1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1899-1900.
2 67. Nineteen members of the establishment were punished EstaBLIsuMent,
3 for criminal offences during the year.
4 In the case in the Internal Branch, referred to in para- Criminal offences com:
5 graph- 57, the peon was prosecuted and was sentenced by the _miitted by members of
6 court to three months’ rigorous imprisonment under section 162
7 of the Indian Penal Code.
8 At the SAambhar Lake one peon was convicted of conniving
9 at the theft of small quantity of grain from a railway wagon.
10 Inthe Kohdét Mines Divisions one Havild4r wasimprisoned for ,
11 a year for house-trespass ; and one Jamadar, two Havildars and
12 thirteer, peons were punished, two with imprisonment for one
13 year each and the rest with fine, for an aggravated assault on
14 the police at Bahadur Khel.
15 Except in these instances the conduct of the establishment
16 was satisfactory,
17 68. .The following statement shows the retirements and gnajtiosin the force. .
18 casualties among the establishment during the year under
19 report :—
20 ¢ | 22 g|2 3 z3
21 3 o 3 fe} ot ree
22 a. oS a 2 2 $
23 2/88 a | é 32
24 = ‘2 4
25 ae 3 2 3 J 2 as
26 a | 28 : a | 8 rg S Pa
27 oO | aa] = 3 ela FH ge
28 2 Ze & 4 bs 2 og : Fe ae
29 a ea 3 B x8 Bs a8 4 Sea
30 £ /#s} 3 eo 1S }e8) a 188) 28 | gos
31 co o% a 9 rs] ao Su,4
32 gjee| & 1 3 B)s2| 8 | wel E $ ESS
33 4/0 &}Mm}8 {EB a ia a a a
34 nr ee | a | mr ff | es | oregon | ame pete
35 Sanctioned strength during the 7 41} 1C4 36} 199 12 | 1,947 | 189 64 | 2,549
36 year. ——— | @—— |_| —————} | | | S| | ——_
37 Died dos one oe tes 1 an 1 4 . 23 1 30 LI8
38 Dismissed wee ae oes ae aa fa 2 . 13 | os 1 16 0°63
39 Deserted ... ite ies we pe Ae os toe nae 8! .. wee 8 031,
40 Failed to rejoin from leave seat | tee ane sea 1 Tey: Fes B4] ise 56 2°20
41 Resigned ... oes ose Se se 3 ee 8 vee 18 3 _ 27 1:06
42 Pensioned see dee i ee 2 3 10] ., 27 3], 46 180
43 Removed for unfitness ace | one er Del Mye0 es 1 2 008
44 ?
45 Total casualties aes ei 1 1 6 6 20] ... 144 7 1i 185 7:26
46 Percentage of casualties , we [1429 | 244) 5°77 (13°89 ]1005 | ... | 739 | 504) 156 | 7:26
47 Mr. H. A. Tregear, Assistant Commissioner, retired during
48 the year on the pension which was due to him owing to failing
49 eyesight. Mr. J. J. Durham, Superintendent, 1st grade, died
50 of cholera at the SAmbhar Lake on the 27th March 1900. Two
51 Inspectors retired on the pensions to which they were entitled ; .
52 three junior Inspectors resigned their appointments, and one
53 who was on probation, was removed for failing to pass the de-
54 partmental examination, One English clerk died ; one English
55 and two Vernacular clerks resigned, and one English and two
56 Vernacular clerks retired on pensions.
57 69. The office of Commissioner has been in my charge Notice of Officer.
58 throughout the year. :
59 The Deputy Commissioner, Mr. F. Ashton, has continued
60 to render valuable assistance in the administration of the De-
61 partment.
62 All the Assistant Commissioners have worked to my satis-
63 faction ; but the management of the czs-Indus Mines Division
64 by Mr. Bolster and of the Pachbadra Division by Mr. Buckley
65 has been conspicuously good dnd successful. Mr. Lyon at
66 ( 48.)