1 ’ GENERAL REVIEW.
2 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
3 revenue in Northern India through the agency of the Post-office.
4 There was a slight falling offin the amount of revenue thus
5 collected as compared with the preceding year, but in both years
6 the transaction$ through the Post office were insignificant.
7 Altogether maunds 64,36,364 of Punjab Mines rock salt, Saw-
8 bhar, and Pachbadra, were sold to the public, out of which the
9 Post offices collected the revenue on only maunds 82,984 :—
10 Punjab Mines Rock salt.
11 Sambhar salt. Pachbadra salt. Total.
12 Year. | Number Number Number Number
13 of Post- | Maunds | Realiza- | of Pos:-| Maunds | Resliza-} of Post- |-Maunds | Reali- | of Post- | Maunds | Realiza-
14 offices | of salt. | tions. | offices | of salt. | tions. offices | of sait. |zations.| offices | of salt, | tions.
15 utilized. ‘atilized. utilized. utilized.
16 Mds, Rs, Mads. Rs. Mds. Rs, Mas. Rs,
17 1892-93 112 | 8,44,285!19,81,949 169 |11,22,016/30,15,418 3 1,933) 5,044! 286 }19,68,234/50,02,411
18 1893 94 18 19,;336} 50198 34 52,241| 1,50,272 12 7,970) 20,797 64 79,5647| 2,21,267
19 1894-95 13 15,3491 39,577 27 66,028! 1,84,791 5 7,442) 19,420) 45 88,819] 2,438,788
20 1895-96 8 19,962; 61,994 24, 55,532) 1,53,583 3 7,490] 19,955 35 82,984) 2,25,532
21 Collection of salt revenue 10.
22 by Station Masters on the
23 Indian Midland Railway
24 REVIEW BY SECTIONS.
25 CENTRAL OFFICE,
26 ' Increase in fixed
27 and decrease in contingent
28 charges explained.
29 During the year the Indian Midland Railway continu-
30 ed to receive revenue free of charge for this Department on
31 salt sold. on the through-traffie system. The arrangements
32 worked safely and satisfactorily, but the business done is not
33 so large as was expected. In 1893-94 maunds 40.376; in
34 1894-95 maunds 57,227 ; and in 1895-96 maunds 49,568 of salt
35 were thus paid far. The falling off as compared with 1894-95
36 was in the Sambhar sales. Pachbadra sales showed a fair
37 increase of about 3,500 maunds.
38 11, Details of the operations and business of each section
39 of the Department, and of the receipts and charges of each, are
40 given separately in the succeeding paragraphs,
41 The total fixed and contingent charges of the Central office
42 for the past four years are here shown :—
43 Year. Fixed. } Contingent. Total.
44 Rs. Rs, Rs.
45 1892-98 ... Pr és , 62,997 14,618 77,610
46 1898-94 .,. P a ce 71,431 18,865 85,296
47 1894-95, o ase « 70,506 18,729 83,295
48 1895-96 2. a + 71,932 11,218 83, 145
49 In the fixed charges there is an increase of Rs, 1,426. The
50 payments on account of exchange compensation allowance to the
51 Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner increased from Rs. 7,154
52 to Rs, 7,710, and the pay of the Personal Assistant was Rs. 1,411
53 more than in 1894-95, owing chiefly to the permanent incumbent
54 having been on Jeave in 1895-96, during which period he, and the
55 officer who acted for him, drew pay and allowances in the Central
56 office. On the other hand, there was a decrease of Rs. 547 in the
57 pay of clerks, following on the retirement on pension ofa clerk
58 of the first grade. In contingent charges there was a net decrease
59 of Rs. 1,576, caused as follows :-—
60 Increases.—Travelling allowance, Rs. 417, due to longer
61 tours made by superior officers and to the transfers of clerks.
62 Country stationery, Rs. 13.
63 Decreases.—Conveyance of tents and records, Rs. 439, owing
64 +0 camp equipment being less used than in 1894-95. Repairs to
65 tents, Rs, 809. House-rent, Rs. 518, as the Personal Assistant
66 ceased to receive the allowance on this account formerly enjoyed
67 by him. Hot weather charges, Rs. 21. Service stamps, Rs. 8.
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