Sir HERBERT ROBERTSasked the Under-Secretary for India whether he will state the net Excise Revenue of India for the years 1900–1, 1905–6, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, and 1913–14, respectively; and what was the amount of country spirits consumed in each of these years in Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Behar, the United Provinces, the Punjab, and the Central Provinces, respectively?
Mr. ROBERTSTables showing the net Excise Revenue and the total issues of country spirit for consumption in distillery areas are appended. There is no record of the quantity of country spirits consumed in areas under the outstill system. In the period covered by the tables there has been a considerable extension of the area under the distillery system.
NET EXCISE REVENUE.* 1900–1 … … … £3,721,121 1905–6 … … … 5,362,943 1910–11 … … … 6,551,385 1911–12 … … … 7,113,627 1912–13 … … … 7,770,778 1913–14 … … … 8,353,248 * I.e., revenue less expenditure (collection of revenue) less refunds and assignments and compensations.
TOTAL ISSUES OF COUNTRY SPIRIT FOR CONSUMPTION IN DISTILLERY AREAS (in Proof Gallons). — 1900–1. 1905–6. 1910–11. 1911–12. 1912–13. 1913–14. Bengal* — — 776,542 796,784 850,597 823,063 Bihar and Orissa* — — 934,954 1,079,535 1,157,636 1,165,561 Madras 886,369 1,230,168 1,538,475 1,628,178 1,773,673 1,782,032 Bombay (including Sind) 1,863,277 2,723,094 3,004,486 2,933,034 2,859,073 3,843,402 United Provinces 1,214,798 1,148,888 1,329,271 1,538,504 1,689,932 1,617,608 Punjab† 257,940 376,020 448,059 459,796 419,932 418,444‡ Central Provinces (including Berar) 266,180 975,628§ 1,039,688 1,066,880 1,201,346 1,167,051 * The figures are for Bengal and Bihar and Orissa as now constituted. Corresponding figures for 1900–1 and 1905–06 are not available. † Total retail sales of Indian spirits. ‡ Excluding Delhi. § Increase chiefly due to increase of areas under the distillery systems.