1 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
2 REVIEW BY SECTIONS. The following table shows the total fixed and contingent
3 CENTRAL OFFICE. charges of the Central Office during the past four years :—
4 Year Fixed. Contingent, Total.
5 Rs Rs. Rs
6 1894-93 a. oa ds 70,506 12,789 83,295
7 1895-96... on aes 71,932 11,260 83,192
8 1896-97. ase ae 74,690 11,437 86,127
9 1897-98... ase aes 62,118 13,745 75,863
10 Decrease in fixed The decrease of Rs, 12,572 in the fixed charges of the
11 year under review, as compared with 1896-97, was due to my
12 not having been absent on leave during the past year; to the
13 officiating Deputy Commissioner having drawn a smaller
14 salary than the permanent incumbent, who was on leave in
15 England ; and to exchange compensation having’ been drawn at
16 lower rates.
17 Mi nen, Comet Under contingencies, the expenditure of the year under re-
18 gent charges explained. port exceeded that of 1896-97 by Rs, 2,308. This was due to the
19 tours of officers having been more extended ; to expenditure
20 incurred on account of the uniforms of subordinates; and
21 to a payment of Rs. 607 having been made to the Indian Mid-
22 land Railway, under the sanction of the Government of India,
23 on account of a supply of printed forms utilized in connection
24 with the realization of the revenue of this Department at rail-
25 way stations on that line.
26 PANJAB MINES. 12. The following statement shows the gross receipts,
27 Receipts, charges, and nei the fixed and contingent charges (including the cost of the
28 are Indus Preventive line), and the net revenue of the Panjab
29 Mines Division, for the past and three preceding years :—
30 a
31 Gross receipts. Charges. 2
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39 Rs Bs. Re. Rs, Rs, Rs. Rs. Rs. | Rs, Rs.
40 1894-95 ... | 46,08,521 | 86,316 | 54,091 | 47,43,928 |1,66,602 | 72,551 | 93,759 3,392,912 | 44,11,016 | 708
41 1895-96 ... | 58,08,689 | 99,538 | 62,036 | 54,70,263 [1,67,370 | 77,486 | 95,208 [3,40.061 | 51,30,202 | 6°21
42 1896-97 I. | 60,66,173 | 94,992 | 58,701 | 52,19,866 |1,63,613 | 82,503 | 91,122 |3,37,238 | 48,82,628 | 6-46
43 1897-98 ve | 53,94,999 |1,01,156 | 62,582 | 55,58,737 |2,58,930 | 82,273 | 80,186 |3,21,239 | 52,87,498 | 578
44 The gross receipts of the year under report are high-
45 er than those of any of the three preceding years ; exceeding
46 the figures of 1896-97 by Rs. 3,38,871, of 1895-96 by Rs.
47 88,474, and of 1894-95 by Rs. 8,14,809. These fluctuations
48 will be dealt with further on when the trade of the Division’
49 is being commented upon.
50 Decrease in charges ox- On the other hand, charges were lower than those of any
51 plained. of the three preceding years. The expenditure of the past
52 year was less than that of 1896-97 by Rs. 15,999. Under
53 fixed charges there was a decrease of Rs. 4,683 owing to re-
54 ductions effected in connection with the abolition of the Indus
55 Preventive line. Under the head of excavation there was a
56 small decrease, but not of importance. And under other con-
57 tingent charges there wasa decrease of Rs. 10,986, owing
58 principally to the discontinuance of compensation for dearness
59 ( § )