§ Mr. C. WILSONasked the Secretary of State for India what was the amount, in pounds sterling, of the net Excise revenue of India for the years 1927–28, 1928–29, and 1929–30, 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, respectively; 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 1929–30?
§ Mr. BENNThe following statement gives the information asked for: 625W
RECORDED CONSUMPTION OF COUNTRY SPIRITS.* — 1927–28. 1928–29. 1929–30. Proof gallons. Proof gallons. Proof gallons. Bengal … … 591,935 583,804 575,121 Madras … … 1,438,524 1,596,998 1,559,746 Bombay … … 1,286,161 1,237,364 † Sind … … 113,761 118,881 † Bihar and Orissa … … 1,006,704 886,894 960,304 United Provinces … … 387,303 346,349 337,994 Punjab … … 383,000 362,000 346,259 Central Provinces and Berar … … 451,849‡ 470,970‡ † Assam … … 255,160 267,593 269,422 Burma … … 117,006 96,772 † * Excluding outstill areas for which statistics of consumption are not available. † Figures not yet available. ‡ Figures for calendar years.
PERCENTAGE OF EXCISE REVENUE as compared with Total Revenue accruing to Provincial Governments, 1929–30. Province. Revenue of Provincial Governments, 1929–30. Net Excise Revenue of Provincial Governments, 1929–30. Percentage of Column (3) to Column (2). (1) (2) (3) (4) Rs. lakhs. Rs. lakhs. Madras … … 1808.9 586.5 32.4 Bombay (including Sind) … … 1591.5 393.3 24.7 Bengal … … 1135.9 225.0 19.8 United Provinces … … 1298.6 130.3 10.0 Punjab … … 1127.2 114.8 10.2 Burma (including Shan States) … … 1085.4 128.3 11.8 Bihar and Orissa … … 594.5 190.7 32.1 Central Provinces and Berar … … 528.2 125.4 23.7 Assam … … 271.9 66.2 24.3