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27TH JUNE 1895, No. 407, REVENUE.
(c) Pykara—(1) Hooker.—At Hooker 75.46 inches of rain were registered, and
this was 11.01 inches less than what was registered the year before, and 10.43 inches
less than the average, viz., 85.89 inches for the past ten years. The rainfall in
June was about half that which fell during the same month in the previous year.
November was a very dry month, only 1.33 inches being gauged.
(2) Wood.—The rainfall on this plantation during the past year was 61.60
inches. This was 12.09 inches short of that registered last year, and 4.28 inches
less than the average, viz., 65.88 inches for the past ten years. There was little
difference, however, in the number of days on which rain fell.
II. FINANCIAL—(a) Receipts.—In September 1893, when framing the budget
estimate of receipts for the year 1894-95, it was calculated that Rs. 82,000 would be
realized; and in G.O. No. 937 of 26th October 1893, Revenue, this was accepted
by Government as the budget estimate for that year. Subsequently in September
1894, the same figure of Rs. 82,000 was adopted as the revised estimate and this
was sanctioned by Government in G.O. No. 1032 of 28th November 1894, Finan-
cial, communicated to this office under G.O. No. 4825 of 8th December 1894,
Revenue.
The actual receipts were Rs. 77,494-0-11, detailed thus—
RS. A. P.
Value of quinine supplied to the Medical Stores Depart-
ments of Madras and Bombay and Mysore and private
parties
42,472 12 9
Value of febrifuge supplied to the Madras and Bombay
Medical Stores and private parties
33,990 5 6
Value of bark sold to the above Medical Stores and Kemp
and Co., &c.
402 12 0
Value of cinchonidine (muriate and sulphas)
194 4 0
Miscellaneous—sale of seed, &c., percentage of the fees of
the Government Quinologist, &c.
433 14 8
Total
77,494 0 11
But the sum of Rs. 77,494-0-11 does not include Rs. 1,650, the value of
1,650 packets of quinine powders issued to the several Collectors. If this be added,
it will raise the receipts to Rs. 79, 144-0-11. This is Rs. 6,856-10-1 more than
what was realized the previous year, but Rs. 2,855-15-1 less than the budget and
regular estimates.
Some Local Fund and Municipal dispensaries were late in indenting for quinine
and febrifuge and were thus unable to pay for the same before the close of the year,
and so a sum of Rs. 1,594-6-0 was outstanding at the end of the year which will come
into the next year's accounts.
Had it been possible to comply with the request of the Chief Commissioner of
Burma, who asked that he might be supplied with 4,798 packets of quinine, this
would have brought in an additional sum of Rs. 4,798.
(b) Expenditure.—In G.O. No. 937 of 26th October 1893, Revenue, Govern-
ment sanctioned Rs. 82,000 as the budget estimate of expenditure for 1894-95.
When the manuscript budgets were sent to the Superintendent, Government Press,
Madras, for printing, that officer added Rs. 2,230 for exchange compensation allow-
ances, quoting as his authority for doing so the civil estimates. This made the
budget Hs. 84,200 (vide G.O. No. 792 of 8th November 1894, Revenue). Subsequently
when sending in the revised estimate for the year, this figure was reduced to
Rs. 80,040 by this office, and this in the revised budget was rounded off by Govern-
ment to Rs. 80,000 (vide G.O. No. 1032 of 28th November 1894, Financial).
The actuals were Rs. 78,311-1-8, thus showing a saving of Rs. 3,688-14-4 out
of the budget estimate of Rs. 82,000 and Rs. 1,688-14-4 out of the revised estimate
of Rs. 80,000, but Rs. 5,240-4-0 more than what had been spent the year before.
The reduction in the year's charges was due to the expenditure having been kept
down as far as possible in every branch, in order to meet probable unforeseen charges
later on, and so avoid the necessity of having to face a deficit at the end of the year.
The increase in the charges over last year is due to additional expenditure having been