1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1898-99.
2 sooner or later. Additional particulars in regard to the treaty
3 payments will be found in paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Report.
4 2. The adjustment of the accounts of the Department for
5 1897-98 was effected during the year in communication with
6 the Comptroller of India Treasuries, and no differences were
7 discovered.
8 3. The following figures show the strength of the estab-
9 lishment of the Department at the close of the year under
10 report as compared with 1897-98 :—
11 Number of Number of
12 officers. men. S
13 1897-98 whe a8 oes 160 See 2,490 *
14 1898-99 des eat vee 154 ‘+n +. 2,400
15 Difference —6 ae oe §=—=-90
16 * These figures do not agree with those shown in the report of 1897-98, asthe detail
17 of the Kohat establishment supplied for that year has been subsequently found to be incorrect.
18 Towards the close of 1897-98 the Government of India
19 decided upon the abolition of the Indus Preventive Line, and
20 by the close of that year 196 men had been brought under
21 reduction. The rest of the establishment, comprising six
22 officers and 90 men, was reduced during the year under report.
23 All of the reductions were effected by absorptions on the
24 occurrence of vacancies, and no expense was incurred in con-
25 nection with the abolition of the Line on pensions and
26 gratuities.
27 _4. The total quantity of salt which was dealt with, de.
28 sold or excised and issued free of price and duty, by the
29 Department during the year, amounted to 81,84,474 maunds,
30 compared with 77,66,051 maunds in 1897-98. There was an
31 increase, therefore, of 4,18,423 maunds. The abstract below
32 gives particulars for both years: —
33 1897-98. 1898-99. Difference.
34 Mds. Mds. Mds.
35 Salt which paid full duty ...._ 70,71,220 78,27,890 +2,56,670
36 Kohat salt (which paid a special
37 rate of duty) we =—« 822,404 4,62,375 +1,39,971
38 Mandi salt (which paid a special
39 rate of duty) oe 1,24,632 1,26,715 + 2,083
40 Total oe 75,18,256 79,16,980 +8,98,724
41 pects nee rate ae
42 Salt sold free of duty _ 2,18,635 2,26,784 $8,149
43 Salt issued free of both price and
44 duty 29,160 40,710 11,550
45 Total te 2,47,795 2,867,494 +-19,699
46 GRanp Toran =u, ——-77,66,051 81,84,474 +4,18,428
47 The quantities of the different kinds of salt paying the
48 full duty which were sold during the past two years are
49 shown below :—
50 Sales. 1897-98, 1898-99. . Difference.
51 Mds. Mads. Mds.
52 S4mbhar eee eee 40,98,440 41,21,743 + 28,303
53 Cis-Indus and Kélabégh Mines,.. 21,57,999 22,28,553 +-65,554
54 Pachbadra oes oes 4,24,827 6,00,574 +1,75,747
55 Didwana ee ese 2,38,403 2,52,582 +14179
56 Sultéupur as oe 80,030 78,188 —1,842°
57 Saltpetre refineries ... ive 91,521 51,250 — 20,271
58 Total ase 70,71,220 73,27,890 -++-2,56,670 .
59 ee re ee eR Seer
60 There was an improvement during the year in the trade
61 of all of the important sources aggregating 2,78,783 maunds:
62 while a falling off of 22,113 maunds occurred in the quanti-
63 ties of salt excised at the Sulté4npur Salt Works and in salt-
64 petre refineries. There were also increases of 1,42,054
65 maunds in the quantity of salt excised at special rates: of
66 Cs)
67 Adjustment of the ac-
68 counts of the Depart.
69 ment with the Comptrol-
70 ler of India Treasuries,
71 Strength of the establish-
72 ment.
73 Quantity of salt dealt
74 with.
75 Salt which paid full duty. —
76 Salt which paid special
77 rates of duty; and salt
78 free of duty,