1 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
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3 REVIEW RY sEcTions. once resulted in’that salt regaining its former footing in the
4 DIDWANA.
5 Decrease in fixed
6 and increase in eontin-
7 gent charges explained.
8 Distribution of fully tax-
9 ed salt.
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26 markets all over Northern India, including Rajputana and Cen-
27 tral India. But they are in advance still of the gross realiza-
28 tions of any other previous Year back to and including 1887-88.
29 As compared with the year previous, the quantity of salt excised
30 is less by maunds 1,09,778, viz.,—in 1893-94 maunds 4,57,491,
31 and in 1894-95 maunds 3,47,713, equal to 23°99 per cent. The
32 revenue derived from excise duty is less by Rs. 2,74,444, and
33 that credited as the sale price of the salt at one anna a maund
34 is similarly less by Rs. 6,861. The miscellaneous revenue is also
35 less by Rs. 70. The amount by which the netincome of the
36 division falls short of that of the preceding year is Rs. 2,91,729,
37 or 25°62 per cent.
38 Fixed. charges show a decrease of Rs. 393, concerning
39 which the following are complete details :—(1) An increase of
40 Rs. 8 under the head of salary of clerks, and of Rs 96 in the
41 pay of servants and guards. Decreases (1) Rs. 226 in the sala-
42 ry of the Assistant Commissioner, owing to an officer of the
43 highest grade having been on duty for one month in 1893-94;
44 (2) Rs. 172 in the pay of the Assistant Superintendent, owing
45 to his having received acting allowance as Superintendent in
46 ‘1893-94; (3) Rs. 68 in the pay of inspectors and petty officers ;
47 and (4) Rs. 31 in the pay of medical establishment, a lower
48 grade hospital assistant having served at the souree during
49 part of the year just ended. The contingent expenditure has
50 increased by Rs. 10,747—(1) In manufacture of salt there is an.
51 increase of Rs. 9,631, due to the manufaeture of a large quan-
52 tity of salt in 1894-95 to replenish stocks and meet the addi-
53 tional demand for Didwana salt caused by the falling off in the
54 sales of Sambhar ; (2) in refunds of duty there is an increase
55 of Rs, 2,531, on aceount of half-duty payments to the Bikanir
56 Darbar under treaty engagement, the sales for Bikanir being
57 larger than in 1893-94; (3) in miscellaneous items of Rs, 145,
58 caused by extra charges for remittance of treasure and extra. pay-
59 ments for Europe medicines ; and (4) in hot weather charges of
60 Rs.10. The decreases in the contingeneies of the division are
61 as follows :—(1) travelling allowance Rs. 320, because of fewer
62 transfers having taken place during the year; (2) Rs. 104 in the .
63 purchase and repairs of tents, the outlay under this head in
64 1894-95 being Rs. 6 only; (3) Rs. 30 in service postage telegram
65 and country stationery combined; and (4) Rs. 1,116 in petty con-
66 struction and repairs of public buildings, owing to the quarters
67 having nearly all needed rethatching, &c., in 1893-94, after the
68 heavy rains of the preceding year.
69 49. The following statement shows the distribution of the
70 salt excised and exported from Didwana during the past two
71 years :— :
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81 2/2/24) 8@{ 2) 2 |eisla| 3s (4/8 cI
82 2 5 3 3 a a 2 lem 1S 3 é | 5 Delhi 3
83 iso) RN i<s} py Lc inet =| <irn =) i ) &
84 Mds. | Mds. |Mds.| Mds. | Mds. | Mds. |Mds. Mds. ids, Mads. }Mdas.'Mde.| Mads. Mads,
85 1893-94 |4,57,491 {1.70,617 1,248 | 1,362 1116 | 5,131 126,129 |10,907 | 7 vos (885 20,939 1955 - /2,19,681 |4,57,491
86 vee | 1,847 aie 12,525] ... [238 seg $844) ... | 95 }1,81,118 pees
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88 1894-95 [3,47,713 11,68,277 peor 1,644
89 Ce eed
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