( 30 )
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 |
Received |
Received |
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 |
2,694 |
11 |
8 |
||
Establishment ... |
3,940 |
15 |
0 |
... |
... |
3,940 |
15 |
0 |
Miscellaneous |
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 |
... |
... |
22 |
8 |
8 |
22 |
8 |
8 |
||||||||
Public Works Department |
... |
... |
3,301 |
8 |
4 |
3,301 |
8 |
4 |
||||||||
Raw materials for manu- |
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, |
Rs. |
a. |
p |
(2) |
Cash paid into the Treasury on account of paying |
2,694 |
11 |
8 |
(3) |
Difference between the amount drawn from the Treasury, |
669 |
4 |
8 |
Total |
3,805 |
2 |
5 |
which represents a saving per head of daily average |
24 |
14 |
3 |
The average cost per head per annum, including Public Works De- |
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.