"تقرير عن إدارة رئاسة بومباي لسنة ١٨٧٨-١٨٧٩" [ظ‎‎٢‎٠‎٦] (٧٥٩/٤١٧)

C&ap. Tf. 302
REVENUE
AND
FINANCE.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[ 1878 - 79 .
Operations.
Year.
Inland orders,
The number of mint certificates issued and of new coins
received are shown rnargi.
nally foi the last tliree years.
The gain on coinage operation
was Rs. 1,01,102, and the loss
to be set against it amounted
to Rs. 54,641. The net gain,
therefore, was Rs. 46,461.
Money Oedees.
The number of offices open during the year was 28, as in
the year before. The number and value of the inland transac
tions of 1878-79
1876- 77
1877- 78
1878- 79
Certificates
issued.
New coins
received.
45,819,200
102,867,687
51,457,947
42,818,313
107,401,548
48,150,892
1877-78.
1878-79.
In 1878-79, more
or less.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
Issues
Payments ...
Commission...
25,740
24,277
Rs.
12,05,190
9,99,478
13,939
21,153
22,897
Rs.
9,18,954
8,73,362
11,061
—4,587
—1,380
Rs.
—2,86,236
—1,26,116
—2,878
Foreign
orders.
are shown in the
margin. The de
crease is attri
buted to general
slackness of trade
and to the com-
. petition of the
recently introduced postal insurance system. The average value of
each order issued and paid was Rs. 43'7 and Rs. 38'2 respectively,
as compared with Rs. 46-13 and Rs. 41-2 last year. The net profit
from the aggregate of these transactions was Rs. 2,903.
Foreign^ and Tr ansactions with the United Kingdom and Canada were more
numerous than
in the previous
year, as. shown in
the margin, and
it may be noted
that in 1877-78
they improved
greatly over
4 those of 1876-77.
i he number of orders that lapsed out of those drawn on India
was 9, and of those drawn on Engdand 12. The greatest
number of orders issued on account of any one Province was from
the North-West and Ouclh, and, after that, from the Panjab.
I he largest^ number paid was by the Government of India and
Bombay offices. The transactions with Foreign countries, other
than the United Kingdom, are given below :
1877-78.
'
1878-79.
In 1878-79, more
or less.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
No.
Value.
£.
£.
£.
Issues
Payments ...
Commission..,
11,414
1,452
63,882
4,970
Rs.
14,617
11,836
1,579
64,405
4,656
Rs.
14,850
+ 422
+ 127
+ 523
— 313
Rs.
+ 233
Country.
Orders drawn by India.
Orders paid by India.
1877-78.
1878-79.
1877-78.
1878-79.
No.
Amount.
No.
Amount.
No.
Amount.
No.
Amount.
£
■
£
£
£
Germany
96
629
98
542
113
838
37
205
N etherlands
2
2
3
15
»,,
Switzerland
9
16
11
22
4
9
Italy
17
69
64
465
5
19
4
29
Denmark
8
75 '
6
54
10
94
12
109
Australia
...
...
8
47
14
27
Total ...
130
789
181
1,085
139
1,013
71
370