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2 REPORT ON THE ADMINI€TRATION OF THE NORTHREN INDIA.
3 REVIEW BY SECTIONS. in the following table for the year under report and three pre-
4 INTERNAL BRANCH.. ceding years :—
5 Gross realizations, ‘ Charges.
6 Net
7 Year, . Fees rea-
8 Pera License lized on |Miscella-} otat | Fixed on- | motel eas
9 a ‘A fees. clearance} neous. ate ize. | tingent, on
10 Fale | of sitta.
11 Rs Rs. Rs Rs Bs. Bs. Rs Bs. Res
12 1891-92] 1,54,964 63,016 3,474 182} 221,636] 1,40,600| 36,606’ 1,77,206! +.44,430
13 1892-931 1,883,702 57,109 2,285 133| 2,483,229, 1,47,226] 35,574 1,682,800! + 60,429
14 1893-94) 1,39,943 58,184 2,992 301 2,01,420! 1,143,053] 34,914 1,77,967| 428,453
15 1894-95] 1,837,882 62,073, 4,926 590| 2,05,421| 1,38,890| 33,095 171,985; + 33,436
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18 Increase in receipts, The gross revenue shows an increase compared’ with 1893-
19 94 of Rs. 4,001, but as compared with 1892-93 and 1891-92 there
20 is a falling off of Rs. 37,808 and Rs. 16,215 respectively. The
21 revenue derived from excise duty is less than in 1893-94 by
22 Rs, 2,111 owing entirely to the larger quantity of salt and sitta
23 destroyed instead of being excised inthe year under report,
24 and to the larger quantity of salt in bond at the close of the
25 year. Had it not been for this the revenue derived from excise’
26 duty would have exceeded that of any of the previaus three
27 years. License fees yielded more by Rs. 3,889 because in the
28 year ended more saltpetre refineries took out licenses, and more
29 erude saltpetre and khari licenses were issued in the Punjab,
30 and the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, wheré the fees
31 charged are higher than in Behar and Bhagulpore, in which
32 divisions a late rainy season and the damp state of the soils
33 threw back manufacture somewhat. The fees charged on the
34 clearance of sitta increased a good deal in the Punjab, or from
35 Rs. 2,992 to Rs. 4,926. The Assistant Commissioner of the
36 Upper Division says :—‘ In the Punjab, sitta is largely used for
37 pickling goat skins for export to Madras to be manufactured into
38 glove leather and the demand for sitta varies in sympathy with
39 the condition, of the skin trade. It may be taken for granted
40 that the increase of the revenue in connection with sitta excised
41 was due to the more prosperous condition of the trade in skins.”
42 The increase in the miscellaneous revenue was derived from the
43 sale of condemned tents in certain circles, and of worn out articles
44 of uniform. :
45 Decrease in fixed The charges show a decrease of Rs. 5,982. In fixed charges
46 it amounts to Rs. 4,163, and in contingencies to Rs. 1,819. The
47 following notes explain in detail the causes of these variations
48 in the fixed and contingent expenditure :-—~
49 Fixed charges.—Increases (1) Assistant Commissioners,
50 salaries Rs. 1,056, arising from payment of deputation and charge
51 allowances during Mr. Ashton’s absence on special duty in
52 Bengal; (2) Exchange compensation allowance Rs. 1,428 paid
53 with the sanction of the Government of India. Decreases (1)
54 pay of clerks, Rs. 1,533 because some vacancies in clerkships
55 remained unfilled during part of the year ; (2) pay of servants
56 and guards, Rs, 18 requiring no explanation ; (3) pay of Super-
57 intendents and Assistant Superintendents, Rs. 4,960 caused by
58 Inspectors having held charge of some circle for portions of the
59 year while Superintendents were on leave or on deputation ; (4)
60 pay of Inspectors, kotegushts and jamadars’Rs 136 needing
61 no explanation.
62 er eee Contingencies. —Increases (1) Rs, 11 in hot weather charges;
63 explained. (2) Rs, 8 in charges for service telegrams ; and (3) Rs. 757 in
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