EXCISE REVENUE. (Hansard, 5 May 1925)

§ Mr. CECIL WILSON

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he will state in pounds sterling the net excise revenue of India for the years 1921–22, 1922–23, and 1923–24, respectively; what was the recorded consumption of country spirits in each of those years in Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Sind, Bihar and Orissa, the United Provinces, the

Net Excise Revenue in India (Government of India and Provincial Governments) i.e., Gross Receipts less refunds and compensations.
—	1921–22.	1922–23.	1923–24.
	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.
Net Revenue	17,18,61,914	18,55,21,656	19,40,51,689
Less Compensations	14,81,274	12,91.642	20,04,597
	Rs.17,03,80,640	18,42,30,014	19,20,47,092
@ Rs.15 to £=	£11,358,709	12,282,001	12,803,140

Recorded consumption of Country Spirits (a).
—	1921–22.	1922–23.	1923–24.
	Proof gallons.	Proof gallons.	Proof gallons.
Bengal	599,415	593,356	621,183
Madras	1,644,417	1,575,439	1,528,381
Bombay	2,085,774	1,770,715	1,697,408
Sind	139,706	137,290	129,131
Bihar and Orissa	1,079,281	1,241,280	1,179,565
United Provinces	576,881	476,037	434,471
Punjab	300,767	188,000	122,000
Central Provinces and Berar	560,125	518,607 (b)	451,719 (b)
Assam	152,349	178,966	194,351
Burma	146,597	151,689	132,445
(a) Excluding outstill areas for which statistics of consumption are not available.
(b) Figures for calendar years.

Percentage of excise revenue as compared with total revenue accruing to Provincial Governments, 1923–24.
Province.	Revenue of Provincial Governments 1923–24.	Net Excise Revenue of Provincial Governments 1923–24.	Percentage of Column 3 to Column 2.
1.	2.	3.	4.
	Rs. Lakhs.	Rs. Lakhs.	Rs. Lakhs.
Madras	1299.4	517.6	39.8
Bombay (including Sind)	1452.8	417.4	28.7
Bengal	1013.2	208.8	20.6
United Provinces	1031.1	130.8	12.7
Punjab	915.8	104.1	11.4
Burma	858.2	119.4	13.9
Bihar and Orissa	528.3	183.3	34.7
C. P. and Berar	517.1	130.7	25.3
Assam	210.9	60.5	28.7

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Punjab, the Central Provinces and Berar, Assam, and Burma, respectively; and what was the percentage of excise revenue as compared with the total revenue accruing to the Provincial Government in each case for the year 1923–24?