'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎274r] (131/150)

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Revenue, consisting chiefly of tolls on roads and rents of buildings, fell from Rs. 7,44,604
ci v 7 14,278, the decrease being mainly due to the abolition of tolls yielding a net revenue of
^83 during t he y ear .
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the Annual Report on the Sea-borne Trade and Customs Administration 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. and
the Maritime Trade of the Province of Sind for the year 1910 - 1911 . ^
i.-—S ea Customs.
Port of Bombay.
j The gross receipts of the Bombay Custom House amounted to Rs. 3 , 59 , 58,174 com- Revenue
e d with Rs- 2 , 20 , 16,108 m the previous year. The total net receipts after deduction of
L u nds and drawbacks were Rs. 3 , 54 , 84,199 against Rs. 2 , 16 , 27,113 in 1909 - 1910 . Collections
account of import duties, which represent 98-9 per cent, of the year’s total receipts, amounted
to Rs- 3 > 5 °’ 9 8 > 9 8 7 - Export duties on rice and rice-flour aggregated Rs. 1 , 99,891 against
Rs 2 , 86,429 in the previous year. The decrease is due to direct shipment of rice from Calcutta
and Karachi to ports in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Red Sea and from Rangoon to African Coast ports.
2 . The total expenditure was Rs. 8 , 86,328 compared with Rs. 8 , 86,501 in the previous Expenditure.
vear . The ratio of expenditure to net collections was 2-5 per cent, against 4-1 in the previous
year, the variation being due to increased collections.
3 . Refund of import duties increased from Rs. 1 , 20,272 to Rs. 1 , 29 , 607 . Refund on Refunds and
o-oods exported to Kashmir totalled Rs. 14,806 ; and refunds amounting to'Rs. 1,684 were drawbacks,
granted on exports md the Nushki-Seistan route, the trade of wdiich shows signs of increase.
Drawback refunds increased from Rs. 2 , 59,267 to Rs. 3 , 27 , 628 , the advance appearing chiefly
under Cotton goods, Tin blocks, Sugar, Copper sheets, Jewellery ax\& Silver bullion and coin.
4 . The value of the goods bonded at the public warehouse amounted to Rs. 31 , 87 , 935 , Bonding
on which duty amounting to Rs. 10,64,645 M as payable. The figures for the previous year transactions,
were Rs. 9 I > I 5> 2 47 an< ^ E.s. 16,32,162 respectively. The decrease is wholly due to the smaller
amount of silver bonded. Clearances for home consumption amounted to Rs. 79,57,181 in value,
yielding Rs. 16,92,331, against clearances valued at Rs. 8,18,136 in the previous year. The
increase is due to clearances of silver bonded during the previous year.
5 . The number of cases adjudicated under the Sea Customs Act was 1,802 against 1,588 Customs offences,
of the previous year.. Out of these 700 related to offences under the Merchandise Marks Act.
The fines and penalties amounted to Rs. 16 , 168 , out of which a sum of Rs. 212 was refunded.
Continental Ports.
The customs receipts amounted to Rs. 1 , 25 , 567 , a decrease of Rs. 1 , 685 . Of 508 cases
adjudicated penalties amounting to Rs. 1,613 were awarded in 496 cases. In the previous
year penalties were awarded in 511 cases and amounted to Rs. 1 , 752 .
Ports in Sind.
1 . The net receipts. after deducting refunds and drawbacks were Rs. 72 , 24,483 against Revenue.
p S 55>4 8 )5 8 9 i n the previous year. Gross receipts under Import Duty showed an increase of
s - 10 , 85,296 and under Export Duty a decrease of Rs. 26 , 096 .
th 2 'u f P' e ^ nC ^ S Kashmir Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). amounted to Rs. 96 , 069 , but further debits are expected Refunds and
moug tie Exchange Account. Drawbacks amounted to Rs. 47,959 against Rs. 31 , 922 . drawbacks.
previous year ex P enc ^ ture was Rs. 2 >37> I 77 compared with Rs. 2 , 25,323 in the Expenditure.
thepr • CaSeS dea lt under the Merchandise Marks - Act numbered 337 against 193 in Offences.
Offeir 10118 amoun t of fines imposed was only Rs. 1,161 against Rs. 1 , 172 .
offpnr>Q S a ? a l nst Customs Act numbered 504 and fines realized Rs. 4,307 against 405
enCes and ^es amounting to Rs. 4 , 9 82 in the previous year.
2.—Land Customs.
The
e( i uncha^ 11 !! 361 ^ collecting stations on the Kathiawar and Portuguese frontiers remain-
the decreas^V' ^ ece ^P ts 0n the Portuguese frontiers fell from Rs. 1 , 02,460 to Rs. 94 , 936 ,
fishing Sea gQ L n K attributable partly to smaller imports of salted fish on account of a bad
the Kathia ^ L . a P ar tly to smaller exports of above-ghat rice to Goa. Receipts on
ra '* Wa y pa^^ r ° ntaer i ncre ased from Rs. 85,046 to Rs. 96 , 728 . The rise is due to increased
as well as to the adoption of tariff values for stone and timber which
Entity f ro ris ^ un dervaluation. Petroleum imported at Castle-Rock decreased in
^eks in hand 8 ’ 1180 gallons to 2 , 855,908 gallons. The decrease is attributed to the large
% ®the Dio-o-i n L the nEovo-ghat districts. The quantity of rice exported to Goa free of duty
^ s '3>°7o. E un d a l Customs Houses was 16,371 maunds, involving a loss of duty of
Ptofioiis year n er ^ Land Customs Act 681 cases were adjudicated against 813 in the