1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1898-99.
2 The figures show that during the past 17 years 8,69,34,803
3 maunds of salt were produced at all the sources, at an average
4 cost of three’annas and °84 of a pie a maund; that 8,18,19,432
5 maunds were sold at an average rate of three annas 7°59
6 pies a maund; and that a net profit accrued of 6°75 pies a
7 maund.
8 25. Lastly, the following figures show, for all of the Raj-
9 putana salt sources, the total realizations on account of sale
10 price, and the total expenditure which must be recouped from
11 that price, from 1870-71 (the year in which the Sambhar Lake
12 was leased) down to the close of 1898-99. Treaty and royalty
13 payments, calculated in the manner indicated by the foot-notes
14 of the statement in the paragraph immediately preceding, are
15 included in the items of charges :—
16 Reoeipis— Bs.
17 Realizations to close of 1897-98 én sae F 2,95,65,575
18 Realized during 1898-99 eee ies + 11,47,326
19 ° Total .—-8,07,12,901 *
20 Charges—
21 Expenditure to close of 1897-98 soa aa aie 2,57,24,994
22 Ditto during 1898-99 eve as ‘et 7,48,081
23 Total vee «264,783,025
24 Net profit Se 42,39,876
25 There was also a balance of salt in stock at the different
26 Salt Sources of 51,15,371 maunds at the close of the past year.
27 The value of this salt at the present selling prices was as
28 follows :—
29 Mads. Rs.
30 43,24,074 of Simbhar salt at four annas a maund jue se 10,81,018
31 2,45,912 of Pachbadra salt at 14 annas a maund ws awe 19,212
32 4,70,468 of Didwdna salt at nine pies 3 maund tes eae 22,053
33 74,917 of Falodi salt at 14 annas a maund oo Baa 7,024
34 51,185,371 Total wee 11,29,807
35 Taking the profit actually realized and the value of the stock
36 in hand together, the credit balance at the close of the year
37 amounted to Rs. 53,69,183.
38 26. The following figures show the receipts and charges
39 of the czs-Indus and Kalabagh Mines Division during the past
40 two years :-— :
41 . * 1897-98. 1898-99. Difference.
42 Receipts— — os
43 Rs, Rs. Rs.
44 Duty ov salt ass eee 53,94,999 55,58,882 +1,63,883
45 Price of salt ee ae 1,01,156 1,04,229 +38,073
46 Miscellaneous revenue ove 62,582 64,894 + 2,312
47 Total bee 55,58,737 57,28,005 ++ 1,69,268
48 Charges— *
49 Establishment... oan 1,58,930 1,39,043 —19,887
50 Contingencies... ies 1,62,309 1,74,448 +12,139
51 Total es 8,21,239 3,13,491 —7,748
52 52,37,498 54,14,514 +1,77,016
53 Net revenue toa
54 Full information in connection with these items will be found
55 in Appendix I.
56 There was a considerable improvement in the trade of the
57 Division ; the quantity of salt sold having exceeded the quan-
58 tity sold during 1897-98, by 65,554 maunds. The gross
59 receipts show a corresponding increase of Rs. 1,69,268. The
60 decrease in the cost of establishment arose from savings in
61 vonnection with the abolition of the Indus Preventive Line.
62 The increase of expenditure under contingencies was owing
63 ( 17 )
64 Expenditure to be recouped
65 from the price of salt
66 sold at the Rajputéina
67 Salt Sources.
68 PANJAB SALT
69 cake tea
70 Cis-Inpus AND KALansan
71 MINES:
72 Receipts and charges,
73 Fluctuations in revenue
74 and expenditare ex-
75 plained.