General Report on the Administration of the Punjab Territories, from 1854-55 to 1855-56 inclusive (Selections from the Records of the Government of India (Foreign Department) No. XVIII.-New Series)

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286.. The subjoined Table will show, that in regard to economy

3Comparison of Jailsof and management the Punjab Jails in no wise

4Punjab with those of :

5Bengal and the North. ‘SUffer by a comparison with those of the older

6Western Provinces, Divisions of the Presidency :—

7Bengal. N. W. Pro- |’ Punjab. -

8vinces,

91854-55. 1854, 1855.

10Average annual cost of eich bs 37-10-4 |Rs.33-4-11 |Rs. 31-8-7 |

11Prisoner, Mencauesties 8-15-38 £ 346-74, 3-38-02

12Average per-centage of Morta-

13lity < on total number of Pri- 7-04 452 5:07

14Soners, .....-

15Per-centage of “Escapes 0 on 2 total a ; . ’ :

16number of Prisoners, .... 0°70 obo on

17The result of this comparison is satisfactory, as the successful manage-

18ment of Jails ina new Province is beset with special difficulties.

19Section Ef.

20REVENUE

21Part I .—LAND TAX,

2287. .The first part of this Section will treat of the Land Tax gene-

23Land Tax for the past Tally, and especially for the thrée years, 1853-54,

24PEneS SoeTks 1854-55 and 1855-56. When it is remembered

25that this tax furnishes three-fourths of the State resources, thatit is paid

26by agriculturists comprising three-fourths of the population, that their

27contentment and happiness is more vitally affected by the manner in