1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1898-99,
2 Rs. 25,000, therefore, became due to the Darbar on account of
3 half of the duty on 20,000 maunds. Of this sum, Rs. 14,582-8-0
4 were paid to the Darbdér during the year, and payment
5 of the balance will be effected during 1899-1900.
6 » 6. The payments made during the past year under the salt. Treaty payments.
7 treaties and agreements to Native States in Rdéjputdua and
8 Central India, to the Bahdwalpur State in the Panjab, and to
9 the istamrarddrs and jigirdirs inthe Ajmer district, amounted
10 to Rs. 28,19,370-2-0, as compared with Rs. 30,08,424-4-9
11 during 1897-98. Full particulars of the sums which
12 were due and the disbursements which were effected during
13 the year will be found in Appendix III. In an abstract form
14 the figures appear thus :—
15 Amount payable, Amount paid.
16 Rs 4. Bp Rs. a. p.
17 States in the Réjputdna Agency w. 25,389,101 6 0 23,84,951 6 0
18 States in the Central India Ageney we 4,038,800 0 0 4,04,418 12 0
19 The Babéwalpur State in the Panjab eee 80,000 0 0 80,000 0 0
20 Total ve 80,22,901 6 O 28,19,870 2 0
21 es SE eG ee eee.
22 Excluding the royalty paid on the salt sold at the SAmbhar Lake,
23 the payments which were due in connection with treaties and
24 agreements amounted in the aggregate to Rs.. 27,85,057-6-10,.
25 Rs. 7,00,000 being payable under the treaties and
26 Rs. 20,85,057-6-0 under the agreements; and of this sum
27 Rs. 25,81,526-2-10 were actually disbursed—a difference of
28 Rs. 2,03,531-4-0, A running account is kept of the payments,
29 During the year the Udaipur Darbér in the Rajputdna
30 Agency failed to drawa sum of Rs. 2,04,150 which was due
31 tothe State; while, on the other hand, the Chief of Narsinghgarh,
32 in the Central India Agency, drew the arrears of 1897-98,
33 Rs. 618-12-0, in addition to the sum to which he was entitled
34 for the year under report. The amount of royalty payable
35 on the salt sold at the Sambhar Lake depends upon the annual
36 quantity of salt disposed of in excess of a fixed limit of
37 17,25,000 maunds, 40 per cent. of the price of such excess
38 being payable to the Jaipur and Jodhpur Darbars, During
39 the year the payments made on this account amounted to
40 Rs. 2,37,843-15-2, as compared with Rs, 2,19,835-9-11 during
41 1897-98. Disbursements in connection with treaties and
42 agreements are effected by the Comptroller of India Treasu-
43 ries, and are debited to the head of assignments and compensa-
44 tions in the accounts of this Department, :
45 7. The following account has been prepared, on the prin- Financial results of sal
46 ciple observed in previous years, to show the- financial results — *#teements-
47 for the past year of the Sdmbhar Lake treaties, and of the
48 salt agreements concluded with the Darbars when the other
49 salt sources in Rajputdna were leased and the Customs Line
50 was abolished :—
51 Credits—
52 : Rs.
53 Price of 5,61,999 maunds of SAmbhar salt sold for consumption in Native 27"
54 States during the year at an average of four annas a maund vee 1,40,500
55 Duty on 5,61,999 mands at Bs, 2-8-0 a maand - 14,04,997
56 Price of 78,160 maunds. of Didwéna salt sold for consumption in Native
57 States daring the year at 10°85 pies a maund oe eee 4,417
58 Duty on 22,230 maunds at Rs. 2-8-0 a maund : 86 tee 55,575
59 Duty on 15,930 maunds for Bikaner at Rs. 1-4-0 a maund ... bee 19,912
60 Price of 3,283,293 maunds of Pachbadra salt sold for consumption in
61 Native States during the year at Annas 1-472 a maund... ae 28,153
62 Duty on 1,64,561 maunds at Rs, 2-8-0a maand jos be 4,11,402
63 Duty on 4,070 maunds for Bikaner at Rs, 1-4-O058 maund ove 5,087
64 Price of 11,784 maunds of Falodi salt at Re. 0-1-6 a maund acs 1,105
65 Average cost for the three years ending 31st March 1879 of th
66 abolished Customs Line ea ace so oe 8,30,506
67 Total ace 29,01,654
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