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37.    The above table shows a decrease in expenditure of Rs.11-6-2 per head
per annum, as compared with 1897, the principal decrease being under the heads
"Diet," " Establishment" and "Clothing," which has already been explained in
the remarks on Statement IX.

38.    The following table shows the sums received from the Treasury and
Asylum manufactory, and also from other Departments:—

                                                  TABLE II.

Heads.

Received
from
Treasury.

Received
from
Asylum.

Received
from other
Depart-
ments.

Total.

REMARKS.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Diet ... ...

3,739

14

10

788

7

11

...

4,528

6

9

Total ...

12,882

11

2

Contingencies ... ...

137

11

8

96

8

6

...

234

4

2

Received from
paying pa-
tients ...

2,694

11

8

Establishment ...

3,940

15

0

...

...

3,940

15

0

Miscellaneous
receipts ...

441

2

1

Clothing for Establishment

5

4

0

16

0

0

...

21

4

0

Do. patients ...

...

301

0

3

...

301

0

3

Medicines from Government
Medical Stores.

...

...

22

8

8

22

8

8

Public Works Department
charges on account of
building, repairs, &c.

...

...

3,301

8

4

3,301

8

4

Raw materials for manu-
factories.

532

12

0

...

...

532

12

0

Total ...

8,356

9

6

1,202

0

8

3,324

1

0

12,882

11

2

* GRAND TOTAL

16,018

8

11

                                                      * See Column 22 in Statement IX.

39. It will be seen that the amount really to be debited is as follows:—

(1)

Cash paid into the Treasury as profits on manufactories,
vide columns 6 and 17 of Statement IX and column
3 of Statement XI ... ... ...

Rs.
441

a.

2

p
1

(2)

Cash paid into the Treasury on account of paying
patients ... ... ... ...

2,694

11

8

(3)

Difference between the amount drawn from the Treasury,
Rs.532-12-0, for raw materials and the amount shown
as receipts of stores from Manufactory Department,
vide column 4, Statement IX, Rs. 1,202-0-8 ...

669

4

8

Total

3,805

2

5

which represents a saving per head of daily average
strength of ... ... ... ... ...

24

14

3

The average cost per head per annum, including Public Works De-
partment charges, was ... ... ... ...

84

4

3

Saving shown above ... ... ... ...

24

14

3

Gives a net cost per head of ... ... ... ...

59

6

0

40. The following table shows the net cost per head per annum to the Govern-
ment for the past eleven years, excluding Public Works Department charges. It
will be noticed that the net charge to Government last year was Rs.37-12-4, or a
little over Rs.3 per head per month. This is the lowest figure yet attained.