"تقرير عن إدارة رئاسة بومباي لسنة ١٨٧٩-١٨٨٠" [ظ‎‎٢‎١‎٤] (٧٥٢/٤٣٥)

Chap* V.
revenue
AND
FINANCE.
Preventive
Operations.
312
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1879.
80 ,
Thus, there remained at the end of the year 187Q
heads of articles chargeable^ with duty under the Imn t t ^ 36
bj cotton twist,
2 per
arms and ammunition at 10 per cent., cotton twist
cent., iron at 1 per cent., liquors, opium, salt and 31
c ^iu.ux, salt and salt n
at special rates leviable on quantities, and the rest at t lea
and a single article, rice, under the Export Tariff. ^ QV ceilt '
330 cases were adjudicated by Customs officers und
Customs Act during the year as against 508 cases in^Q^
Fines imposed as penalty amounted to Rs. 2,954, Furth - fi
amounting to Rs. 1,365, were realized for redemption of ^ fi 8 '
ted property, while goods to the value of Rs. 4,774 were
and disposed of. Only eleven appeals were made : in five
the original order was confirmed and in six it was modified Ca N S
case
i was sent up before a Magistrate under the Sea Cast
Act; but under the Registry Act a single case was sent S ^
trial and the offender was convicted.
up for
Thirteen vessels were found carrying passengers in excess of tl
limit prescribed by the Native Passenger Ships Act. Ni ne W ere
prosecuted and fined, and the remaining four were warned
Two cases were decided by the Commissioner of Customs
under the Transport of Salt Act and nominal penalties imposed
The amount of fees levied for extra work on Sundays and holn
days amounted to Rs. 15,213 against Rs. 11,326 in the previous
year.. The increase shows the greater importance attached to
celerity in discharge and shipment, and indicates the renewed
activity of trade during the year.
Sind Ports.
The total gross amount of customs revenue for the year under
review amounted to Rs. 4,65,929 against Rs. 3,03,518 in the pre
vious year, an increase of over
63 per cent. The marginal
table gives details. The in
crease is chiefly attributable
to the revival of trade and
to the operations in Sind and
Affghanistan in connection with
the war and the Kandahar
State Railway. The import
duties are realized in great
part from liquors. The export
duties are swollen by a large
revenue from indigo, the
charge on which was not re
mitted until near the close of the year. The only article now
remaining dutiable on export is rice husked and unhusked, which
this year chiefly found its way to Kurrachee and thence to the
ports of the Arabian and Persian Gfulfs. The duties collected at
the two subordinate ports fell off very much. The receipts for
warehousing^ and (( transhipment” decreased very considera
bly, while those for a wharfage” and <( cranage” nearly doubled.
Item.
1878-79.
1879-80.
Rs.
Rs.
Import duties ...
Export duties ...
Miscellaneous ...
2,56,207
35,668
12,142
4,21,290
37,982
7,509
Total ...
3,04,017
4,66,781
Deduct — Refund s
and Drawbacks.
499
852
Net receipts
3,03,518
4,65,929