
transfers.
4 - Land Revenue.
The aggregate actual demand of Land Revenue was Rs. 4,67,45,184, showing an increase
of nearly 5-2 la^hs compared with the previous year. Collections exceeded those of the previous
year by 8* lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , the amount realized being Rs. 4,49,67,269 or 96 per cent, of the total
demand. In the Northern Division the demand shows a decrease of 12J lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in which all
districts share, but especially Ahmedabad and Kaira. In the Central Division there was an
increase of 10^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , of which 7 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees are contributed by Ahmednagar and lesser amounts
by Nasik, Poona and Sholapur, while there was a decrease in West Khandesh and Satara
The Southern Division shows a decrease of 3 J lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees which appears chiefly in Biidpur’
The demand in Sind rose by ioJ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , Larkana contributing an increase of 41 Mkhs’
Thar and Pirkar of 3 and Sukkur of 2. Collections improved if the Central Division by
12 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and in Sind by 8J lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , while they fell below those of the previous year by o 1 - lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in the Northern Division and by 2J lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in the Southern Division. The largest arrears were
m Ahmednagar (5-4 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ), Karachi (2-7 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ), Ahmedabad (1-8 Idkhs) and Hyderabad and
Larkana (ri lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees each ). The total arrears amounted to 17-8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees compared with 20-9 Idkhs
in the previous year. r y
5 . Irrigation Revenue.
ah T _k e revenue credited to this head falls under two categories—(i) the direct receipts of
enrp e P artl f ient an< ^ ( 2 ) irrigation share of the land revenue assessed with refer-
hviKraP ur T ol L vvater ^ r °m canals, tanks, dams and other sources created or maintained
in r i„j U , 0r ^ 3 Department. The works are also divided into three classes :—the first
re.vemiA ^ lre / ne 'T wor ^ s an< ^ wor ks restored or extensively improved for which capital and
ment anrl are ^ e P t I second includes old works which are maintained by the Depart-
for which ° n - y revenue accounts are kept; and the third includes agricultural works
works fnr ^ u 6r nor revenu e accounts are kept. The direct receipts on account of
which capital and cevenue accounts are kept were as follows :
Half Imperial and Half Provincial.
( 1 ) Productive Public Works—
(a) Sind
(b) Deccan and Gujarat
( 2 ) Protective Public Works-
fa) Deccan and Gujarat ...
(3) Minor Irrigation Works—
(a) Sind
G) Deccan and Gujardt
Rs.
1 , 87,190
... 6 , 90,704
... 3,72,215
71,924
... 1,77,090
Total ... 1 4,99,! 23