1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1897-98,
2 Road traffiic.—This decreased largely both in the Panj&b REVIEW BY SECTIONS’
3 and the North-Western Provinces. The Panjab trade was with sULTANPUR SALT
4 the districts of Gurgaon, Rohtak, and Delhi, and it fell off WORKS.
5 generally, The trade of the North-Western Provinces was
6 with the Moradabad, Bijnor, and Pilibhit districts, and the
7 decrease in the traffic was with the first two of these. The
8 falling off is attributable to the scarcity which prevailed.
9 32. The following statement shows the gross realizations, SAMBHAR.
10 the fixed and contingent charges, and the net revenue of the Receipts charges, andi nee
11 Sambhar Lake Division during the past four years :— ,
12 Gross realizations. Charges,
13 Year.
14 Excise duty} Sale Miscel- : . Contin- Net reve-
15 on salt. price, | laneous. Total. Fixed. . Total. nue,
16 Rs, * Rs. Rs. Ra. Re. Rs, Rs. Rs.
17 1894-95 | 1,00,54,045! 10,97,448 | 32,778 | 1,11,84,266 1,283,556 (2,55,282 [8,78,788 | 1,08,05,478
18 1895-96 | 92,89,435! 9,28,943 | 14,931 ee ene 2,21,471 |3,52,380 | 98,80,929
19 1896-97 | 98,15,525| 9,79,804 | 19,013 een
20 1897-98 eee 10,25,860 | 27,506 | 1,12,99,465,1,07,963 {1,389,182 |2,47,145 | 1,10,52,320
21 |
22 The gross revenue of the yearis the highest recorded in Inorease in gross realiza-
23 the table. It exceeds that of 1896-97 by Rs. 4,85,623, and the — Gvts,ansl "et revenve
24 figures of 1895-96 and 1894-95 by Rs. 10,66,156 and Rs.
25 1,15,199, respectively. This increase occurred under all heads
26 of revenue: Rs. 4,30,574 under excise duty on salt, Rs. 46,556
27 under sale price, and Rs. 8,493 under miscellaneous collections. .
28 It was of course the result of a larger quantity of salt having
29 been sold, and the causes which led to this will be dealt with
30 when sales are being commented upon.
31 Compared with 1896-97, the total charges for the year
32 show a decrease of Rs. 74,767, and are the lowest recorded in
33 the table.
34 There was a decrease of Rs. 7,667 in the expenditure under _ Difference in fixed
35 fixed charges. Apart from minor savings, which do not call
36 for, remark, this difference was owing to the Assistant Commis-
37 sioner having been on long leave during a part of the year, and
38 the officiating officer having drawn a smaller salary, to Superin-
39 tendents of lower grades having been posted to the Division,
40 and to the temporary establishment having been maintained
41 at a lesser strength.
42 Under contingencies there was a decrease during the year and in contingent charge
43 of Rs. 67,100. ‘The principal items which cdntributed to this °*P!#ined.
44 result were—
45 (1) Rs. 46,937 under the head of manufacture of salt,
46 due to smaller production during the year; (2)
47 Rs, 14,556 under through traffic charges, owing to
48 the expenditure of 1896-97 having been abnor-
49 mally high in connection with the cost of a shed
50 for traders’ bags ; (3) Rs. 2,934 under petty cons-
51 truction and repairs of buildings, due to postpone-
52 ment of building work; and (4) Rs. 2,254 under
53 compensation for dearness of food-grain to sub-
54 ordinates, in consequence of more favourable
55 prices of grain ruling during the year.
56 Deducting charges, the net revenue of the Division’ during
57 the year under review amounted to Rs. 1,10,52,320, compared
58 with Rs. 1,04,91,930 in 1896-97, or an increase of Rs. 5,60,390,
59 , ( 29 )
60 1,15,680 |2,06,282 |3,21,912 | 1,04,91,930