Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... ways is purposely omitted. It will also be noticed that in the case of the East Indian Railway, there is an annual debt incurred for discharge of annuities. I do not know whether any of the interest on this debt is reckoned with that on the ordinary debt of India, (see Table II., note J). Besides the capital expenditure on Productive Public Works from loans, the India Government spends each year half the Famine Insurance Fund, or 750,000 on ** protective" works. In the House of Commons debate of May 8th, Lord George Hamilton remarked of these works that " he had looked upon them with great diffidence," their title meant that "they were non-productive, and that they had been pressed upon the Government by an engineer because the localities did not need them."--A. K. C. y The Bbort outlay in 1882-83 was owing to the transfer of the Southern Mahratta Railway to a private company. It was proposed to spend 369,800 on this line during the year, instead of which the company has to refund to the Government about 270,000 for past outlay on the railway. The amount thus set free has been re-allotted for outlay during 1883-84, in addition to the fixed allotment of 750,000. TABLE II. Budget Accounts Op Productive Public Works Foe Yeah RECEIPTS. State railways ... 2,556,542 Guaranteed and sub- sidized railways... 3,615,479f East India Railway.. 3,261,857t Irrigation and navi- gation 865,799 Madras Irrigation Company 8,834 Land revenue due to irrigation 491,220 10,799,731 Other irrigation works 131,239 Expenditure. Working and main- tenance of State railways 1,686,392 Interest and share of profits for guaran- teed and subsi- dized railways ... 3,678,754 Ditto for East India Railway 1,43S,703J. Working and main-..."
