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No. 350, REVENUE, 23RD JULY 1896.
In June the rainfall was 29.85 inches, while in the year before it was only 13.19
inches ; in other respects the rainfall and number of wet days corresponded with
those recorded during the seasons of 1894-95.
(c) Pylcara-(1) Hooker.— The rainfall for the past two years on this plant
- a t i o n v a r i e d t o a v e r y s l i g h t e x t e n t , v i z . , 7 7 . 4 4 i n c h e s i n 1 8 9 5 - 9 6 a n d 7 5 - 4 6 i n c h e s
in 1894-95. The quantity of rain was about normal and was well distributed over
the year.
(2) Wood.—The rainfall on the Wood plantation was 74.52 inches as against
61.60 inches in the year before, or an increase of 12.92 inches. This was spread over
171 days.
II. FINANCIAL—(a) Receipts.—When framing the budget estimate of receipts
for the year 1895-96, in September 1894, it was anticipated that a sum of Rs. 82,000
would be realized during the year, and this sum was therefore adopted. In para
- g r a p h 1 ( 3 ) o f G . O . , N o . 7 9 2 , R e v e n u e , d a t e d t h e 8 t h N o v e m b e r 1 89
4 , G o v e r n m e n t
raised this figure (Rs. 82,000) to Rs. 85,000, on the grounds that a steady increase was
observed in the number of orders for cinchona products, and because sanction had
been accorded to the extension of the sale of quinine powders by postal officials and
the Government of Burma. This was sanctioned in G.O., No. 1032, Financial, dated
the 28th November 1894, communicated to this office under G.O., No. 4825, Revenue,
dated the 8th December 1894. Considering that the demand for quinine and febrifuge
was increasing, the revised estimate was calculated by this office at Rs. 1,00,000 and
this was accepted by Government in G.O., No. 701, Revenue, dated the 25th October
1895, and sanctioned in G.O., No. 928, Financial, of 27th November 1895, communi
- c a t e d t o t h i s o f f i c e u n d e r G . O . , N o . 5 0 4 8 , R e v e n u e , d a t e d t h e 1 4 t h D e c e m b e r 1 8 9 5 .
Compared with the budget estimate of Rs. 85,000 and a revised estimate of
Rs. 1,00,000, the actual receipts during the year amounted to Rs. 1,02,881-8-7,
detailed thus —
RS.
A.
P.
Value of quinine supplied to the Medical Stores Depart-
ment of Madras, Bombay, Calcutta and private parties
71,810 4 5
Value of febrifuge supplied to the Medical Stores Depart-
ment of Madras and Bombay and private parties
30,479 15 8
Value of bark supplied to the Medical Stores Depart-
ment, Bombay and private parties..
..
...
132 2 0
Miscellaneous sale of plants and seed, percentage of Quino- l o g i s t ' s f e e s , & c .
58 1 6
Value of cinchonidine sulphate issued
...
...
•..
401 1 0
Total ... 1,02,881 8 7
The above sum of Rs. 1,02,881-8-7 does not include the value of 2,399 packets
of quinine powders issued to Collectors of districts, nor that of 3,415 packets sent
out as permanent advance to Postmasters in the Madras Presidency and Coorg. If
the value of these be added, it will make the receipts Rs. 1,08,695-8-7, which is
Rs. 23,695-8-7 above the budget estimate and Rs. 8,695-8-7 more than the revised
estimate for the year, and this improvement is to be attributed to a larger demand for
quinine and to an expansion in the sale of quinine powders.
(b) Expenditure.—In September 1894 the budget estimate for the year 1895-96
was fixed at Rs. 82,400, and this sum was accepted by Government in G.O., No. 792,
Revenue, dated the 8th November 1894, and sanctioned in G.O., No. 1032, Financial,
dated the 28th November 1894, communicated to this office under G.O., No. 4825,
Revenue, dated the 8th December 1894. Subsequently in September 1895, when
drawing up the revised estimate, provision was made for the payment of Dr. King's
deputation allowance by surrenders effected under " Travelling allowances," " Quino
-logist's contingencies " and working charges of estates. The revised estimate re
-mained the same as the budget estimate, and this was accepted in G.O., No. 701, Rev
- e n u e , d a t e d t h e 2 5 t h O c t o b e r 1 8 9 5 , a n d s a n c t i o n e d i n G . O . , N o . 9 2 8 , F i n a n c i a l , d a t e d
the 27th November 1895, communicated to this office under G.O., No. 5048, Revenue,
of the 14th December 1895. Subsequently, however, owing to the increased demand