1 € 39 )
2 Part IV.—Stamps AND MISCELLANEOUS.
3 64. The fourth and last part of this Section will relate to other items
4 not included in Land Tax—Salt and. Excise. Of
5 such items the first to be considered is that of
6 Stamps. The rate of Stamps in the Punjab is only half the value of the
7 rate which prevails in other Divisions of the Bengal Presidency, but still
8 the amount of Revenue is rising annually, owing to the increase of
9 litigation, of registration of deeds, and the increase of wealth, as may be
10 seen thus :—
11 The Stamp Revenue.
12 1853-54, 1854-55, 1855-56,
13 Stamp Revenue, Rupees... 2,60,324 2,86,686 3,07,865
14 or £... 26,032 28,668 30,786
15 .
16 “65. The next item is that of the Post Office, which for the three
17 years has stood as follows :— ,
18 1853-54. 1864-55. 1855-56.
19 The Post Office Reve. Rupees... 382,838 3,68,347 3, 15,815
20 nue, or £... 38,288 36,834 31,581
21 The fluctuations of this Revenue will be best explained by the heads
22 of the Post Office Department, who are directly subordinate to the.
23 Supreme Government,
24 66. The Canal Water Rent has ranged as
25 Canal water rent.
26 follows :—
27 1853-54, 1854-55. 1855-56. —~
28 Rupees... 1,74,382 1,64,622 1,82,476
29 or £... 17,438 16,462 18,247
30 When the new Baree Doab Canal shall be opened, an increase of
31 several lakhs per annum may be expected. It has indeed been already
32 shown that if really good means of export shall be provided, the Canal
33 system may be indefinitely extended to the great enhancement of the
34 Revenue, *