Affairs of the East India Company: Appendix A (1) No. 5

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 62, 1830. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, [n.d.].

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No. 5.-An Account of the Per-centage at which the several Heads of Revenue in India were collected for the Years included in the Papers presented on the 9th February 1830.
Bengal.
Years. Land Revenue, including Syer and Abkaree. Customs. Salt. Opium. Stamps.
Bengal, Behar and Orissa. Benares. Ceded Territory. Conquered Provinces. Bengal, Behar and Orissa. Benares. Ceded Territory. Conquered Provinces.
1809-10 3.062 6.206 5.396 9.200 10.711 13.169 21.730 10.599 10.195 3.796 15.547 The Statements received from India do not furnish Means for accurately separating the Charges of collecting the Stamp Duties in the Old Provinces, in the Ceded and Conquered Provinces, and Benares, respectively.
1810-11 4.111 5.125 10.949 8.173 14.085 15.280 15.749 13.291 10.081 3.616 17.556
1811-12 4.011 5.233 11.367 7.549 14.136 21.661 14.120 10.670 10.545 3.624 22.999
1812-13 4.154 5.111 11.023 7.958 11.881 22.177 13.951 13.010 13.388 4.314 19.374
1813-14 4.328 5.354 9.921 7.153 12.939 16.148 14.577 10.156 13.452 3.488 20.774
1814-15 4.383 4.957 6.609 8.068 8.882 13.876 11. 10.596 14.116 2.865 21.664
1815-16 4.462 5.316 7.304 6.955 11.418 16.394 13.959 11.112 11.418 3.268 14.434
1816-17 4.653 5.311 6.507 5.820 10.349 15.449 13.413 8.768 11.74 4.458 15.898
1817-18 4.914 3.672 6.764 6.515 11.382 16.414 12.964 9.522 12.71 3.764 14.126
1818-19 5.076 3.7 6.293 7.733 15.622 16.286 17. 8.256 11.881 3.507 14.291
1819-20 4.788 4.946 7.308 7.986 13.595 15.713 21.245 9.095 14.108 4.537 15.552
1820-21 5.780 4.66 6.964 8.246 13.259 16.034 15.928 7.693 13.432 2.808 13.122
1821-22 5.898 4.768 7.251 8.333 14.752 16.251 16.6 8.206 12.408 4.020 13.045
1822-23 6.473 6.516 7.603 8.424 13.414 14.923 16.824 9.026 11.171 2.983 14.391
1823-24 7.224 5.671 7.528 10.116 19.688 17.303 22.955 9.042 13.638 4.195 13.471
1824-25 6.937 6.157 7.915 12.245 16.592 14.940 20.912 9.478 14.733 4.424 13.067
1825-26 7.539 5.963 8.293 11.273 19.688 19.996 18.888 11.542 12.427 10.365 11.947
1826-27 7.862 6.445 9. 9.307 18.939 15.581 24.334 10.428 13.866 6.475 11.311
1827-28 6.374 6.438 9.350 10.614 17.910 16.781 27.065 9.229 13.924 4.940 14.186

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Madras.
Years Land Revenue, including Abkaree and Moturpha. Customs. Salt. Stamps.
Ancient Possessions. Carnatic. Tanjore. Ceded and Conquered Countries. Provinces ceded by The Nizam. Ancient Possessions. Carnatic. Tanjore. Ceded and Conquered Countries. Countries ceded by The Nizam Ancient Possessions. Carnatic. Tanjore. Ceded and Conquered Countries. -
1809-10 4.335 6.872 5.572 7.005 8.113 21.593 19.049 16.509 11.543 15.969 20.529 11.985 5.205 27.455 24.852
1810-11 4.406 8.135 7.815 7.129 7.086 23.721 21.517 15.424 11.662 13.377 16.918 13.549 3.641 36.120 12.333
1811-12 5.779 8.773 7.116 8.429 8.346 22.773 18.310 16.143 13.895 12.665 18.504 14.918 4.588 33.977 10.265
1812-13 5.791 9.168 8.177 8.935 8.877 18.874 23.306 16.069 17.363 16.076 20.125 13.151 4.821 44.643 6.452
1813-14 6.606 7.537 6.566 8.090 8.497 19.070 24.800 14.933 15.759 15.122 16.935 16.856 6.448 30.863 6.832
1814-15 5.029 9.261 8.216 11.048 7.155 19.579 18.441 13.745 14.753 16.062 17.085 16.019 23.655 43.556 7.222
1815-16 6.318 9.465 8.349 10.969 7.592 20.5 16.995 13.302 16.230 17.548 12.75 16.333 14.397 29.830 8.145
1816-17 5.993 9.163 8.655 10.499 7.610 24.2 16.224 14.023 18.679 19.713 12.95 15.89 14.959 38.606 9.596
1817-18 6.099 10.262 7.126 10.499 9.195 24.986 16.165 14.564 21.110 20.231 13.612 17. 15.169 32.658 8.570
1818-19 7.947 11.394 10.306 11.490 8.801 27. 14.881 12.964 20.060 18.516 16.913 17.278 14.186 31.843 7.331
1819-20 7.858 11.796 10.697 11.474 7.642 27.99 14.027 12.173 19.441 17.587 15.88 17.367 14.214 47.450 6.863
1820-21 7.517 10.087 7.800 11.175 11.122 29.507 14.155 11.400 16.061 16.332 22.705 20.381 19.535 40.113 15.566
1821-22 10.284 11.221 9.306 10.464 7.702 30.806 10.849 9.482 16.298 7.261 28. 28.789 17.015 52.102 15.322
1822-23 9.031 11.874 7.716 15.119 10.994 28.85 8.763 8.959 28.385 3.768 27.23 29.034 17.757 43.545 16.229
1823-24 9.439 13.91 8.002 16.554 12.784 17.852 2.839 3.714 20.289 3.581 24.85 26.803 27.336 38.986 22.644
1824-25 7.949 13.038 5.766 16.023 12.560 15.515 3.962 2.232 10.356 3.914 25.699 29.31 17.357 39. 16.234
1825-26 7.775 11.507 6.398 15.968 12.585 15.993 4.128 2.23 10.981 8.362 18.939 17.333 19.777 42.807 17.167
1826-27 8.622 15.232 7.349 16.719 13.303 15.323 3.872 2.055 10.545 3.020 19.048 22.248 19.092 39.122 16.602
1827-28 10.201 17.321 12.766 15.531 17.725 15.917 3.830 2.336 10.749 3.241 19.196 18.911 19.805 36.903 16.774

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Bombay.
Years. Land Revenue and Sayer. -
Ancient Possessions. Possessions ceded by The Guicowar. Possessions ceded by and conquered from the Mahrattns.
1809-10 13.7 6.04 3.54 The Revenues classed under Ancient Possessions were larger in 1809-10 and 1810-11 than in several subsequent Years, which gives a favourable View of the Rate of Charges of Collection.
1810-11 17.37 5.21 3.
1811-12 20.44 5.82 3.22
1812-13 21,15 6.39 3.42
1813-14 22.03 5.55 3.74
1814-15 23.81 5.65 3.
1815-16 20.3 5.58 4.32
1816-17 19.88 5.41 4.41
1817-18 22.83 5.79 7.25
1818-19 26.43 6. 6.4
1819-20 22.13 6.57 8.92
1820-21 (fn. 1) (fn. 2) 8.74 9.6 14.1
1821-22 10. 11.46 14.21
1822-23 11.32 13.48 16.84
1823-24 12.02 16.85 17.44
1824-25 12.17 18.71 22.77 (fn. 3)
1825-26 11.06 18.59 16.91
1826-27 12. 15.6 13.19
1827-28 9.45 12.93 13.34
No. 5. - An Account of the Per-centage at which the several Heads of Revenue in India were collected - continued.
Bombay.-continued.
Years. CUSTOMS. - Years STAMP -
Ancient Possessions. Possessions ceded by The Guicowar. Possessions ceded by and conquered from the Mahrattas.
1809-10 16.14 27.22 7.31 The Custom Receipts derived from The Guicowar Possessions were exceedingly small prior to 1817-18, which, being proportioned to the small Establishments kept up, presents ah unfavourable View in the Per-centage on the Collection. 1816-17 27.15 Per-centage of Charge appears high in consequence of the Collection being low.
1810-11 11.88 36.21 8.62 1817-18 29.
1811-12 11.82 26. 10.16 1818-19 18.75
1812-13 14.33 24.5 9.76 1819-20 16.16
1813-14 14.4 33.31 11.61 1820-21 15.74
1814-15 11.25 39.29 11.31 1821-22 11.64
1815-16 11.25 26.22 11.29 1822-23 12.84
1816-17 11.43 24.25 10.73 1823-24 12.61
1817-18 11.25 9.23 9. The apparent Decrease in the Rate of Collection in 1817-18 and following Years is occasioned by new Subsidies from the Guicowar, whilst The Alterations in the Charges were not material. 1824-25 12.96
1818-19 12.95 10.65 8.61 1825-26 15.77
1819-20 14:29 9.86 18. (fn. 1) 1826-27 12.74
1820-21 14.67 11.22 12.11 1827-28 19.7 Collections fell off, and an unusual Supply of Paper purchased, which occasioned an Increase in the Percentage.
1821-22 11.75 12.43 9.83
1822-23 12.76 12.54 10.
1823-24 14.19 7.54 12.22
1824-25 (fn. 2) 19.19 7.4 16.76 The Customs in the Year 1824-25 were unusually low, which gives an unfavourable View of the Rate of Charges in the Collection.
1825-26 20.5 11.78 (fn. 3) 12.55
1826-27 16. 5.61 11.91
1827-28 14.19 6. 8.87
East India House,
17th March 1830.		 (Errors excepted.) James C. Melvill,
Auditor of India Accounts.

Footnotes

  • 1. The Acquisition of Mahratta Territory settled 1820-21 added considerably to the Charges of Collections.
  • 2. In 1820-21 and subsequent Years the Subsidy from The Peishwa is comprised in the Revenue from the Ancient Possessions, which causes a large apparent Increase in the Amount collected, whilst the Charges are stated as formerly, and thus shews an apparent Reduction in the Rate of Collection.
  • 3. There was a great Falling-off in the Revenue in 1824-25, whilst the Charges remained as before, and thus occasions an Increase in the Rate of Collection.
  • 4. This apparent Increase is partly occasioned by the Mode adopted in the Classification of the Revenues and Charges of this Year as compared with former Years, and partly by the Payment of Arrears of former Years.
  • 5. Increase occasioned by the Charges consequent upon the Appointment of the Revenue Custom Committee and Falling-off of Receipts.
  • 6. Includes Arrears of 1802-3 and 1805-6.
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