Affairs of the East India Company: Appendix A (1) No. 2

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.2.—A Statement of the Amount of the Civil Charges of the Presidencies of Bengal,Madras and Bombay, from 1819-20 to 1826-27, and per Estimate for 1827-28 and 1828-29.
YEARS BENGAL. MADRAS. BOMBAY.
Total Civil Charges and Interest, including Buildings, and the Expence of the Subordinate Settlements. Deduct fluctuating Charges. Remaining Civil Charges. Total Civil Charges and Interest including Buildings. Deduct fluctuating Charges. Remaining Civil Charges. Total Civil Charges and Interest, including Buildings. Deduct fluctuating Charges. Remaining Civil Charges.
Advances for Salt. Advances for Opium. Buildings and Fortifications. Interest paid. Other occasional Expenditure. Total Deductions. Buildings and Fortifications. Interest paid. Other occasional Expenditure. Total Deductions. Advances for Opium. Buildings and Fortifications. Interest paid Other occasional Expenditure. Total Deductions.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1819-20 6,459,142 338,721 65,829 170,017 1,799,212 2,373,779 4,085,363 2,108,120 80,106 111,444 191,550 1,916,570 611,111 19,962 29,671 49,663 561,478
1820-21 6,137,967 312,689 73,447 115,311 1,751,417 2,252,864 3,885,103 2,140,494 87,290 124,227 211,517 1,928,977 (fn. 2) 1237,611 35,228 56,828 26,941 18,997 1,118,614
1821-22 6,470,211 343,444 54,475 131,379 1,809,503 2,338,801 4,131,410 2,179,142 82,109 104,797 186,906 1,992,236 1,795,239 457,349 82,738 18,535 558,622 1,236,617
1822-23 6,631,603 357,669 61,083 367,779 1,517,775 2,304,306 4,327,297 2,288,868 143,702 166,995 310,697 1,978,171 2,586,639 1,174,758 134,913 9,961 1,319,632 1,267,007
Redemption of Peshcush.
1823-24 6,981,796 404,320 356,317 420,621 1,466,321 2,647,579 4,334,217 3,342,852 48,469 169,775 1,201,201 1,419,445 1,923,407 1,712,690 234,936 164,560 16,353 415,849 1,296,841
1824-25 7,474,872 340,089 699,918 446,710 1,225,683 2,712,400 4,762,472 2,305,902 136,435 214,757 351,192 1,954,710 1,537,237 176,689 19,993 196,682 1,340,555
1825-26 7,263,550 264,602 495,293 388,131 1,339,236 2,487,262 4,776,288 2,221,560 61,063 212,637 273,700 1,947,860 1,659,543 177,860 24,068 201,928 1,457,615
1826-27 7,912,769 385,768 443,161 534,497 1,514,888 Payment to Persia.
96,646
Additional to Civil Fund.
30,947		 3,005,907 4,906,862 2,099,531 82,762 213,570 296,332 1,803,199 1,823,893 155,106 20,610 175,716 1,648,177
Additional to Civil Fund.
Estimate. 1827-28 8,113,272 497,845 450,077 (fn. 1) 251,488 1,684,023 Additional to Civil Fund.
42,340		 2,925,773 5,187,499 2,238,598 85,737 200,465 15,314 301,516 1,937,082 1,869,206 133,702 28,237 161,939 1,707,267
Additional to Civil Fund. Additional to Civil Fund.
Estimate. 1828-29 7,822,268 459,041 392,428 (fn. 1) 234,088 1,800,000 Additional to Civil Fund
42,108		 2,927,665 4,894,603 2,237,063 169,512 184,827 16,338 370,677 1,866,386 1,926,595 122,951 23,378 36,379 182,708 1,743,887
YEARS Total Amount of the Civil Charges of the there Presidencies
Total Civil Charges and Interest, including Buildings, &c. Deduct fluctuating Charges. Total Deductions. Remaining Civil Charges.
Advances for Salt (Bengal). Advances for Opium. Buildings and Fortifications. Interest paid. Other occasional Expenditure.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1819-20         9,178,373 338,721 65,829 270,085 1,940,327 2,614,962 6,563,411
1820-21         9,516,072 312,689 108,675 259,429 1,902,585 2,583,378 6,932,694
1821-22         10,444,592 343,444 511,824 296,226 1,932,835 3,084,329 7,360,263
1822-23         11,507,110 357,669 1,235,841 646,394 1,694,731 3,934,635 7,572,475
Redemption of Peshcush.
1823-24         12,037,338 404,320 591,253 633,650 1,652,449 1,201,201 4,482,873 7,554,465
1824-25         11,318,011 340,089 699,918 759,834 1,460,433 3,260,274 8,057,737
1825-26         11,144,653 264,602 495,293 627,054 1,575,941 2,962,890 8,181,763
1826-27         11,836,193 385,768 443,161 772,365 1,749,068 Payment to Persia.
96,646
Additional to Civil Fund.
30,947		 3,477,955 8,358,238
Additional to Civil Fund.
Estimate.
1827-28        		 12,221,076 497,845 450,077 470,927 1,912,725 57,654 3,389,228 8,831,848
Additional to Civil Fund.
Estimate.
1828-29        		 11,985,926 459,041 392,428 526,551 2,008,205 94,825 3,481,050 8,504,876
India Board,Westminaster,
26th February 1830.		 (Errors excepted.) Wm Leach.

Footnotes

  • 1. The Expence of Military Buildings is not included in these Years, the same not being distinguished in the Estimates.
  • 2. The increased Charge at Bombay in 1820-21 was occasioned by a large Accession of Territory conquered from the Mahratta Powers.
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