1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1897-98.
2 45. The following statement shows the gross realizations, REVIEW BY SECTIONS.
3 the fixed and contingent charges, and the net revenue of the PDH ANAS
4 | . oF Pe Receipts, charges, and net
5 Didwana Salt Source during the past four years: eee
6 Gross realizations, Charges,
7 Net
8 Year.
9 e . 2,
10 Excise duty] Sale | Miscel- . Contin- nevent
11 on salt, price. | laneous. ta. tinea gent, Total:
12 Rs, Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
13 1894-95 ...} 869,288 | 24,445 154] 8,983,882 | 17,564 } 29,818 | 46,882 | 8,47,000
14 1895-96 ...| 808,260 | 22,792 216 | 8,31,268 | 18,123 | 36,401 | 54,524 | 7,76,744
15 1896-97 ...{ 6,13,453 | 17,327 107 | 6,30,887 | 21,099 | 22,934 | 44,033 | 5,86,864
16 1897-98 ...| 5,96,008 | 17,400 116 | 6,138,524 | 23,300 | 18,580 | 36,830 | 5,76,694
17 Excise duty on salt shows.a decrease of Rs. 17,445 during Decrease in receipts ex-
18 the year under review, compared with 1896-97. The latter Pisined.
19 year was itself a poor one for trade. Adverse circumstances
20 continued to affect sales at the Source, and full particulars with
21 regard to these will be given in the next paragraph.
22 Realizations under sale price are slightly in excess during
23 the past as compared with the previous year. Sales at Didwana
24 comprise, (1) duty-paid salt, and (2) duty-free salt issued to
25 the Jodhpur Darbar. The sale price of Didwana salt, one
26 anna a maund, has been constant throughout. During the past
27 year, there was a falling off in the quantity of duty-paid salt
28 disposed of, but there was an increase in the issue of duty-free:
29 salt compared with 1896-97. Owing to this, the entire
30 quantity of salt sold during the year under report was larger
31 than in 1896-97, and this explains the apparent anomaly of a
32 higher revenue under sale price, with a decrease under excise
33 duty.
34 There are no through traffic collections in this Division,
35 and miscellaneous receipts are of a petty nature.
36 The total expenditure incurred at the Source during the
37 year was less than that of 1896-97 by Rs. 7,203.
38 Fixed charges show an increase of Rs, 2,201. This was __ tnerease in axed
39 owing partly tothe Assistant Commissioner having received an
40 annual increment to his pay, and partly to a Superintendent of
41 the first grade having drawn pay in the. Division during the
42 whole of the past year, while he was posted to it for only eight
43 months of 1896-97.
44 Under contingencies a derease appears of Rs. 9,404 ana acerease in contingent
45 compared with 1896-97. Setting aside minor fluctuations, this — cbstees explained.
46 difference comprises two items. There was a decrease of
47 Rs. 5,705 in expenditure incurred on account of manufacture, the
48 quantity of salt produced having been smaller than in 1896-97 ;
49 and payments tothe Bikanir Darbar on account of refund of
50 half duty were less by Rs. 4,565, owing to a falling off in
51 the quantity of salt booked to that State.
52 Compared with 1896-97, there was a decrease of Rs. 10,160
53 inthe net revenue of the Division, owing to the falling
54 off which occurred in the sales of duty-paid salt.
55 46, ‘The following figures show the total quantities of salt petaits of sales, |
56 sold at Didwana during the past four years :—
57 Full duty-paid, Duty-free, Total.
58 Mds. Mds. Mds.
59 1894-95... eos 8,47,718 43,408 - 8,91,121
60 1895-96... oe 8,238,304 41,374 3,64,678
61 1896-97 4. vee 245,381 31,854 2,77,235
62 1897-98... ew 238,408 40,000 2,78,403
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