EXCISE REVENUE. (Hansard, 7 May 1928)

§ Mr. WELLOCK

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India, in pounds 31W sterling, the next excise revenue of India for the years 1924ô25, 1925–26 and 1926–27, 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 Punjab, the Central Provinces, and Berar, Assam and Burma, respec-

NET EXCISE REVENUE in India (Government of India and Provincial Governments): i.e., Gross Receipts less refunds and compensations.
—	1924–25.	1925–26	1926–27.
	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.
Net Revenue	19,51,68,430	19,89,86,532	19,82,68,363
Less Compensations	24,50,630	24,09,023	31,79,652
	19,27,17,800	19,65,77,509	19,50,88,711
At 1s. 6d. the rupee (the present approximate rate of exchange).	£14,453,835	£14,743,313	£14,631,653

RECORDED CONSUMPTION of Country Spirits.^*
—		1924–25.	1925–26.	1926–27.
		Proof gallons.	Proof gallons.	Proof gallons.
Bengal	…	609,653	632,351	627,962
Madras	…	1,462,118	l,375,123†	1,447,670
Bombay	…	1,561,311	1,387,390	1,297,176
Sind	…	129,746	127,099	109,851
Bihar and Orissa	…	1,119,586	1,124,009	1,064,352
United Provinces	…	405,494	372,429	‡
Punjab	…	272,000	273,000	298,000
Central Provinces and Berar	…	531,945§	554,375§	469,995§
Assam	…	218,448	237,480	262,115
Burma	…	109,122	108,766	113,472
^* Excluding outstill areas for which statistics of consumption are not available.
†Revised figure.	‡Figures not yet available.	§Figures for calendar years.

PERCENTAGE of Excise revenue as compared with total revenue accruing to Provincial Governments, 1926–27.
Province.	Revenue of Provincial Governments, 1926–27.	Net Excise Revenue of Provincial Governments, 1926–27.	Percentage of Column (3) to Column (2).
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
		Rs. lakhs.	Rs. lakhs.
Madras	…	1,518.5	506.1	33.3
Bombay (including Sind)	…	1,458.1	390.7	26.8
Bengal	…	1,050.4	224.2	21.3
United Provinces	…	1,138.7	130.9	11.5
Punjab	…	1,085.7	124.1	11.4
Burma (including Shan States)	…	1,054.3	133.1	12.6
Bihar and Orissa	…	574.0	197.2	34.4
Central Provinces and Berar	…	507.0	135.4	26.7
Assam	…	243.5	71.9	29.5

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tively; and what was the percentage of excise revenue as compared with the total revenue accruing to the Provincial Governments in each case for the year 1926–27?