1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1895-96.
2 GENERAL REVIEW,
3 Article of treaty or
4 State. agreement, Amount payable. | Amount paid. (Remarks.
5 : Rs. & p. Rs, a p.
6 Istamrardars and | Fore'gn Department No. 4,178 0 O{ 4,178 0 0
7 Jagirdars of Aj- 1271, dated 14th June
8 mere, 1879,
9 Indore ... | Supplementary article to 61,875 0 0] 61,875 0 0
10 clause 201, agreement. Y
11 Dewas (Senior Ditto ne 412 8 0 412 8 0
12 Branch),
13 Dewas (Junior Ditto a 412 8 0 412 8 0
14 Branch).
15 Ssilana ees Ditto eee 412 8 0 412 8 0
16 Narsingbgarh ae Ditto oo 618 12 0 618 12 0
17 Rajgarh wee Ditto ins 618 12 0 618 12 0
18 Sampthar Sel Foreign Department No. 1,450 0 0 1,450 0 0
19 501, dated 4th January | -
20 1884.
21 Thakur of Kaibania {| Foreign Department No. 105 0 0 105 0 0
22 846, dated 15th May 1884,
23 Royalty payable to XII. Old, treaty ies 92,636 18 2} 92,68613 2
24 Jeypur.
25 Boyey payable to “Ditto ws | 1,54,894 11 4 11,54,894 11 4
26 Jodhpur, : ——
27 | Total ... | 30,82,088 15 4 }29,17,018 15 4
28 Finencfal result of all salt
29 7. The customary account intended to show the financial spicanenta:
30 results for the year of the Sambhar Lake treaties, and of the
31 salt agreements concluded with the Durbars when the other
32 Rajputdna salt sources were leased, and the Customs Line was
33 abolished, is shown in the following abstract. The sales of salt
34 for which credit is taken are those declared at the salt sources
35 to be for places in native territory at the time the salt.was
36 issued or cleared :—
37 Credits— Rs.
38 Price of 6,66,799 maunds of Sambhar salt at an average of 4 annas per maund _—_1,66,700
39 Duty on 6,66,799 maunds at Rs. 2-8-0 per maund_—_... ds. wo ~—-:16,66,997
40 Price of 78,031 maunds of Didwana salt at 1 anna per maund ... oe 4,877
41 Duty on 23,319 maunds at 2-8-0 ver maund a ie toe 58,297
42 Duty on 13,338 maunds at 1-4-0 per maund vee ae eee 16,672
43 Price of 3,28,310 maunds of Pachbadra salt at 14 annas per maund ves 80,779
44 Duty on 1,78,894 maunds at 2-8 per maund wee oe ee = 447,285
45 Duty on 3,242 maunds at 1-4 per maund ive ae vee 4,058
46 Price of 10,591, maunds of Falodi salt at 3 annas per maund et ove 1,986
47 Average cost for the three years ending 31st March 1879 of the abolished Cus- 8,30, 506
48 toms Line.
49 Total ws 82,28,102
50 Debits— Rs.
51 Treaty liabilities in 1895-96 to Native States under salt agreements ve 20,85,057
52 Share of Sambhar Lake treaty payments for 1895-96 calculated on the quantity
53 of salt sold from Sambhar for consumption in Native States w» =1,69,946
54 Shares similarly calculated of —
55 (1) Sambhar Lake fixed and contingent charges tee we 68,123
56 (2) Fixed and contingent charges of the Didwana salt see ove 7,871
57 (3) Ditto ditto Pachbadra sals ae o- §=—- 9,651.
58 (4) Ditto ditto Falodi sale wee eee 1,808
59 Total vee 23,87,456
60 Credit Balance we 840,646
61 '* Theeredit balance for 1895-96 is Rs. 8,40,646 ; but if we omit
62 from the credits the average cost of the abolished Inland Cus-
63 toms Line for the three years ending the 31st March 1879,
64 namely Rs. 8,30,506, the account just about balances this year.
65 8. During the year which is being reported upon no depu- No deputations of officers
66 tations were sent into the Native States to report upon the due aeaing teria Natives
67 observance of the salt agreements owing to scarcity among the _ States tbe ct ogde
68 people. The salt jhils and marshes, and other salt-producing — P*°V"NNE Searcity.
69 tracts, were all dry and incapable of yielding salt in any danger-
70 ous quantity, °
71 9. The following statement shows for the past four years Collection of salt revenue
72 details of the working of the system for the collection of salt — prone the agency of
73 (5)