General Report On The Administration Of The Punjab(1860-61)

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187. The decrease of revenue on the Delhi line has occurred entirely in Salt^ as

2Jk^ In Salt Bevenno on the following Table mil shew that the duty on Sugar eioeeded

3tbo Delhi line. collections of the previous year i—

41801-62. ‘

51802-63.

6Increase.

7Decrease.

8Salt Revenue . .

9Bupees.

1034,87,374

11Bupees.

1228,32,817

13Rupees.

14Rupees.

156,54,557

16Customs ‘(including Sugar and Miscellaneous!

17Income) .. .. .* J

187,13,689

198,82,722

201,69,033

21••

22Total

2342,01,003

241

2537,15,539

261,69,033

276,54,557

2883. With regard to deficient duty in Salt on the Delhi line, the Commissioner

29of Customs attributes it in a great measure to the increase

30Cause of It. illicit manufabture of 6alt in the Oude Provinces. The

31Commissioner further considers that the loss is partly caused from the great demand for

32carriage for the exportation of Cotton in the past year ; and as this speculation afforded

33a greater prolil than Salt, a portion of the capital heretofore employed in the Salt trade

34was devoted to the purchase of Cotton.

3589. On the other hand, the increased Collections on the Salt range is to be

36In(«ijased Revenue on the Salt accounted for from the fact that the enhanced duty levied

37range accounted for. Salt was in force all 18(52-63, while it was only in

38operation seven months of the previous year. The quantity of Salt for which Bewanahs

39were issued was actually 5,091 maunds loss than in 1861-62. The collections from

40these Mines, since the year closed, have been unusually large.

4190. The accession of revenue from the duty levied on Saccharine produce, on

42Increase of Revenue from doubt, the result of the increased duty

43Sacclmriue produce. imposed on this article and the increased consumption of

44Sugar from the cheapness of other products during the past year. The Commissioner

45mentions that the enhanced duty has had no injurious effects on the trade, for all

46the Customs Houses shew an increase in this staple.

4701, The falling off in the Customs Collections on the Sutlej is remarkable,

48l>«‘crcaBe in Collections on the especially as this Establishment was only in existence some

49^ four months of tbo previous year. The Collector, however,

50considers that the loss is ciltirely owing to Sugar being allowed to pass down the

51Chenaub and Indus free of duty ; and states that even goor and sugar are conveyed

52to Mooltan by land, and despatched from thence by the Chenaub to Foreign States and

53Sindh, Should this prove correct, it may probably be advisable to extend the line to the

54left bank of the Indus, leaving that river free fbr the exportation of Saccharine produce

55to Sindh,