650

IXDIA.

Expenditure of India.

Branches of Expenditure

Estimates, 1869-70

Actual, 1869-70

Budget, 1870-71

£

£

£

Interest on funded and un-

funded debt

4,956,990

5,030,506

5,300,538

Interest on service funds and

other accounts

518,710

643,635

514,002

Allowances, refunds, and draw-

backs .....

259,370

449,700

400,000

Land revenue ....

2,542,320

2,460,210

2,497.612

Forest .....

284,850

319,934

437,540

Abkaree (Excise)

263,050

261,050

288,994

Assessed taxes

30,000

41,220

59,100

Customs .....

182,640

181,800

189,214

Halt

395,270

395,720

499,019

Opium .....

1.724,330

1,848,200

2,013.110

Stamps .....

120,335

110,462

68,363

Mint

98,554

102,455

95,908

Post-office ....

771,074

737,136

729,583

Telegraph ....

581,211

533,538

589,719

Administration

1,360,862

1,396,837

1,400,601

Minor departments

255,785

246,138

239.167

Law and justice

2.869,670

2,885,840

3.064,538

Police .....

2,374,290

2,440,900

2,319,964

Marine .....

883,227

1,265,109

784,100

Education

653,332

614,032

680,530

Ecclesiastical ....

169,100

162,840

169,795

Medical services

456,066

467,967

503,654

Stationery and printing .

281,388

362,600

344,250

Political agencies and other

foreign services .

270,590

422,880

313,675

Allowances and assignments un-

der treaties and engagements

1,905,520

1,892,850

1,787,090

Miscellaneous ....

585,135

1,033,863

Superannuation, retired and

985,192

compassionate allowances

945,600

1,249,572

1,376,253

Total, ordinary expenditure .

25,739,219

27,556,994

27,651,511

Army .....

16,054.061

16,47/6,892

15.745,341

Public works ....

5,834.160

5,040,395

3,998,400

Railways ....

4,562,850

4,493,795

4.769.063

52,190,290

53,568,076

52,164,315

Public Works extraordinary . Grand total ....

3,565,800

2,616,743

3,062,300

55,756,090

56,184,819

55,226,615

The following table, compiled from official documents, exhibits

the growth of the three most important sources of the public-