§ MR. C. J. O'DONNELL (Newington, Walworth)To ask the Secretary of State for India if he will state the total amount of the land revenue for the whole of India, excluding Upper Burmah, in the years 1856, 1875, 1895, and 1905; and if he will also state the total land revenue of the Madras Presidency, the Bombay Presidency, the Central Provinces the North Western Provinces, arid the Punjab for the same years.
§ (Answered by Mr. Secretary Motley.)
| Land Revenue, Gross Receipts. | ||||
| 1855–6. | 1875–6. | 1895–6. | 1905–6. | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| India (excluding Burma) | 11,089,558 | 13,786,725 | 15,810,634 | 16,309,866 |
| Madras | 2,428,167 | 3,030,009 | 3,339,706 | 3,521,140 |
| Bombay (including Sindh and Satara) | 1,897,149 | 2,460,236 | 3,251,209 | 2,816,228 |
| North Western Provinces and Oudh (latterly United Provinces of Agra and Oudh) | 3,474,237 | 3,768,784 | 4,011,296 | 3,926,014 |
| Punjab | 630,229 | l,334,078† | 1,597,800 | 1,004,609‡ |
| Central Provinces | 280,965 | 405,257 | 511,555 | 572,462§ |
| *Entered in the Accounts for 1855–6 as the Nagpore Territory. | ||||
| †Including the Delhi Territory, which was transferred from the North Western Provinces to the Punjab in 1858. | ||||
| ‡Including the North West Frontier Province. | ||||
| §Excluding Berar. | ||||
| NOTE.—The Accounts do not distinguish the figures of the revenue in Upper Burma. The land revenue for the whole Province of Burma has therefore been excluded from the totals given. The figures are expressed in pounds sterling, and represent the total land revenue collected in rupees and converted at the rate of fifteen rupees to £1. |