Affairs of the East India Company: Appendix A (1) No. 4

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Appendix A (1) No. 4

No. 4.-Details of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of India, contained in the Tables No.1. A. B. and C. of the printed Papers presented to the House on the 9th February last, and of those relating to Prince of Wales Island and Saint Helena, for the Years 1809-10, 1817-18 and 1827-28.
(1.)-Statement of the Revenues and Charges of the Presidency of Bengal. (exclusive of the Commercial Charges) in the Years 1809-10, 1817-18 and 1827-28.
REVENUES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28. CHARGES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.
Mint at the Presidency. £ £ £ Mint and Assay Office at the Presidency. £ £ £
Duty on coining 3,112 20,372 20,969 Salaries and Establishment, and Contingencies 16,414 17,616 22,319
Gain on refining, &c. 1,548 4,429      145 Loss incurred by melting, Weight, &c. 1,978 4,308 15,670
Premium on Sale of Gold Mohurs 11,062
4,660 24,801 32,176 18,392 21,924 37,989
Post Office. Post Office.
Postage collected at Hyderabad 1,966 5,136 - Commission to Postmaster, including Establishment 9,196 9,119 12,824
Inland Postage and Postage on Ship Letters 29,022 31,065 47,332 Salary and Establishment of Joint Commissioner 587
Collections from Cross Dawks and Weekly Bangees 13,912 16,502 44,501 Cross Dawks, Under Collectors, &c. 12,218 15,525 53,891
Establishment and Contingencies of Dawks 15,282 16,296 20,227
Expences of Weekly Bangees, &c. 1,546
44,900 52,703 91,833 36,696 40,940 89,075
Civil Charges.
Durbar Charges and Governor General's Office, deducting Sale of Presents 25,612 44,667 44,663
Governor's Visit to Upper Provinces 44,053 34,251
Embassies to Native Courts 116,167 199,873
246,230
Temporary Embassies 157,621 66,119
Pay of Troops as per Treaties 133,559 97,571
Salaries, &c. of Public Offices 156,216 173,918 204,105
Public Establishments, including House Rent 56,629 86,515 178,238
College at Fort William 21,969 16,851 16,197
Petty Establishments, including Pensions, &c. 28,652 52,163 47,834
Charitable Institutions and Schools 38,585
Contribution to Civil Service Annuity Fund 42,215
Mug Levies and Allowances to Prisoners 16,554
Provincial Battalions in Lower Provinces 158,177
Extraordinary Charges, comprising Arrears of Allowances, Improvement of. Towns, Profit and Loss, &c. 37,874 37,715
600,739 817,718 1,162,335
Deduct Extraordinary Receipts, including Stoppages for Absence, Gain on Remittances, Fees on Passports 75,182 59,511
742,536 1,102,824
Stamps. Stamps.
Duties collected in Lower Provinces 53,665 130,979 238,546 Commission to Superintendent, including Establishment 9,555 24,762
62,401
Fees to Registrar in Mofussil Courts consolidated 27,329
Stamp Charges in Ceded and Conquered Provinces 19,289
9,555 52,091 81,690
Judicial. Judicial.
Licences for Sale of Spirituous Liquors 17,947 25,205 26,608 Salaries and Establishment under Supreme Cour 48,111 54,029 51,179
Duties on Spirits manufactured at Distilleries 21,540 5,497 2,878   Ditto   Court of Requests 8,805 10,685 -
Fees and Fines under the Justices 2,148 2,411 3,453
  Ditto   under Court of Requests and Provincial Courts 50,426 28,327 34,863
Police:
Rents received under this Head		 7,961 7,603 7,294
Extraordinary Receipts, Net 10,346
100,022 69,043 85,442 56,916 64,714 51,179
Sudder and Zillah Courts, &c.
Salaries and Establishment under Justices of Peace, including Pensions 23,440 26,244 28,169
Sudder Court Salaries, &c. deducting per contra 1809-10 37,520 49,606 74,109
Courts of Appeal and City Adawluts Salaries, &c. 93,346 115,252 122,588
Zillah Adawluts Salaries, &c. 175,895 210,871 252,627
Diet of Prisoners 69,366 46,931 37,226
Provincial Police, including Pensions to Hill Chiefs 78,652 91,575 100,540
Provincial Battalions 52,844 56,298 -
Court of Requests 11,439


Deduct Extraordinary Receipts, Net		 596,777

       451
531,063 596,326 626,698
Customs. Customs.
Calcutta:
          Imports by Sea and Land

47,244


167,718

132,058
  Ditto    32,977 15,262
Other Towns:
            On Imports
37,918
75,382
19,653
            On Exports 47,112 154,043 113,082
Town Duties at Calcutta 63,421 30,266 23,887
  Ditto   at other Places 15,151 13,957 13,045
Extraordinary Receipts under this Head 1,592 6,168 6,284
Duty on Rowannahs 4,643 20,608
  Ditto   on Company's Investment 26,596 23,476 Salaries and Establishment collecting Customs and Town Duties, deducting Extraordinary Receipts 1809-10 26,289 54,540 65,794
245,415 478,773 367,355
Land Revenue in the Lower Provinces. Revenue (Lower Provinces.)
Current Year 3,025,527 2,991,954 3,085,894 Nizamut Stipends 215,078 205,366 259,881
Not in Jumma 4,550 44,043 55,771 Members of Board, and Officers under   Ditto   30,084 27,716 80,820
Balances of former Years 132,852 240,096 345,388 Charges Collection, including Stationery 102,684 146,025 205,815
Syer and Abkaree 129,666 219,486 288,021 Poolbundy 23,443 19,078 26,503
Extraordinary Receipts, Net 8,807 2,667 87,184 Pensions, including Madrissa College 63,835 67,262 51,099
Surveys, &c. 40,399
Extraordinary Charge:
Assessment Establishment, Calary Rents, &c. deducting per contra		 8,737 - -

Deduct Extraordinary Receipts, Net		 465,447
       775
3,301,402 3,498,246 3,862,258 443,861 464,672 664,517
Carried forward £ 3,750,064 4,254,545 4,677,610 Carried forward £ 1,723,512 2,037,743 2,719,766
No. 4.-Details of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of India, and of those relating to Prince of Wales Island and Saint Helena -continued.
(1.) -Statement of the Revenues and Charges of the Presidency of Bengal in the Years 1809-10, 1817-18 and 1827-28-continued.
REVENUES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28. CHARGES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.

Brought forward		       £
3,750,064		       £
4,254,545		       £,
4,677,610
Brought, forward		       £
1,723,512		       £
2,037,743		       £
2,719,766
Benares. Charges On ceded Provinces.
Mint Duties on Coinage 1,826 10,256 5,063 Lucknow Residency 29,204 22,514 -
Stamps 30,303 Salaries and Establishment at Furruckabad Mint 4,395 9,555 -
Judicial Fees and Fines 4,640 4,978 1,493 Loss on melting, and Charges on Coinage 8,857 3,134 -
Revenues, current Year 434,320 470,355 542,858 Provincial Battalions 30,471

  Ditto   not in Jumma
6,875
6,424
6,750		 Judicial:
      Courts of Appeal and
      Zillah Adawluts Salaries, &c.
80,469
98,575
130,002
Balances of former Years 14,744 8,126 56,201       Diet of Prisoners 7,453 28,127
Syer and Abkaree 37,569 37,877 46,852       Provincial Police, &c. 40,014 39,980 45,875
Customs and Town Duties 70,512 86,338 79,288 Revenue:
      Proportion Board's Salaries		 14,735 13,395 25,901
Miscellaneous, Ordinary and Extraordinary Receipts 9,525       Charges Collection 106,634 123,190 131,160
      Pensions and Charitable Allowances 88,591 71,074 76,663
      Miscellaneous 17,072
Customs:
      Salaries and Establish men collecting Customs       and 1 own Duties		 17,760 20,404 20,952
Extraordinary Charges:
      60,898 Tuckavee, &c. Net		 5,012 1,405 -
570,486 624,354 778,533 403,123 403,226 506,223
Ceded Provinces in Oude. Charges of The Conquered Provinces.
Mint Duties at Furruckabad 689 5,104 - Provincial Battalion 51,808
Stamp Duties 5,088 29,536 35,348 Agra and Delhi Nujeebs, including Pensions 17,352
Judicial Fees and Fines 7,198 4,979 4,795 Delhi and Kumaoon Judicial and Police Charges 28,199
Revenues, current Year 1,627,202 1,802,569 1,534,207 Judicial:
      Zillah Adawlut Salaries and Establishment		 60,898 49,142 65,401
  Ditto   not in Jumma 4,814 16,481 5,110       Diet of Prisoners 4,969 25,504 14,708
Balances of former Years 166,907 119,831 49,523       Provincial Police, &c. including Provincial       Battalions 1817-18 81,720 140,539 52,601
Syer and Abkaree 74,707 80,383 90,262 Revenue:
      Proportion Board's Salaries		 14,735 13,395 10,336
Customs and Town Duties 81,732 157,380 77,413       Charges Collection 99,215 83,985 211,998
Extraordinary Receipts, Net 2,604 - -       Stipends, Pensions, &c. 458,886 373,802 341,071
  Ditto   Duty on Oude Salt 8,379 7,323       Miscellaneous 18,821
  Ditto   Tullabana Fees, &c. 5,991 4,754 Customs:
      Establishment for collecting Customs and       Town Duties		 12,232 16,364 24,530
Miscellaneous 4,826 Establishment of Salt Agent at Cuttack 10,913 - -
Extraordinary Charges on Remittances, Tuckavee. &c.Net 22,851 - -
1,970,941 2,230,633 1,813,561 766,419 702,731 836,825
Ceded Territory On The Nerbuddah.
General Charges, including Mint at Sangore 3,013
Gaol and Police 13,137
Revenue:
      Charges Collection		 43,093
      Pensions 19,261
      Bhopaul 4,050
      Miscellaneous, Net 2,518
Customs:
      Charges		 2,226
87,298
Ceded Provinces In Burmah.
Arracan, Assam, &c.
82,907
Salt.
Advances to Manufacturers 281,643 237,049 497,845
Convention with French Government 58,000 48,140
Members of Board and Establishment 12,441
Establishment, Transportation Charges, &c. 104,638 163,701 213,768
Commission to Agents 36,956 29,217 36,128
Extraordinary Rowannah Fees, &c. 372 - -


Deduct Extraordinary Receipts, Net		 487,967

255
423,609 487,712 808,322
Conquered Provinces. Opium Advances And Charges.
Judicial Fees and Fines 4,656 4,979 2,912 Advances to Manufacturers, including Malwa in 1827-28 58,854 58,568 450,077
Stamp Duties 2,704 14,768 23,312 Salary and Establishment of Agent including Commission, also Malwa Agent in 1827-28 21,249 27,249 200,463
Revenues, current Year 1,053,667 1,254,514 1,918,555 Opium Office, Commission to Secretary and Establishment, deducting per contra 3,025 3,433 5,881
  Ditto   not in Jumma 11,942 19,001 55,313 Miscellaneous Charges 1,833
Balances of former Years 124,234 123,770 72,784
Syer and Abkaree 48,668 97,359 47,952
Customs and Town Duties 115,401 171,852 265,790
Extraordinary Receipts, Net 17,046 - -
Miscellaneous, Ordinary, and Extraordinary Receipts 11,486
Nagpore Subsidy 37,991 -
1,378,318 1,724,234 2,398,104 83,128 89,250 658,254
Carried forward £ 7,669,809 8,833,766 9,667,808 Carried forward £ 3,399,791 3,720,662 5,699,595

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No. 4.-Details of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of India, and of those relating to Prince of Wales Island and Saint Helena- continued.
(1.)-Statement of the Revenues and Charges of the Presidency of Bengal in the Years 180910, 181718 and 182728-continued.
REVENUES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28. CHARGES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.
Brought forward £
7,669,809		 £
8,833,766		 £
9,667,808		 Brought forward £
3,399,791		 £
3,720,662		 £
5,699,595
Ceded Territory On The Nerbuddah. Benares.
Mint Duties at Sangore 900 Salary of Assay Master and Establishment, including Loss in melting in 1817-18 and 1827-28 1,458 8,678 10,784
Revenues, current Year 344,683 Provincial Battalion 13,842
  Ditto   not in Jumma 13,525 Judicial:
      Provincial Court and City and Zillah Adawluts
45,167
56,643
67,648
Balances of former Years 9,698       Diet of Prisoners 3,665 8,883
Syer and Abkaree 12,335       Miscellaneous 11,020 -
Miscellaneous Receipts 4,570       Provincial Police 14,912 14,830 17,936
Bhopaul 18,609 Revenue:
      Charges Collection
30,527
19,202
42,019
Tributes from Joypore, &c. 50,440 Pensions, including Allowances to The Rajah 34,970 49,581 57,942
Nizam Treaty, 12th December 1822 11,645 Customs:
      Establishment for collecting Customs and Town Duties
9,286
14,172
13,306
Customs and Town Duties 41,888 Opium:
      Advance to Manufacturer
13,566
-
-
      Agent's Commission and Establishment 4,162 - -

Deduct Extraordinary Gain on Rupees		 157,711

1,866
508,293 155,845 174,126 232,360
Ceded provinces In Burmah. Military.
Arracnn, Assam, &c. 87,487 Allowances to Commanders of His Majesty's Ships 1,738 1,847 -
Ava indemnification.
Receipts under this Head salt. 186,010 Charges on Account King's Troops 389,505 456,649 462,311
Salt.
Receipts from the Sale of 1,764,904 1,861,349 2,350,702   Ditto   Company's   Ditto  , including Contingencies 1827-28 2,418,020 3,220,866 3,125,821
Extraordinary Receipts 6,567 5,848 - Hospital Charges 114,792
Miscellaneous:
Sale of confiscated		 2,139 Hire of Boats, Passage, &c. 208,266
Calary and Golah Rents 19,098 Pensions to Invalids 193,394
Advances recovered 4,023 Gunpowder and other Agencies 134,707
Rowannah Fees, &c. 6,315 War Charges 58,826
1,771,471 1,867,197 2,382,277
Opium
Receipts from the Sale of, deducting Extraordinary, as per contra 822,343 873,598 - Off-reckoning Stoppages (Extraordinary 1817-18) 76,185 49,349 65,994
Sale of Behar and Benares Opium 1,331,182 Advances on Account Lower Orphan School 2,320 10,636
  Ditto   Malwa   Ditto   719,252 Stores supplied by Agents and Commissaries 102,021 43,440 -
Miscellaneous Receipts 1,187 Purchase of Provision, Stores, &c. 46,595 29,766
Detachments at Prince of Wales Island 25,117 - -
Purchase of Cattle and Expences of Stud 117,372 258,036
Extraordinary:
      Arrears of Allowances		 218,624 - -
      Establishment at Chandernagore, Chinasurah, and Seeranpore 33,490 5,431 -
      French War 1793, Subsistence Prisoners 12,110 - -
      Passage Money of Danish   Ditto   2,894 - -
      Disbursements on Account Expeditions 68,165 - -
      Compensations to Individuals for Losses sustained in Mooradabad and Etawah 5,733 - -
      Purchase of Horses, and Miscellaneous Charges, deducting per contra 94,832 - -
3,448,434 4,443,869 4,662,549
Deduct Extraordinary Receipts, Net. 14,327 178,250
4,429,542 4,484,299
Batta to Troops employed in the Burmese War. 91,231
Charges under this Head 91,231
Portion of Sums ordered for Distribution to the Deccan Captors, credited in the Revenues of former Years.
Charges under this Head 600,905
Buildings.
General:
      Repairs of Roads and Buildings		 6,247 22,397 32,451
      Buildings, and Purchase of Dead Stock 19,200 18,021 116,442
      Road to Juggunauth 3,764
Judicial:
      Building Gaols, &c. in the Lower and
       Western Provinces		 24,213 16,971 8,542
      Buildings, and Purchase of Dead Stock 43,462
Revenue:
      Purchase of House, and Repairs		 1,392 781
      Building Cutcheries 140 254 -
      Buildings, and Purchase of Dead Stock 32,205
Customs:
      Erecting Custom Houses		 1,092 - -
      Buildings, and Purchase of Dead Stock 5,480
Salt:
      Repairs of Golahs		 195 - -
      Buildings, and Dead Stock at Factories,       &c. 16,398 17,735
Marine:
      House for Marine Pay Office, &c.		 899 1,737
      Advances to Master Builders added to Civil Charges in the earlier Years 34,375
Military:
      Building Hospitals, sundry Repairs;       also Advances on account Public Works		 51,882 24,864 263,206
121,658 86,271 556,416
Deduct Advances recovered and other Miscellaneous Receipts 11,829 3,422 7,924
822,343 873,598 2,051,621 109,829 88,849 548,492
Carried forward £ 10,263,623 11,574,561 14,883,496 Carried forward £ 7,113,898 8,407,179 11,656,882
No. 4. -Details of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of India, and of those relating to Prince of Wales Island and Saint Helena.- continued.
(1.)-Statement of the Revenues and Charges of the Presidency of Bengal in the Years 1809-10, 1817-18, and 1827-28 -continued.
REVENUES. 1809.10. 1817-18. 1827-28. CHARGES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.
Brought forward £
10,263,623		 £
11,574,561		 £
14,883,496		 Brought forward £
7,113,898		 £
8,407,179		 £
11,656,882
Marine. Marine.
Hire of Moorings 7,006 16,929 7,927 Establishment of Marine Board, Master Attendant, &c. 20,353 19,343 26,103
Fund for Pensions 3,834 1,255 1,415 Pilot Schooners and Boats 40,056 81,538 49,664
On Account Pilotage, &c. 8,454 21,005 19,395 Moorings at Calcutta, Harbour Master and Master Builder's Establishment, including Pensions 21,615 10,418 19,602
  Ditto   Row Boats, &c. 7,708 4,361 Extraordinary Advances for building Pilot Schooners, &c. 12,417 13,160 -
Extraordinary Miscellaneous 53 5,388 Marine Paymaster and Naval Storekeeper 5,862 6,553.
Charges for Steam Boats, &c. 15,823
19,294 46,950 38,486 94,441 130,321 117,745
Grand Total of Charges 7,208,339 8,537,500 11,774,627
Interest On Debts.
Net Charge on Account Interest given in 1809-10 and 1817-18, and Gross Charge in 1827-28 1,605,302 l,598,876 1,712,253
Total Revenues £ 10,282,917 11,621,51 14,921,982 Total of Charges and Interest £ 8,813,641 10,136,376 13,486,880
East India House
17 th March 1830.		 (Errors excepted.) James C. Melvill,
Auditor of India Accounts.

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(2.)-A Statement of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of the Presidency of Madras for the Years 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.
REVENUES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28. CHARGES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.
Post Office Collections. £ £ £ Post Office Establishments. £ £ £
At the Presidency
17,906		 17,923 10,688. At the Presidency
20,920 		3,997 7,426
At the Subordinates 11,988 21,355 At the Subordinates 21,571 21,913
17,906 19,911 32,043 20,920 25,568 29,339
Mint Duties. Mint Charges.
Duty on Gold
4,528		 713 Mint Master's Salary 6,309 4,526
Duty on Silver 3,619   Ditto   Establishment 4,773 4,662
Extraordinary Charges 5,105 5,925
Assay Master's Salary and Establishment 3,304 3,572
Pay and Allowances as Surgeon 504
Arrears granted by Court to Assay Master 3,000 -
Contingencies 186 271
Mint Committee 483 946
- 4,528 4,332 - 23,160 20,406
Civil and Judicial Charges.
Salaries of the Governor and Members of Council 36,800 30,049 30,827
Secretaries Offices, Salaries, and Establishments of the different Departments 22,111 23,526 30,093
Accountant General's Office 9,618 16,864 19,677
Civil Auditor's   Ditto   2,040 3,238 3,427
General Treasury, 4,708 5,221 5,423
Translator's Office 3,812 5,765 8,623
Establishment at Government House and Governor's private Office 7,908 9,520 10,097
College 21,498 17,018
Salary and Establishment of the Resident at Travancore 4,366 5,500 5,351
Carnatic Commissioners 21,543 6,826 9,408
Annual Donation to Civil Fund 5,480 7,480 20,863
Miscellaneous Charges 60,475 223,472 125,904
Mysore Princes paid at Bengal 46,806
Judicial Charges, Supreme Court, &c. 38,284
-
-
  Ditto  , Establishments chargeable on the Revenues 313,600
Petty Claims on the Carnatic discharged 620
530,745 358,959 334,137
Judicial Judicial Charges.
Fees, Fines 20,300 13,845 Supreme Court. Salaries of the Judges, &c. 52,731 50,485
Sudder and Zillah Courts, and Police. Ancient Possessions 215,586 199,729
- 268,317 250,214
Ancient. Possessions. Ancient Possessions.
Sayer
92,594		 115,802 108,141 Sayer.
47,886		 15,657
Sea Customs 75,322 63,983 Sea Customs 13,413
Commercial 90,006 - - Board of Revenue 21,904 21,103 32,280
Duty on Company's Investment credited in Commercial Department
5,141
6,500		 Land Revenues, Charges, Collections, Salary, and Commission, Charges Extraordinary, and Repairs of Tanks
39,897
42,780
69,510
Land Revenues, including Abkarree 651,825 932,063 846,365
Balances 200,564 - -
Salt, Sale of 125,105 - -
Stamps 2,678 - -
Carried forward £ 1,162,772 1,128,328 1,024,989 Carried forward £ 61,801 111,769 130,860
No. 4-Details of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of India, and of those relating to Prince of Wales Island and Saint Helena-continued.
(2.)-Statement of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of the Presidency of Madras, for the Years 1809-10, 1817-18, and 1827-28-continued.
REVENUES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28. CHARGES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.
Ancient Possessions-continued. £ £ £ Ancient Possessions-continued. £ £ £
Brought forward 1,162,772 1,128,328 1,024,989 Brought forward 61,801 111,769 130,860
Extra Revenue:
Land cultivated not in Jummahbundy, Receipts on account of Nuzzoors and Russooms, confiscated and unclaimed Property, Fines and Forfeitures, Sandalwood, Elephants Teeth, &c.


15,356		 Land and Sea Customs 16,289 - -
Net Extraordinary Revenue, Tuckavy Advances', Refunds of Salaries, Gain by Exchange, &c. 117,544 15,497 - Commercial   Ditto   23,140 - -
Salt 25,682 - -
Stamps 3,036 - -
Pensions and Charitable Allowances 178,682 100,310 93,767
Peishcush 72,072 72,072 -
Miscellaneous 19,314 6,143 -
1,295,672 1,143,825 1,024,989 400,016 290,294 224,627
Carnatic. Carnatic.
Land Revenues 1018,136
1237,542
1,074,594		 Charges collecting Land Revenues, &c. 83,232 129,521 219,751
Balances 159,392   Ditto   Sayer
9,822
18,011		 4,438
Farms and Licences 32,517 34,521 58,141   Ditto   Sea Customs 1,455
Balances of   Ditto   1,065   Ditto   Salt 10,162 16,272 22,269
Salt 84,7 86 95,708 117,754 Nabob's Allowances 134,600 133,954 200,453
Sayer 43,373 99,944 144,118 Family of the late   Ditto  , and Allowances 79,070 74,017 -
Sea Customs 11,475 9,735 Judicial Charges 63,212 44,293
Commercial Customs 8,186 - -
Stamps 2,633 - -

Payments to Creditors		 1,350,088
1,469,190		 136,000
136,000		 1,404,342
1,214,088 1,333,190 316,886 434,987 492,659
Tanjore. Tanjore.
Land Revenues 375,708
365,435
315,288		 Charges, Collection Land Revenues, &c. 23,723 32,839 41,204
Balances 43,491   Ditto   Sayer
3366
4125		 594
Farms and Licences 5,770
5,806
7,463		   Ditto   Sea Customs 444
Balances 761   Ditto   Salt 961 3,053 5,406
Sale of Salt 18,464 20,125 27,495 Allowance to Rajah 107,792 127,004 119,702
Sayer
20,390		 25,212 41,550 Residency Charges 4,078 3,710 2,878
Sea Customs 3,110 2,876 Pensions and Charitable Allowances 17,623 16,410
464,584 419,688 394,672 139,920 188,354 186,638
Ceded and Conquered. Ceded and Conquered.
Land Revenues 1,045,739
837,290
842,083		 Collectors Salaries and Commissions, Charges Extraordinary, and Repairs of Tanks 80,248 79,725 123,589
Balances 34,723 Charges collecting Sayer
10,983
26,779		 7,898
Farms and Licences 63,664 34,566 73,213   Ditto   Sea Customs 6,244
Balances 1,443   Ditto   Salt 13,806 14,969 17,027
Sale of Salt 50,285 45,827 46,139 Stipends and Allowances 23,485 22,391 26,669
Sayer
66,588		 167,076 87,786   Ditto   to Rajah of Cochin 29,872 30,078 -
Sea Customs 59,721 43,765 Malikana 29,460
Commercial Customs 28,557 - - Residency Charges 17,064 14,563 17,264
Stamps 3,421 - - Survey 1,457 - -
Subsidy from The Rajah of Mysore 266,677 - - Tobacco Monopoly 20,653 31,843
Pensions (Net Receipts) 10,296 - - Judicial Charges 43,138 39,338
Tobacco Monopoly - 56,686 85,482
1,571,393 1,101,166 1,178,468 176,915 252,296 299,332
Stamp Duties. Stamp Charges.
At the Presidency 14,606 56,225 Commission to Superintendent, Establishment and Contingencies 4,066 9,437
At the Subordinates 32,838
47,444 56,225
Nizam. Nizam.
Revenues 597,631
557,919
441,415		 Collection 50,962 55,027 93,116
Balances 1,819 Customs 5,345 8,873 1,889
Farms and Licences 27,973
40,534
84,679		 Pensions 3,089 3,089 -
Balances 667 Judicial Charges 37,087 37,906
Sayer 33,470 43,857 58,275
Stamps 1,281 - -
662,841 642,310 584,369 59,396 104,076 132,911
Salt Charges.
Sale of Salt in Ancient Possessions 134,257 154,804 Ancient Possessions 18,275 29,717
Farms and Licences.
Ancient Possessions 67,896 87,348 90,392
Marine Receipts. Marine Charges.
Collections in the Beach Department 4,815 5,341 Portion of Expence of Board of Trade in 1817-18, and of Commercial Superintendent and Deputy's Salaries in 1827-28, chargeable to this Branch 1,137 2,135
Lighthouse Duties 539 749 Master Attendant and Beach Establishment at the Presidency Lighthouse, &c., and Miscellaneous Charges 8,696 12,574
Anchorage Duty collected in the Outports 1,321 1,244 Establishments at the Outports 3,283 4,072
Miscellaneous 940 467
- 7,665 7,801 - 13,116 18,781
Dutch Settlements. Dutch Settlements.
Revenue 11,123 - - Charges collecting Revenue 8,622 - -
No.4. -Details of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of India, and of those relating to Prince of Wales Island and St. Helena - continued.
(2.)-Statement of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of the Presidency of Madras, for the Years 1809-10, 1817-18, and 1827-28 -continued.
REVENUES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28. CHARGES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.
£ £ £ Military Charges. £ £ £
Subsidy from The Rajah of Travancore 183,932 89,498 89,498 Company's Troops 2,309,198 1,548,688 1,988,265
  Ditto  Ditto   Cochin 25,742 50,176 22,857 King's   Ditto   313,644 432,629 332,912
  Ditto  Ditto   Mysore 280,000 280,000 Staff and Military Officers 181,172 186,544
Medical Department 176,213 - -
Ordnance   Ditto   61,683 255,734 274,540
Provision and Arrack   Ditto   84,457 - -
Commissariat 356,621 662,272
Horses and Horse Accoutrements 56,182 - -
Extraordinaries 643,540 326,562
Travancore Military Operations 80,955 - -
Miscellaneous 46,386 23,926 116,714
Allowances to Officers of His Majesty's Squadron 17,775 8,682 9,701
3,146,493 3,450,992 3,897,520
Buildings AND Fortifications.
Military 48,744 40,481 42,138
Civil 20,819 2,312 39,738
69,563 42,793 81,876
Interest ON Debts 453,993 127,018 179,074
Total Revenues £ 5,515,187 5,381,306 5,338,637 Total Charges £ 5,323,469 5,602,272 6,186,620
East India House, 17th March 1830. (Errors expected.) JAMES C. MELVILL, Auditor of India Accounts.

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(3.)-Statement of the Revenues and Charges of Bombay (exclusive of the Commercial Charges) in the Years 1809-10, 1817-18, and 1827-28.
REVENUES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28. CHARGES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.
CIVIL DEPARTMENT. £ £ £ CIVIL DEPARTMENT. £ £ £
Mints. Mints.
Duty arising from the Coinage
of Gold and Silver Bullion at the
Presidency and at Ahmedabad		 Combined with the Receipts in the Department of Customs and Duties.

4,897

-		 Salaries of the Mint Master and Assay Master, and Establishments and Contingencies Combined with the Charges of collecting the Revenues and Customs.

2,001

3,637
  Ditto   -   Ditto   and at Poonah and Candeish 5,440
Post Office. Post Office.
Amount of Postage collected   Ditto   5,919 12,584 Salary of Postmaster General





  Ditto  		 1,350 -
Pattamar Establishment and Extraordinaries 1,853 -
Office Establishment and Contingencies 602 -
Salary and Commission to Postmaster General and his Deputies 3,194
Establishment and Contingencies 15,654
- 3,805 18,848
Stamps.
Net Receipts from the Sale of Stamps Stated in Reduction of Civil Charges.
5,161
Civil Charges.
Salaries to the Governor and Members of Council 25,594 29,278 38,363
Establishment in the Governor's Office 3,402 3,143 2,346
Durbar Charges, Embassies and Assistants to Members of Council 2,289 1,746 11,682
Charges of the Secretary's Office 10,277 11,492 30,896
  Ditto   of the Office of the Accountant General and Civil Auditor 5,953 8,739 20,479
  Ditto  of Treasury and Civil Pay Offices 2,079 2,904 4,866
  Ditto   of the Office of Country Correspondence and Translators 1,331 1,645 5,978
Allowances to junior Civil Servants, Servants out of Employ, and sundry small Offices 5,041 3,757 4,640
Ecclesiastical Establishment 3,395 10,019 23,647
Expence of Hospital and Ophthalmic Infirmary at the Presidency 1,296 1,379 5,591
House Rent, Taxes and Contingencies 3,207 2,326 9,130
Charges of the Press, and Purchase of Stationery 5,131 1,725 11,162
Cost of Presents, and Charges of a Political Nature 6,436 1,870 4,736
Civil Engineer, Committee for examining junior Civil Servants, &c. 4,023
Education Societies, and Contributions to Civil Fund 4,843 18,764
Allowances and Establishments to Military and Medical Officers employed on Civil Duties 7,660
Repairs of Roads, Bridges, Embankments, &c. 2,721 3,052 20,902
Surat-Expences and Establishment of Governor's Agent, &c. 1,974 1,254 1,293
Baroda-Salary, Establishment, &c. of Resident 11,813 11,511 26,721
Bussorah, Bagdad, Bushire, Mocha and Muscat Residencies 15,404 12,403 14,495
Cutch and Bhooj - Resident's Salary, Establishment, &c. 8,336
Bittoor-Commissioner's Allowances, Establishment, &c. 4,032
Sattarah-Salary of Resident, Establishment, &c. 11,867
Hospital Charges, Repairs, &c. at Subordinates 16,705
General Provincial Battalion 14,529
Civil Charges carried over 107,343 113,086 322,843
Carried over £ 10,816 23,185 Carried over £ 5,806 22,485

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No.4.-Details of the several Heads of Revenue, and Charge of India, and of those relating to Prince of Wales Island and Saint Helena - continued.
(3.)-Statement of the Revenues and Charges of Bombay in the Years 1809-10, 1817-18, and 1327-28 - continued.
REVENUES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28. CHARGES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.
Brought over £
 £
10,816		 £
23.185		 Brought over £
 £
5,806		 £
22,485
Brought over 107,343 113,086 322,843
Commercial Charges not put on Goods, and Dead Stock supplied 5,054 - -
Charges of transmitting Packets, &c. 948 1,133 2,065
Charges incurred in inspecting and surveying Forests, and cultivating Sunn Hemp 5,917 - -
Loss by Exchange 1,749 7,322
Pensions and Charitable Allowances 6,228 6,456 66,122
Enamdars 79,422
Salary to Recorder of Bombay 4,500










Stated under
Judicial Department in 1817-18.










Stated under
Judicial Department in 1827-28.
Establishment of the Civil and Criminal Courts 6,693
Police Establishment, Law Charges, Charges of Sessions, &c. 8,084
Charges of the Sudder Adawlut 2,274
  Ditto   Adawluts, Bombay, Salsette, and Fort Victoria 5,087
  Ditto   Surat Adawlut 10,432
  Ditto   Broach Court of Circuit 8,073
  Ditto   Broach Adawlut 10,391
  Ditto   Kaira, including Establishment 9,371
Deduct Extraordinary Receipts from Sale of Presents, Wheel Tax, &c. (including Stamp Duty in 1817-18) 190,395
247		 122,424
15,373		 477,804
3,023
Total Civil Charges (including, in 1809-10, the Judicial Charges also) 190,148 107,051 474,781
JUDICIAL RECEIPTS. JUDICIAL CHARGES.
Fees, Fines, &c.         


* Note.-The Fines and Fees are principally stated in Reduction of the Police Charges in 1817-18.		 Included in Customs and Duties. * 644 7,134 Salary to Recorder of Bombay (Three Judges in 1827-28)




Combined with Civil Charges in 1809-10.		 4,500 17,339
Establishment, &c. of the Civil and Criminal Courts 6,229 11,964
Police Establishment, Law Charges, Charges of Sessions, &c. l1,045 28,344
Total Charges of the Recorder's Court and Supreme Court 21,774 57,647
Judicial Charges of the Sudder and Zillah Courts of the Ancient Possessions.
Charges of the Sudder Adawlut (and Sudder Fouzdarry Adawlut in 1827-28)




Combined with Civil Charges in 1809-10.		 3,227 29,575
  Ditto   of the Adawlut of Salsette, Caranjal, and Fort Victoria 7,687 Merged into Judicial Charges of North. Concan.
  Ditto   Surat Court of Circuit and Appeal 11,862 Merged into Sudder Adawlut.
  Ditto   Surat Adawlut 12,123 15,999
Total Judicial Charges of the Sudder and Zillah Courts of Ancient Possessions 34,899 45,574
Farms, and Licences of exclusive Privilege.
Bombay-Amount of Sayer collected 34,534 27,072 34,215
Salsette   Ditto   9,695 9,330 37,763
Surat   Ditto   64,010 25,8741 -
Broach   Ditto   15,912 Stated as Receipts from Mahratta. Stated under Guicowar and Mahratta Receipts.
Guzerat   Ditto   18,205
Caranjah and Fort Victoria   Ditto   2,170 20,076
144,526 64,352 71,978
CUSTOMS and DUTIES. CUSTOMS CHARGES.
Bombay and Mahim - Amount collected 90,774 119,012 121,459 Bombay



Comprised in the Revenue Charges.		 12,643 17,316
Caranjah and Fort Victoria 443 -
Salsette   Ditto   1,469 1,373 - Salsette 314 -
Surat   Ditto   31,648 26,016 58,670 Surat 4,340 8,289
Guzerat   Ditto   6,780 -



Stated under Receipts in Ceded and Conquered Provinces.
Broach   Ditto   13,139 -
Caranjah, Fort Victoria, Cambay and Bussorah   Ditto   3,859 5,075
Kaira   Ditto   867 Stated under Receipts in Ceded Provinces.
Porebunder   Ditto   1,264
Total Customs and Duties of the Ancient Possessions 149,800 151,476 180,129 Total Customs Charges of the Ancient Possessions 17,740 25,605
LAND REVENUES. REVENUE CHARGES.
Bombay - Amount collected 9,531 7,387 6,269 Post Office, General and Subordinates 5,139 - -
Salsette   Ditto   14,885 14,476 - Mint, General and Subordinates 2,138 - -
Surat   Ditto   97,893 18,119 198,798 Bombay 16,674 5,899 18,090
Broach   Ditto   136,908

Comprised in Revenue from Guicowar and Mahrattas.



Stated under Receipts from the Guicowar Possessions.		 Salsette 4,167 4,365 -
Guzerat   Ditto   125,348 Surat 34,491 21,093 24,172
Caranjah, Fort Victoria and Anjengo   Ditto   4,895 4,352 Broach 9,277 - -
Kaira   Ditto   1,762 - Guzerat 12,647 Ineorporatd with Surat.


Comprised in the Charges of Guicowar and Mahratta Possessions.
Caranjah, Fort Victoria and Bussorah 2,513 2,939
Kaira 960 Included in Revenue Charges of Guicowar and Mahratta Possessions.
Dollerah 787
Porebunder 288
Pensions of those Districts 17,195 19,198 35,529
77,791
Deduct extra Receipts 1,585
Total Land Revenue of the Ancient Possessions 391,222 44,334 205,067 Total Revenue Charges of the Ancient Possessions * 106,276 53494 726,206
* The Revenue Charges of 1809-10 are erroneously stated in the printed Papers at £95,026, which was occasioned by an Error in casting.
Carried over £ 685,548 271,622 487,493 Carried over £ 296,424 240,764 702,298
No. 4.- Details of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of India, and of those relating to Prince of Wales Island arid Saint Helena - continued.
(3.)- Statement of the Revenues and Charges of Bombay in the Years 1809-10, 1817-18, and 1827-28 - continued.
REVENUES. 1809-10. 1817-28. 1827-28. CHARGES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.

Brought over		 £
685,548		 £
271,622		 £
487,493
Brought over		 £
296,424		 £
240,764		 £
702,298
PROVINCES ceded by the GUICOWAR. PROVINCES ceded by the GUICOWAR.
Revenues collected in Provincesceded by the Guicowar
Comparised in Revenue Receipts generally.		 239,539 342,347 Charges of collecting the Revenue in Provinces ceded by the Guicowar



Comprised in Revenue Charges generally.		 15,232 39,414
Sayer   Ditto  Ditto   23,400 -    Ditto   of collecting the Customs 3,445 2,383
Customs   Ditto  Ditto   3,178 39,655 Judicial Charges 18,753 42,549
Judicial Fees, Fines, &c. 223 795 Pensions 4,557 9,373
Allowances to Zemindars and other District and Village Officers. Deducted from the Gross Revenue. 37,590
Charges of Survey, &c. 15,861
- 266,340 382,797 - 41,987 147,170
PROVINCES ceded by and conquered from the MAHRATTAS. PROVINCES ceded by and conquered from the MAHRATTAS.
Revenues collected in Provinces ceded by and conquered from the Mahrattas

Comprised in Revenue Receipts generally.		 584,174 1,448,851 Charges of collecting the Land Revenue, Sayer, &c. in Provinces ceded by and conquered from the Mahrattas

Comprised in Revenue Charges generally.		 40,499 180,615
Sayer   Ditto   50,797 -    Ditto   collecting the Customs,   Ditto   5,986 15,521
Customs   Ditto   100,042 174,907 Judicial Charges 12,334 159,676
Judicial Fees, Fines, &c. 323 9,961 Allowances to Zemindars and other Village Officers Deducted from the Gross Revenue. 95,626
Pensions 4,850 312,545
Charges of Survey, &c. 2,034 12,265
- 735,336 1,633,719 - 65,703 776,248
REVENUE derived from SALT.
Bombay

Combined with Revenue Receipts.

Combined with Revenue Receipts.		 1,206
Southern Concan 8,940
Northern Concan 555
Surat 1,435
Broach 325
Ahmedabad 7,475
- - 19,936
MILITARY CHARGES.
Pay and Allowances to King's and Company's Troops 1,007,829 1,008,426 1,211,964
Auxiliaries, Local Corps, Staffs, and Contingent and Extraordinary Charges 232,468 380,421 740,325
Charges of Madras Troops employed in the Southern Mahratta Country 99,521
Stores 37,817 10,217 Excluded.
Total Military Charges 1,278,114 1,399,064 2,051,810
BUILDINGS and FORTIFICATIONS.
Civil Buildings and Repairs 13,180 1,442 59,937
Revenue   Ditto   l,085 2,949 4,655
Judicial   Ditto   2,699 1,627 6,775
Marine   Ditto   15,090 1,551 -
Military   Ditto   21,953 24,657 71,721
54,007 32,226 143,088
MARINE RECEIPTS. MARINE CHARGES.
Hire of Dry Docks and Mooring Chains

Combined with Customs and Duties.		 7,444 11,190 Marine Office Establishment, &c. 10,057 11,280 16,999
Pilotage, Lighthouse Duty, Boat Hire, Ballast Fees, &c. 21,703 7,193 Charges of Marine Cruizers, &c. 80,131 52,444 134,390
- 29,147 18,383   Ditto   of Water Boats, Ferry Boats, &c. 7,366 3,371 2,906
  Ditto   of Dry Docks, Mooring Chains &c. 8,513 6,089 9,050
Batta and House Rent to His Majesty's Navy (Included in Military.) 1,427
Building Vessels and Purchase of Timber, &c. 23,778 32,858 48,090
Total Marine Charges 129,845 106,042 212,862
Total Charges of Bombay 1,758,390 1,885,786 4,033,476
Interest on the Public Debt and Deposits 321,300 26,528 27,230
Total Charges and Interest on Debt 2,079,690 1,912,314 4,060,706
Total Revenues £ 685,548 1,302,445 2,542,328 Deduct Total Revenues 685,548 1,302,445 2,542,328
Surplus Charge £ (fn. 1) 1,394,142 609,869 1,518,378
East India House, 17th March 1830. (Errors excepted.) JAMES C. MELVILL, Auditor of India Accounts.

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No. 4.-Details of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of India, and of those relating to Prince of Wales Island and Saint Helena-continued.
(4.)-Statement of the Revenues and Charges of Prince of Wales Island, and Malacca in the Years 1809-10 and 1817-18, and of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore and Malacca in the Year 1827-28.
REVENUES. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28. CHARGES 1809.10. 181718. 182728.
Received on Account Land Revenues. House Rents and Quit Rents £
70,372		 £
56,585		 £
45,079		 CIVIL DEPARTMENT. £ £ £
General.
Durbar Charges 2,917 2,581 1,182
Salaries to the Governor and Members of Council 21,253 14,205 22,025
Public Offices 16,439 13,969 22,340
Clerical and Medical Establishments 5,738 5,232 6,717
Petty Establishments and Contingencies 14,820 3,527 13,432
Rent of Council House, &c. 1,665 1,050 2,078
Bengal Convicts 5,691
Amount granted on Account of the Public School 600 -
Mission to Acheen, advanced on Account of, &c. 1,588 -
Purchase of Provisions 6,854 1,470 -
Consignment of Cotton and Cloth to Canton 3,982 -
Supply of Cash, &c. to Malacca 11,210 -
Supplies to the Winchilsea, &c. 102 -
Charges of an Entertainment on H. R.H. Prince of Wales's Birth-day 319 - -
Private Secretary to the Governor, and Establishment of the Council House 1,012
Reward to Mr.Nairne for passing Malay Examination 232
Deputation Allowance to Mr. Anderson 215
Expences on Account the Governor and Suite proceeding to Malacca and Singapore 4,396
Wellesley Province 1,582
Botanical Garden 208
Purchase of Stores 13,397
Do. of Supplies 6,728
Stipend to The King of Acheen 1,465
Mission to the Malay States 784
Miscellaneous 267 817 254
Trustees of Singapore Institution 1,105
Supplies on Account other Presidencies 38,506
70,472 60,333 143,349
Deduct Sale of Stores, Profit in Exchange, &c. 6,993 11,895 3,617
Judicial. 63,479 48,438 139,732
Salary of the Recorder and Officers of Court 7,284 8,467 9,596
Establishment of the Sheriff and Court of Requests 2,091 1,734 4,053
Do of the Police 3,457 3,897 8,041
Diet and Clothing of Prisoners 926 1,101 -
Purchase of Furniture and Contingencies 1,162 1,025 2,215
78,399 64,662 163,637
Deduct Fees and Fines in the Court of Requests, &c. 2,133 2,470 5,039
Revenue. 76,266 62,192 158,598
Salary of the Collector and Establishment 3,937 3,578 3,067
Salary of the Establishment of the Superintendent of Lands 2,422
Contingencies 396 192 405
80,599 65,962 164,492
Deduct Interest on the Arrears of Revenue 14 40 255
Marine. 80,585 65,922 164,237
Salary and Establishment of the Master Attendant 3,731 2,229 5,732
  Ditto  Ditto   of the Master Builder and Assistant 2422 - -
Wages of Crews attached to Vessels and Boats, &C;. 7,728 4,691 5,024
Purchase of Stores and Timber 2,778 - -
Master Attendant's Share of Prow and Anchorage Fees 569 -
Establishment of the Pilot, &c. 397
Contingencies 3,128 418 175
100,372 73,829 175,565
Deduct Prow and Anchorage Fees, &c. 923 1,262 367
Total Civil Charges £ 99,459 72,567 175,198
MILITARY CHARGES.
Supplies on Account other Presidencies 7,739
Ordnance and Commissary's Department, &c. 2,335
Staff of the Presidency, &c. 11,288 11,370 9,811
Prisoners of War 799 - -
Supplies and Stores issued 1,217 -
Purchase of Military Stores 981 -
Penang Local Corps 1,867
Expences on Account His Majesty's Squadron 2,394 - -
Contingencies 1,414 2,056
Advanced the Commissary of Supplies 647
15,895 13,568 24,455
Deduct Sale of Stores, &c. 909 373
Carried Forward £ 70,372 56,585 45,079 Total Military Charges £ 15,895 12,659 24,082
No. 4.-Details of the several Heads of Revenue and Charge of India, and of those relating to Prince of Wales Island and St. Helena - continued.
(4.)-Revenues and Charges of Prince of Wales Island and Malacca in 1809-10 and 1817-18, and of Prince of Wales Island, &c. in 1827-28-continued.
Revenues. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28. Charges. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28

Brought forward		 £
70,372		 £
56,585		 £
45,079		 Buildings. £ £ £
Disbursements on Account Public Works 3,661
Repairs to the Hill Bungalow 520 18 -
Repairs to Roads and Bridges 1,013 947
Repairs of Gaol 459 834 -
Removing of General Hospital 922 - -
Court House, building 2,412 - -
Gaol   Ditto   2,461 - -
Fences and temporary Houses for Lascars 75 - -
Building Golundauze Lines 522 - -
Building of Marine Storehouses 4,481 - -
Repairs to Council House 224 242
Purchase of Mr. Campbell's Premises, &c. 3,592 -
Buildings, and Purchase of Dead Stock 6,921 -
Repairs to Court House and Chambers 63 748 -
Issue of Tiles, &c. 179 -
Repairing Master Attendant's Offices, &c. 144 -
Sundry Repairs in the Military Department 2,216 521
Advances on Account Repairs, &c. 1,580
Purchase of Furniture, &c. 1,186
Repairs to the Hustings 1,345
Repairs to Military Buildings 469
Building a Warehouse 3,515 - -
Assessment on Company's Buildings, &c. 673
Repairs to the Civil and Marine Warehouse, &c. 160 -
Total Buildings 16,443 15,036 10,624
Deduct received from the Executive Officer 49
Total Buildings 16,443 15,036 10,575
Total Revenues £ 70,372 56,585 45,079 Total Amount Of Charges £ 131,797 100,262 209,855
East India House, 17th March 1830. (Errors excepted.) James C. Melvill. Auditor of India Accounts.

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(5.)-Statement of the Revenues and Charges of St. Helena for the Years 1809-10, 1817-18, and 1827-28.
Revenues. 1809-10. 1817-18 1827-28. Charges. 1809-10. 1817-18. 1827-28.
£ £ £ Civil Charges. £ £ £
Fines 4 52 Charges General, Issues of Stores 2,111 33,552 5,413
Licences 648 495 66 Allowance 931 2,377 3,717
Rents 780 943 1,064 Black 861 1,434 -
Duties 1,106 Charges Merchandize 285 - -
Tonnage Duty 1,110 Charges Labour 1,007 548 -
Diet Expences 2,805 4,431
Medicines 642 3,223 -
Marine Department 547 1,230 1,961
Plantation, Charges on Account of 2,996 4,032 2,311
Seeds 318 102 -
Military Stores 3,136 -
Civil Establishment, Salary of the Governor, &c. 14,337
Chinese   Ditto   2,374
Church   Ditto   2,292
Highway Labour 223
Limekilns 451
Silk Establishment, Charges on Account of 1,550
School   Ditto  Ditto  Ditto   1,669
Emancipation of Slaves, advanced on Account of 2,648
Register Master's Department 45
Pensions 2,386
Total Civil Charges 12,503 49,634 45,808
Military Charges.
Garrison 65,787 173,611 65,952
Hospital 1,570 739 952
Mathematical Instruments 242
General Buonaparte's Establishment 18,148 -
Medicines 550
Military Stores 2,569 4,767
Military Institution 192
New Military Offices 1,038
Observatory 692
Telegraph Department 782
Total Military Charges 69,926 192,498 75,172
Buildings And Fortifications.
Fortifications 2,079 4,734 1,166
Longwood Improvements 880 -
Repairs 68 9,261 181
Public Works 642
Ladder Hill 677 - -
Total Revenues £ 1,432 1,438 3,398 Total Buildings £ 2,824 14,875 1,989
East India House, 17th March 1830. (Errors excepted.) James C. Melvill. Auditor of India Accounts.

Footnotes

  • 1. _ The Difference between this Sum and the Amount stated in the printed Account before Parliament is explained in a Note to the Revenue Charges of the Ancient Possessions.
  • 2.
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