1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FORTHE OFFICIAL YEAR 1896.97.
2 Sambhar Lake were terminated, 17} lakhs of maunds of Sambhar REVIEW BY SECTIONS.
3 salt which were received when the lake was leased would have
4 to be, returned to the Durbars. Deducting the present money
5 value of this quantity of salt, the net profit at the close of the
6 year under report amounted to Rs. 48,71,725.
7 59. The Internal Branch of the department extends over the
8 Punjab, the North-Western Provinces and Oudh. the Patna and
9 Bhagalpur Revenue Divisions of the Province of Behar in Ben-
10 gal, the district of Ajmere-Merwara in Rajputana, and to the city
11 . of Calcutta and its environs. The following statement shows
12 the gross realizations, the fixed and contingent charges, and the
13 net revenue of the Internal Branch for the past four years:— .
14 Gross realizations Charges
15 ; Net
16 : Fees re- . . i
17 Year, Rie ne License |alized on] Miscel- Total Fixed Contin- Total eeyenne:
18 ae fees. {clearance} laneous. ’ “| gent. aor
19 | ahd of sitta.
20 Rs. | Bs | Ba | Rs. | Rs. Bs Re | Rs. Rs,
21 1803-94 | -1,89,943} 58,184 2,992 301f 2,031,420] 1,438,053} 34.914 1,77,967} + 23,453
22 1804-95 | 1,387,832) 62,074 4,926 590] 2,05,421| 1,29,098} 31,660) 1,60,758 | + 44,663
23 1895-96 ; 1,80,06 71,724 5,658) 863) 2,57,809} 1,384,477} 83,23]| 1,67,7U8} +90,101
24 1896-97 | 1,81,629} 64,360 4,573 437) 2,50,989] 1,80,446] 84,147] 1,64,598! 486,396
25 The gross revenue of the year under report was less than
26 that of 1895-96 by Rs. 6,820, but was considerably in excess of
27 the figures of 1894-95 and 1893-94. Compared with 1895-96.
28 there was a small increase of Rs. 1,565 under the head of excise
29 duty on salt, and of Rs. 74 in miscellaneous collections; while
30 there was a decrease of Rs. 7,374 under license fees, and of
31 Rs. 1,085 in the fees realized in the clearance of sitta (impure
32 salt). The difference in connection with niiscellaneous collec-
33 tions is very small. Fluctuations under other heads of revenue
34 will be discussed further on.
35 The charges of the past year amounted to Rs, 1,64,593 com-
36 pared with an expenditure of Rs. 1,67,708 during 1895-96, ora
37 decrease of Rs. 3,115.
38 In fixed charges there was a decrease of Rs, 4,031. This
39 may be explained as follows: There was an increase (1) of
40 Rs. 603 on account of the pay of clerks owing to men of higher
41 grades having been posted to the Internal Branch during the
42 past year, and (2) of Rs. 2,246 under the head of servants and
43 guards due partly to fluctuations in leave allowances, but prin-
44 cipally to the payment of compensation for dearness of food
45 grain. On the other hand there was a decrease (1) of Ks. 1,865
46 in the pay of Assistant Commissioners, owing to an officer of
47 lower grade having been posted to the Upper Division during the
48 greater part of the year; (2) of Rs. 207 on account of smaller
49 payments for exchange compensation allowance; and (3) of
50 Rs. 4,808 in connection with the posting of Superintendents and
51 Inspectors to the Internal Branch during the past year.
52 Under contingencies there was an increase of Rs. 916, which
53 is arrived at thus: There wasau increase (1) of Rs. 1,130
54 on account of new tents purchased for some of the officers dur-
55 ing the year to replace those which were old and had been con-
56 demned; (2) of Rs. 382 under the head of rewards owing to a
57 larger number of seizures having been effected ; (3) of Rs. 498
58 under the head of miscellaneous expenditure owing to the pur-
59 chase of new maps of districts for circle officers in the Upper
60 Division ; (4) of Rs. 862 in refunds of duty on salt used for
61 industrial purposes, and (5) of Rs. 103 under minor heads.
62 ( 57 )
63 RAJPUTANA SALT
64 SOURCES.
65 INTERNAL BRANCH.
66 Gross realizations, charges
67 aud net revenue.
68 Decrease in receipts.
69 Decrease in fixed and ins
70 creasé in cuntingent
71 charges explained,