1 REPORT CN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
2 the salt revenue. Calculating therefore the cost of the De-
3 partment on the basis of the principles set forth in the above
4 mentioned report, we arrive at the following result :—
5 The fixed treaty dues amount to Rs. 28,35,308, but from
6 this a sum of Rs. 2,25,350, paid for considerations not con-
7 nected with the salt revenue, and which is not therefore pro-
8 perly debitable to “Salt,” should be deducted. A balance
9 remains of Rs. 26,09,958, to which payments on account of
10 royalty on Sdmbhar salt have to be added. Rs. 2,40,174 were
11 actually paid during the year on account of royalty, and there-
12 fore the total sum debitable to salt revenue during 1899-1900
13 on account of treaty dues amounts to Rs. 28,50,132.
14 The following quantities of salt were supplied to areas
15 affected by the treaties :— :
16 By this Department, maunds 7,92,953 te Rajputina and
17 Central India; maunds 27,50,915 to the North-Western Prov-
18 inces and Oudh; and maunds 1,06,800 to the Central Prov-
19 inces and Berar; total maunds 36,50,668,
20 By the Bombay Salt Department: maunds 4,10,914 to
21 Rajputina and Central India; maunds 6,47,664 tothe North-
22 Western Provinces and Oudh; and maunds 15,48,681 to the
23 Central Provinees and Berar ; total maunds 26,07,259. Distri-
24 buting treaty dues in proportion to these quantities of salt,
25 out of the sum of Rs, 28,50,132, Rs. 16,62,673 are debitable
26 to this Department and Rs. 11,87,459 to Bombay.
27 If the above sum of Rs. 16,62,673 be added to the expendi-
28 ture of this Department as shown in the abstract, the incidence
29 of charges on receipts of the past year will amount to 13°96,
30 per cent. compared with 13°68 per cent. for 1898-99,
31 Full particulars in regard to treaty dues and actual pay-
32 ments on that account will be found in paragraph 7.
33 Adjustment of the 2. The accounts of the Department for 1898-99 were ad-
34 accounts “with” the justed during the year in communication with the Comptroller
35 Comptroller of India of India Treasuries. No difference was found to exist under
36 pearls: charges; but under receipts the figures of this Depart-
37 ment are less than those of the Comptroller by Rs. 5,374 on
38 account of revenue on salt realized in British Baluchistan, which
39 was erroneously credited in that province to this Department.
40 Strength of establish- 3. The sanctioned strength of the establishment of the
41 eee Department was as follows at the close of the year :—
42 Number of Number of
43 officers. men.
44 1898-99... as iss a 154 2.404%
45 1809-1900 Be sie ies 154 2,307
46 Difference ee wes ~—7
47 *These figures do not agree with those given in the report of 1898-99, as four verna-
48 cular clerks were omitted in that vear owing to an error,
49 The difference of seven men shown above is due to a revi-
50 sion of the subordinate establishment attached to the Central
51 office at Agra which was made during the year and which was
52 sanctioned in letter No. 4492Ex., dated the 5th of October 1899,
53 from the Government of India in the Department of Finance
54 and Commerce. A saving of Rs. 588 a year was effected by
55 this revision.
56 Other changes which affected the constitution of the Depart-
57 ment are here noted :—
58 (1) In their letter No. 3137Ex. of the lith July 1899, the
59 Government of India inthe Department of Finance
60 and Commerce accorded sanetion to proposals
61 ( 2)